About 140 passengers on the Sun Princess cruise ship come down with gastro, a fortnight after staff tried to rid the vessel of a norovirus upon returning from another trip.
With slick marketing and the promise of protecting your future health with a simple pill, the allure of complementary medicine has never been stronger.
For many disability and education advocates it's confirmation of their long-held belief, but new figures appear to suggest students with a disability face an enormous funding gap in Australian schools.
Dementia is set to cost Australia an estimated $18 billion a year by 2025, as Alzheimer's Australia calls for a national strategy to combat the disease.
Five-time Paralympian and disability advocate Kurt Fearnley criticises the Federal Government's decision to cut funding to other social services to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
The Victorian Government rejected a report it commissioned which recommended the introduction of compulsory mental health and drug treatment for vulnerable children in the strife-torn child protection and youth justice systems.
Medical professionals are raising concerns about a potential conflict of interest in the widespread practice of pharmaceutical companies sponsoring little-known hospital "journal clubs".
A West Australian company hopes to crack into Australia's lucrative wellness market with what they hope will be the next super food to take health conscious consumers by storm — lupin flakes.
There are concerns drug companies will be better able to hide how much they wine and dine doctors under changes to public reporting rules, with one expert labelling the changes a "step backwards" for transparency.
Nearly a third of Australian pharmacists are recommending complementary medicine products that are not supported by hard evidence — so why are chemists stocking them and do your herbal supplements actually work?
Cancer research and treatment is often framed as a 'fight' or 'war' against the disease. But, writes Darren Saunders, we need to tread carefully when taking that language out of the lab.
An ABC investigation finds pharmaceutical companies spent more than $2.6 million on "educational events" for doctors on new-generation blood thinners in just six months in 2015, raising concerns the potentially risky drugs are being prescribed to some patients who may not need them.
Some economists and employment experts are warning against mythologising industries such as car making in favour of promoting growing sectors that are facing looming skills shortages, such as health and aged care.
The technological world may be on the cusp of a revolution, the extent of which is predicted to mimic the take-up of the smartphone in the late 2000s, but some experts call for caution.
A 20-year-old Iranian refugee who is being treated for dehydration and mental illness in Papua New Guinea is told he cannot receive treatment until his bail application is heard.
Six people in Melbourne have been diagnosed with Ross River virus, with heath authorities saying it could be the first time it has been detected in the city.
It is a national epidemic that leaves its sufferers trapped inside their own bodies; isolated, depressed and misunderstood. Obesity affects almost a quarter of Australians, but help can be almost impossible to find.
The most expensive building in Australia is closer to opening tonight, with the State Government striking a deal with the builder of the New Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Host: Ellen Fanning Panel: Bridie Jabour, John Stanley and Caleb Bond Interview with: Ian McAuley The panel discusses private health insurance, Donald Trump's fury at the federal appeals court and Kellyanne Conway promotes Ivanka Trump's Fashion Line.
Di Wilfschefski was walking on Serendipity Drive with a friend when she was struck down by a cardiac arrest. Although only 5 per cent survive a cardiac arrest in Australia, Di is still alive thanks to a series of fortunate events including some nurses being in the area, and a local bank having a community defibrillator.
Di Wilfschefski was on walking on Serendipity Drive with a friend when she was struck down by a cardiac arrest. Although only 5 per cent survive a cardiac arrest in Australia, Di is stil alive thanks to a series of fortune events including some nurses being in the area, and a local bank having a community defibrillator.
