Should a tool widely used to measure healthy weight be trusted when it suggests Thomas Lacombe is overweight?

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The "no strings attached" donation is believed to be the single largest donation to complementary medicine research in Australia.

A parliamentary inquiry has been swamped by the former patients and their families and friends, of Dr Kiran Phadke, the clinical oncologist and haematologist under investigation for practising outside clinical guidelines.

ACT residents are paying the highest prices for key medical specialists in the nation.

Mental health carers have urged a parliamentary inquiry to recommend the funding that supports their work looking after people with psychosocial disabilities be quarantined from the National Disability Insurance Agency.

Melbourne surgeon hopes his revolutionary technique is more than just a 'gimmick'; his patient is pining her hopes on it changing her life - 28 years on from a devastating accident.

Maree Weatherstone recently made a health insurance decision that is now saving her $125 a week.

​Neighbourhoods designed to encourage people to walk to and from the shops and public transport will help reduce hospital costs and admissions linked to residents, new Canberra research shows.

Scientists are pushing for a relaxation of the laws surrounding gene editing technology to allow experiments to be performed on human embryos.

Spinach for the heart, broccoli for the lungs - no it's not a new diet, it's plants re-purposed as human tissue.

Australia's decision to uphold a ban on nicotine use in electronic cigarettes has been criticised by doctors as "unethical" and "unscientific".

A stroke charity accused of frightening people into having potentially unnecessary scans of their arteries is being investigated by the Commonwealth's Chief Medical Officer.

Health authorities have moved to allay fears over a reported 'outbreak' of tuberculosis, after a Sydney man with TB misdiagnosed with asthma and lung cancer before he received appropriate treatment.

Australian scientists unveiled a "radical" approach that could revolutionise asthma treatment at a research conference in Canberra on Monday.

The upcoming premium hike of 4.9 per cent is making the Hannah family feel "nervous and sick".

Why publicly decrying low rates of vaccination among adults is asking for trouble

Leading vascular surgeons, the Australian Medical Association and the Stroke Foundation are all warning the public to avoid a new charity that has partnered with Amcal pharmacies and workplaces to host GP consultations about stroke risks.

The health insurance industry's report card shows one fund has shed more than 45,000 members.

More than a million Australians have been diagnosed with cancer, and one in 23 Australians are now living in its shadow.

Scientists have found a way to reverse the ageing process, extending the lifespan of mice by 20 per cent and raising the prospect of an anti-ageing treatment for humans within a decade.

Two children and a young woman contracted measles and spent time in western Sydney while infectious

Halfway through her HSC, Rachel Woolley was suffering exhaustion and a stiff neck.

A 21-year-old cancer patient with just months to live had his Centrelink payments cut off because he failed to go job-hunting.

A man who allegedly impersonated a doctor worked shifts at the Royal North Shore and Mona Vale Hospitals, health authorities reported on Thursday.

She's the scientist who was appointed as editor to almost 50 academic journals. Trouble is she doesn't exist

Jan Wise is "rotting from the inside" after being implanted with a high-risk pig-intestine pelvic mesh device in 2012 by a doctor with a history of botched surgery involving women in America.

The manufacturer of EpiPen has issued a recall because of a defective part.

Requests for caesareans are "frowned upon" across Queensland Health because they're less cost-effective and carry greater risk, an inquest into a baby's death has heard.

Rye and sourdough breads may seem to be the healthier options at the supermarket. But researchers are raising alarm over high salt levels.