A new screening program is identifying patients prone to developing pancreatic cancer, an insidious disease that kills fast and is notoriously difficult to detect early enough to treat.

The important role vitamin D plays in early human life is back in the spotlight after Australian researchers noticed a link between a deficiency in pregnancy and autism.

The first comprehensive study of pricing at school canteens in NSW found unhealthy snacks, hot food and drinks are significantly cheaper than healthy options.

A generation of parents no longer remembers the risks and potential for serious consequences from the disease.

Cholesterol lowering drugs taken by millions of Australians might protect against Alzheimer's Disease, a large study suggests.

A professional sports concussion class action in Australia is a step closer with the launch of a website seeking input from former athletes.

It's the second most common cancer in Australia, but too many people wrongly believe bowel cancer is more of a man's disease, a NSW survey suggests. 

A national shortage of three first line antibiotics is forcing hospitals to stockpile, ration and use back-up treatments that expose patients battling serious infection to more toxic drugs, and embolden superbugs.

Pizza Hut's latest move in home deliveries is concerning public health experts who say Australia's obesity crisis is as bad as ever.

Melbourne researchers say they have developed a world-first vaccine for gum disease after 15 years of work.

Doctors worked long hours without taking adequate leave, emergency departments could not meet their targets and in one year 20 patients had surgical equipment left inside their bodies.

A senior doctor has written to the Health Minister to say "the physical infrastructure of our wards is not fit for purpose and is beyond rectification".

"Medicare rates haven't kept up with the rising costs of health care. That's the bottom line," says the RACGP.

In heartbreaking news for those fond of a tipple, researchers have found that moderate drinking of alcohol increases the risk of having an irregular heartbeat.

The 'serving size' on a food label is meant to help you control your weight, but it's actually leaving a lot of consumers confused. Here's why.

Latest BHI report: How long would you wait in the emergency department or for elective surgery at your local hospital?

Common drug found to trigger the development of new eggs, an outcome previously thought to be impossible.

The lightning storm that swept NSW on Monday night saw lightning strikes injure several people and take the life of one man camping near Murwillumbah.

When the cancer in Karen Cowley's breast spread to her spine and brain, and her current drugs weren't working any more, she decided she wasn't ready to die.

Lauren Hew knows she'll be fighting cancer until it wins, but a world-first clinical trial in NSW offers her an easier path.

Young Queenslanders are battling with mental health, school-related stress and body image and believe discrimination is one of the biggest issues facing Australia today, a youth survey has found.

Show a man a female condom, a vaginal ring or an intrauterine device and there's a fairly good chance he'll be stumped.

A father-of-four who died after collapsing with thunderstorm asthma has been remembered as an "amazing and loving man".

Experts warn an event similar to the deadly thunderstorm asthma in Victoria could happen in Canberra.

Male sex clinic Advanced Medical Institute has been slapped with a $350,000 fine for flouting Federal Court orders with thousands of advertisements spruiking the effectiveness of it's impotence treatments.

One in three people waiting for their first cataracts surgery experience at least one fall, and almost 30 per cent with even modest levels of vision loss develop depressive symptoms.

Sophia Brockman, 25, knew it was dangerous to drink iced drinks in Vietnam but didn't expect to spend the rest of her trip with severe stomach cramps, often lying in the fetal position in bed while her friends were on the beach

Survey to probe if psychedelic drugs could help us be more productive at work and less stressed in our lives?

The result has been described as "unexpected" and "exciting", as most prostate cancer therapies work by depriving tumours of the hormone, which cancer uses as a fuel.