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

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

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?

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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.

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

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

The mental health sector requires major reforms, not simply more money, according to Professor Ian Hickie.

For the first time, Australian shops will be allowed to sell hemp foods legally.

Kerin Kenny worked so much overtime she became physically ill. Once, she was so exhausted she slept under her desk.

State's emergency control centre to monitor emergency departments in real time to detect surges.

There's one yoghurt that has more sugar than ice-cream.

Researchers in Germany based their findings on more than 3000 drinkers attending Munich's annual Octoberfest.

Seventy-eight per cent of people believe Australia has a problem with excess drinking, a poll has found.

"Sometimes, doctors don't have the language to get patients ready for dying," a palliative care expert says.

The hope is this technology will one day be used to aid development of severely premature babies.

New research indicates emotional eating might be a result of parenting.

Doctors are warning parents not to swaddle their babies as an increasing number of infants in Australia are suffering hip dysplasia, which, left untreated, may lead to early osteoarthritis.

The health insurance industry's plan to lure more young people into the system.

Vanessa Smith could not overstate the role she and other Aboriginal health workers play in breaking the cycle of distrust Indigenous families feel for health services.

Two studies by the same group of researchers have given soft drink consumers a whole new reason to drop the habit.