Spend an hour comparing health insurance policies and you'll find yourself slumped over your keyboard, exhausted by all the options and confusing jargon.

Security officers who sometimes have to wrestle violent patients may be forced to wear suits.

Royal North Shore Hospital has topped the list of Sydney hospitals hosting the highest number of drug company-sponsored events.

The drug industry is spending $72 million a year on "educating" doctors, with Roche seeing fit to splash $750,000 on a two-day conference.

A significant and potentially life-saving step forward in SIDS research has been made by scientists in the US.

The study analysed the link between soft drink consumption and type 2 diabetes in Thailand.

A doctor told Kate Vines to get her affairs in order as her life was coming to an end. More than 20 years later, and still not in remission, she founded a charity for others diagnosed with rare cancers.

The face of cancer treatment is changing and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is failing to keep pace, one rare cancer sufferer says.

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.

Gut instinct isn't always the right way to pinpoint what's to blame for that bout of gastro.

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

Long walks can improve moods and reduce anxiety, but the benefits may be greatest if the walks take place outdoors rather than in a gym, according to a new study

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.