Poor children face higher risk of early puberty

Children from disadvantaged homes are far more likely to go through puberty early, which may help explain health problems later in life, an Australian study has found.

Melbourne man tests positive to HIV while taking preventative drug

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The man was participating in a PrEPX trial, sparking some concern over resistance.

Surrogacy - 'March 29, 5.02am, 3.7 kilograms' - the joyful gift of life

Carla Pincombe's first instinct after giving birth seven weeks ago was not to hold the baby. 

Patient heart rate monitors failing to sound the alarm

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

Cancer risk 14 times higher with one type of breast implant

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.

Emergency ward monitoring in $15m package for next storm asthma crisis

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

Researchers perfect an artificial womb that works as well as ewe do

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

Increase in Australian cancer cases linked to breast implants

So far 51 cases of a rare blood cancer linked to breast implants confirmed in Australia.

Australian boy contracts hepatitis E from blood donation

A six-year-old boy has become the first Australian to be infected with the liver-damaging virus hepatitis E by receiving locally donated blood.