The largest clinical trial ever conducted in Australia aims to find out if taking a daily low dose of aspirin can prevent disease in healthy older people.
The NSW community of Collarenebri has been devastated by the deaths of three Indigenous members who died after drinking toxic moonshine — a substance secretly supplied by a local shop owner. Family members speak of their heartache for the first time.
Having survived two brain tumours, Tasmanian Labor senator Catryna Bilyk will lead an inquiry into funding for research into cancers with low survival rates.
In a remarkable coincidence, former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is being cared for by Dr David Bowie in a New Zealand hospital after being evacuated from the South Pole.
Reversing the order of treatment for patients with certain cancers could increase survival rates by up to 60 per cent, Queensland scientists find during an experiment on mice.
Palliative care doctors are warning the Victorian Government not to legalise euthanasia in its current state, arguing that it prioritises patients who choose assisted suicide at the expense of those receiving end-of-life care.
Public hospital patients could benefit from doctors and health services publicly reporting their performance, the Productivity Commission says in a report exploring radical changes to government services.
Honking, catcalls, following and sexual propositions — these are just some of the intrusions women risk having to put up with when they lace up their shoes and go for a run.
Drumming teacher Andrew Hewitt does not want to be pitied because he has cerebral palsy — especially not on International Day of People with Disability.
The largest clinical trial ever conducted in Australia aims to find out if taking a daily low dose of aspirin can prevent disease in healthy older people.
Ambulance Victoria will increase staff working on Sunday ahead of hot weather and a forecast cool change, amid heightened concerns about the risk of thunderstorm asthma.
Temperatures will remain above 40 degrees Celsius in parts of central and southern Queensland until at least Wednesday next week, the Bureau of Meterology warns.
Martin Shkreli downplays the efforts of Sydney Grammar students who recreated the active ingredient in his company's expensive Daraprim HIV drug for just $20, saying "anyone can make any drug, its pretty easy".
Mothers who do not receive psychological help after giving birth prematurely are five times more likely to suffer depression than those who do, a world-first study finds.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a phase three clinical trial for MDMA — or ecstasy — to be used as a form of treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. So, what is MDMA and what implications might the trial have for sufferers in Australia?
New South Wales will achieve the virtual elimination of HIV transmission by 2020 with increased testing, early treatment and prevention, Health Minister Jillian Skinner says.
There is significant support in Australia for commercial surrogacy to be legalised and professional guidelines drawn up to regulate the industry, a study finds.
A surgeon who was told by the nation's medical watchdog to stop giving specific nutritional advice is one of several cases prompting a Senate committee to call for an inquiry into the agency.
For $US20, a group of high school students has created 3.7 grams of an active ingredient used in the medicine Daraprim, which would sell in the United States for between $US35,000 and $US110,000.
The Ambulance Service says a campaign to reduce violence against paramedics has resulted in a significant drop in physical attacks. The campaign has been so successful, it's now being adopted interstate.
As the first Australian to win the Tour de France, Cadel Evans realised a lifelong dream. Now retired from racing, he speaks candidly about the ups and downs of life in the bicycle saddle.
Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy has promised a review into the "thunderstorm asthma" response after a number of people died following Monday's storm.
Mothers of children born with Down syndrome say they were put under repeated pressure to terminate their pregnancy and given only worst case scenarios for their baby's chances of a meaningful life.
