The question of how people use antibiotics is one of the most critical issues facing modern medicine.

''I have learned that you need to think about what you say and filter your words so that you don't hurt others.''

Sexual transmission of HIV in gay men can be prevented through the correct treatment, an Australian study has revealed.

The discovery has raised anew the hope that early treatment may allow an infected person's immune system to defeat the virus.

Behind the world's most ambitious effort to treat depression, anxiety and other common mental illnesses.

Health groups are urging food companies to disclose added sugars on product labels, saying this will lead to more accurate health star ratings and win back consumer trust.

IVF doctors will be able to provide women helpful statistics about their chances of giving birth based on their age and the number of treatment cycles.

More Australians are dying from painkiller overdoses each year, and calls are growing for governments to act.

As male-dominated medical specialties are plagued by sexual harassment allegations, female doctors are flocking to general practice.

Industry plating up pleasure for patrons is a melting pot of mental boiling points for staff.

Warning for anyone who has been to the Sydney CBD and Leichhardt to watch for measles symptoms

Australia's psychiatrists have broken ranks with the medical fraternity and begun calling on the government to lift the ban on e-cigarettes.

Ethan Wright took off his helmet for a few seconds to record a trick. Instead of landing on his feet, he catapulted into concrete.

A critically drug-resistant strain of gonorrhoea dubbed a "super- superbug" has been detected in every Australian state and territory by a new national surveillance system.

Parents are concerned about smokestacks that may be built near their children's schools in North Sydney.

Paramedics and emergency departments in Sydney's south-west have been inundated by huge numbers of sick patients, causing major delays in ambulance transfers and hospital admissions.

Medical students want public universities banned from the "money-grabbing" practice of offering domestic full-fee-paying places for medical degrees.

An alarming number of people with asthma may be putting their health at risk because of their incorrect use of medications.

It shows prisoners need higher-quality healthcare that is culturally appropriate, the researchers said.

Britain has narrowly edged out Australia's healthcare system to take the coveted top spot in a global study which ranked the quality of healthcare systems based on 72 indicators. 

Nepean Hospital's robotic surgery is saving head and neck cancer patients from disfiguring procedures.

From expensive medications, to loss of income and even parking - cancer can cost a fortune.

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.