Mark O'Hara was shocked to find that sleep apnoea was stopping him from breathing longer than a minute at a time through the night.

If your daily diet includes orange juice, coconut oil and a muesli bar, don't expect a tick of approval from a nutritionist.

NSW is facing an early flu season, but reports that it is set to be the worst on record are overblown, NSW Health says.

The "con" of building resilience has left junior doctors vulnerable to mental illness and suicide by ignoring the systemic failures of the medical profession, the next generation of medicos has heard.

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Almost 17,000 Australian children were prescribed antipsychotics, despite rising concerns over the risk of harmful side effects.

Almost two decades separates the age people die in some of Sydney's most disadvantaged and most privileged areas, the latest Social Health Atlas shows.

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Looking at the soft, white powder in a baby formula tin, you wouldn't think there were strange, potentially toxic needles lurking inside.

To discover if you're a narcissist, first think of yourself.

The maps reveal your cancer risk depending on the suburb you live in.

When  23-year-old Lydia Doherty started waking up with headaches and face pain, she never assumed the culprit would be cracked teeth.

Altruistic surrogacy is legal in Australia, and with foreign options closed, this couple found their solution close to home.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has issued a stern directive to doctors who take illicit drugs on their days off, telling them to "get out of our public hospitals".

More than half of kids' foods featuring cartoons have been found to be unhealthy, prompting fresh calls for such cartoons to be restricted.

Over one in four of the most critically ill or injured patients wait more than ten minutes for an ambulance, new data reveals.

If you delay buying health insurance, you may have to pay a penalty for 10 years. But many Australians don't seem to know or care.

A $720 million upgrade of Sydney's Prince of Wales Hospital is the jewel in the crown of the government's $23.2 billion health budget announced Tuesday.

An Australia-first service that combines whole genome sequencing and a comprehensive health assessment could offer individuals an unprecedented glimpse into their future health.

Here's what would happen if the health star rating system was rolled out to fast food and coffee chains across Australia.

The Berejiklian government will inject an extra $20 million into the state's mental health budget every year for the next four years.

In a world first, Australian researchers have developed a blood test that predicts which flu patients will develop potentially life-threatening secondary infections needing urgent medical treatment.

Cancers are responsible for more years of life lost than any other health condition, the latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare confirms.

Phoenix's face was blue with asphyxiation when she was found hanging from her necklace that had snagged on a slide.

Turtles are carrying - and potentially spreading - superbugs across the Great Barrier Reef after being exposed to human and agricultural waste, researchers warn.

A lack of medical training in wound care has left about half a million Australians with festering chronic sores, a research body claims.

A chart published last month by the European Union as part of a survey about attitudes towards tobacco in Europe lists the per centage of daily smokers in 28 countries. At the top is Bulgaria, where 36 per cent of the population smokes daily. Greece and France are close behind, with 35 and 33 per cent respectively.

Canberra mother Sarah McGoram is in an arms race against her own body.

The proportion of Australians receiving a disability pension for psychiatric conditions has risen significantly despite no increase in the prevalence of mental disorders, a new study reveals.

What if there was a critical medical device sitting unused in an emergency department because no doctor on shift new how to operate it?

Idealised masculinity is a form of eating disorder, and anorexia's burly counterpart.