The likelihood of a major influenza pandemic on the scale of the deadly Spanish flu is increasing, researchers say.

Six more people have been infected with measles and health authorities have listed some locations where the cases spent time.

The service has been providing safe and effective terminations to hundreds of Australian women.

Julia Proud cried when she was told she needed to stop taking her opioids. "The thought of feeling the pain again was too confronting."

Cabbages, pumpkin and kale are just three of the fruits and vegetables growing thickly in Connor Lynch's backyard in O'Connor - just one of many local efforts to improve nutrition with simple changes in the home.

Canberrans with clinical depression have been asked to help with a groundbreaking international research project.

Almost 2000 Australian babies are born each year with CMV, a virus contracted from their mother which can leave them with permanent disabilities such as blindness, developmental delays, epilepsy and cerebral palsy.

The Auditor-General is considering a fresh investigation into ACT Health's data problems, just two years after the last audit of the directorate's "data integrity".

Why pregnant women aren't told about the serious virus that can cause serious malformations and disability in their unborn babies.

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.