Devices to monitor patients' vital signs may be at risk of failing to sound the alarm in emergencies.

Parents pay a high price for home educating children with a disability whose needs are not met by schools.

A weight-loss device described as "medical bulimia" that drains undigested food from the stomach at the press of a button is among an explosion of new treatments for obesity.

An urgent ministerial review of national licensing guidelines is being urged.

Nearly two-thirds of children will outgrow their food allergy by their fourth birthday, but Australia is still the allergy capital of the world, new research shows.

The jury is still out on the Turnbull government's landmark No Jab No Pay policy, with immunisation experts warning targeting vaccine refusers alone may have unintended consequences.

A healthy anaesthetist means a healthier patient, which is why the topic of mental health among this "high-risk" group of doctors is being brought out in the open.

Children as young as 11 should be considered for weight loss surgery, says one Australian doctor.

We all know about the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Pain psychologist Chris Eccleston argues there are an extra 10 senses that have been neglected by health professionals.

• COMMENT

Tobacco hurts men, alcohol hurts women. Surely that can't be why we're soft on drinkers?

Disturbing footage documents the "horrific" death of a patient in a NSW hospital after she was locked naked and chemically restrained in a seclusion room with no food or water at Lismore Base Hospital.

Women with a particular type of breast implant have a much higher risk of developing a rare form of cancer compared with those who used a different product and researchers think they know why.

Too many surgeons are performing operations that are likely to do more harm than good, a leading surgeon says.

It can more accurately map vaccination rates than socio-economic census data, research shows.

Tamar has been through the ringer. Post natal depression after four or five pregnancies, husband out of work, looking after five kids, can't pay rent, myriad health problems

Some surgeons are charging patients seven times more than their peers for the same operations.

Liberal MPs who support the decriminalisation of abortion say they will not support it in its current form.

​Ibuprofen is among drugs that researchers believe may be linked to making cardiac events more likely.

Three companies have been slapped with hefty fines for false claims about e-cigarette chemicals.

You'd hope every diagnosis made about your health was evidence based, but there are five common assumptions doctors make that are getting in the way of good treatment. 

Drinking just one standard glass of wine a day may increase the risk of breast cancer returning for survivors of the common disease.

New health data paints illuminating map of the nation's capital.

If your doctor learned you had incurable cancer while you were on an overseas cruise, would you want to be told immediately or finish the holiday in blissful ignorance?

• EXCLUSIVE

When it comes to health, "your environment influences your choices," says Professor Rosemary Calder.

The experts say childhood obesity is a 'rapidly growing problem', with new figures showing children's health is linked to where they live.

Dr Jolly was working on research that could help identify which patients should undergo chemotherapy. Then he got his own diagnosis.

A new report sheds light on why being a GP is only getting harder in Australia.

• EXCLUSIVE

The simple act of holding her breath is protecting Lisa O'Brien's heart from the powerful beam of radiation bearing down on her.

• COMMENT

Our longer lifespans are giving us less infirmity, not more.