DNA screening for the virus that causes cervical cancer is the most effective method for detecting pre-cancerous cells, even in women vaccinated against the virus, Australian researchers find.
Up to one in five Australians who have had cosmetic injections could have chronic infections due to poor sanitation in a dangerously unregulated industry.
A flesh-eating bacteria usually associated with tropical parts of Africa, which leads to weeping wounds, is becoming more common on the Mornington Peninsula, and sufferers — including a 13-year-old girl — are calling for more research.
By David Griffin, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Dozens of people across Australia have died in recent months after contracting the flu. Why is it the flu can cause death but we don't generally hear of colds doing the same?
Eileen Keogh suffered the "epitome of a bad death" — drowning in her own blood in a hospital bed in front of her children — and now her daughter is calling for Victoria's MPs to support proposed euthanasia laws, just introduced to Parliament.
A Victorian woman who recently gave birth remains in an induced coma after contracting influenza while pregnant, as an extraordinarily high number of flu cases prompts calls for stronger vaccines, and free shots for more people.
A video showing the late Linkin Park frontman laughing with his family hours before he took his own life serves as a reminder that depression is not always obvious.
A health warning is issued after two people are diagnosed with measles in Melbourne, including a man who recently returned returned from a trip to Romania.
Victorian schools are reminded of the risks of flu as a Melbourne family mourns the death of eight-year-old Rosie Andersen, who died last week after contracting the virus.
In the hourly contest between cyclists and cars on our roads it's not just civility that can go out the window, it's the knowledge that when metal meets flesh and bone there can be only one outcome.
Health Minister Greg Hunt announces a $3 million funding boost for services to help the 1 million Australians currently suffering from an eating disorder.
An eight-year-old becomes the latest victim of Victoria's deadly flu outbreak, dying in a hospital in Melbourne's east, as the Health Minister meets with leaders amid warnings the flu season has not yet reached its peak.
Australian actress Kiruna Stamell has dwarfism. But she refuses to be typecast, instead using her career as a chance to encourage more meaningful roles for short-statured actors.
Studying a mosquito in a special air-tight research facility to ensure it could not escape, Australian scientists discover carbohydrates play a vital role in the malaria parasite's infection of humans in a breakthrough they say could lead to an effective vaccine.
Manuka honey isn't a panacea or a superfood. But it is grossly underutilised as a topical treatment for wounds, ulcers and burns, particularly in the face of the looming global superbug crisis.
A group of women says The Cosmetic Institute has left them with life-threatening complications including infections, lung punctures and chronic pain after "negligence" during their breast augmentations.
Selena Gomez reveals her best friend and actress Francia Raisa donated her kidney for a transplant the star needed earlier this year as part of her ongoing battle with lupus.
Mick Quinn has learned to live with the memories of skulls and skeletons in Cambodia's killing fields, but the Australian former peacekeeper is now fighting to be recognised as a prisoner of war after being held for three months by the murderous Khmer Rouge.
Annoyed you don't have a sit-stand desk? Spare a thought for those workers who have to stand all day — a new study shows it can double the risk of heart disease.
Victoria's public schools will have to allow female students to wear shorts or pants instead of dresses and skirts, and some parents say Catholic and independent schools should be forced to follow suit.
Jacqueline and Jonathan Hoy were all set to welcome identical twin boys this year. They'd set up a nursery with two cots, and picked out their names — William and Henry. But the babies never came home.
After complaining for more than six months about a leaking shower tap, Ella Gleeson and Morgana Russell finally had a plumber turn up. But the repair job wound up exposing the tenants to potentially deadly asbestos dust.
