Doctors are the most trusted professionals in Australia but many of their patients want them to face more tests and audits of their work, a survey has found.  

Conventional wisdom has it that people with dementia can't learn new things. But results of a pilot program encouraging patients with early and mid-stage dementia to write their own song lyrics suggests otherwise.

Planning to have a caesarean before 39 weeks dramatically raises the risk of the baby going on to experience developmental delays in school, Sydney researchers say.

The outbreaks served as a warning for water cooling tower operators who did not comply with cleaning regulations, NSW Health said.

A Medicare overhaul is set to introduce a tiered system for people with chronic diseases that would see the most unwell patients receive $1795 in GP visits to manage their condition.

More embarrassing numbers for beleaguered health insurer Medibank are revealed in a new report.

This is why you need to dump Doctor Google.

Concerns about potential cartel behaviour among Australian surgeons has been referred to the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council for further investigation.

If you're a newborn baby with complications, there is an effective system to transfer you to a tertiary hospital. But if you're a pregnant woman, you're in trouble.

The oncologist accused of underdosing more than 100 cancer patients has stood by his treatment decisions, suggesting the current dosing guidelines may have caused them more harm, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

Children with prolonged vitamin D deficiency in the first decade of life are more likely to develop asthma and allergies, according to a new study.

The stereotypical image of young drunk men injuring themselves on King Street is being overtaken by a quieter epidemic of inebriated men in their 40s and 50s, new research suggests.

Medical students victimised and belittled by senior colleagues or professors are silenced from reporting the harassment or bullying for fear they will be "marked for life" and find their career progress blocked as a result, a Senate inquiry has heard.

Regional Victorians are using dramatically more ice, alcohol and nicotine than their Melbourne counterparts who seem more partial to cocaine, a new analysis of the state's sewage has found.

If you think your health insurance policy covers that, you might want to check again.

This snake is a freak. It boasts the largest venom glands in the world. It eats king cobras for breakfast. And it has a scorpion's sting. But that's not what has scientists excited.

Budding cannabis producers can now apply for a licence to grow the crop legally in Australia, for medicinal use only.

Pain specialists are concerned about the next generation of prescription drug addicts.

​The Australian Red Cross Blood Service has urged blood donors not to abandon it over its leak of 550,000 donors' personal details, one of the largest data breaches in Australia's history.

A deregistered doctor who injected huge doses of cannabis oil into two women with ovarian cancer has been reported to the police after one patient died and the other suffered major complications.

An Australian woman's exceptional survival has the potential to affect every patient in Australia within a decade.

Health authorities believe that the death of a preschooler on Sunday was not related to a gastro outbreak at their childcare centre on the lower north shore.

Herbal supplement giant Swisse Wellness has signed a multi-million dollar, three-year research deal with the country's peak scientific organisation - to investigate its own product claims.

Janelle Williams knew nothing about allergies or anaphylaxis when she walked into her doctor's practice five years ago, covered in hives, eyes swollen shut and struggling to breathe.

Young women are now as likely to be drinkers as men and face similar levels of problem drinking and related harm, researchers say.

Camilla Whittington has always been drawn to seahorses. Sure, the mysterious marine creatures are beautiful. But that's not what caught her imagination.

The number of Australians hospitalised every year after falling from a ladder has surged nearly 50 per cent over a decade, coinciding with the rise in popularity of do-it-yourself television programs, a review of medical data has found.

They say that these mothers experience a level of stress comparable to that of a combat soldier.

Nearly three times as many people die each year from falls than car crashes in Australia. Yet international experts say "fall" is often a four-letter word, something many people are reluctant to discuss with those closest to them for fear they will lose independence.