Six years ago Thursday, Brisbane mother Heidi Mules went to hospital, eagerly anticipating the arrival of her daughter.

"We've been very concerned for a long time about the difference in success rates for men and women applying to our various schemes," said Professor Anne Kelso, CEO of the NHMRC.

Two global pharma giants have been taken to court for allegedly misleading osteoarthritis sufferers into paying more for a "more effective" product that offers "targeted relief", when this was not the case.

Women's health in NSW is improving overall, but there are still many communities and age groups suffering disproportionately.

An unprecedented number of patients flooded NSW emergency departments over this year's horror winter period, the latest Bureau of Health Information report shows, putting staff under immense pressure and severely affecting wait times at several Sydney hospitals.

The situation of private patients in public hospitals is getting worse and worse. The damning numbers tell us the story.

Consumer health groups across Australia have called for a total ban on all pelvic mesh devices after the death of a Canadian mesh campaigner, and despite the objections of Australia's medical device regulator.

Nine hospital patients in NSW have had to undergo further surgery after medical instruments were left inside them in 2015-16, a new report reveals.

A common but difficult-to-detect condition may be responsible for many symptoms usually blamed on reflux, according to a new study.

As new report calls on govt to make research into cancers with low survival rates a national priority

A trial will begin in Sydney next year where scientists will use electrical currents to jump-start the broken spinal cords of quadriplegics.

It is the Facebook post on October 29 that shocked women around the world – of pelvic mesh campaigner Christina Lynn Brajcic in a hospital bed saying "This is insane. To almost be on your death bed at only 42 because of mesh, it's not right." One month later the outspoken Canadian and mother of two was dead.

Sister Angela Doyle supported HIV sufferers for seven years, including arranging secret federal funding, until the attitude towards the virus changed.

A popular home renovation fad is behind a new deadly dust threat that experts say is endangering the health of hundreds or thousands of workers and may lead to a wave of legal claims.

Vaginal mesh will be banned Australia after it was found the risk posed to patients by the device outweighed any benefits.

Rural Victorian doctor about to retire at age 70, endorses regular health checks for older physicians.

Why the new cervical screening program is a win-win: It's a more accurate test, less often.

Residents in Brisbane’s north are expected to live longer than those in the capital city’s south, according to an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report.

The new study particularly stressed a need for wine taxation reform.

All Australian doctors aged 70 or over will have to undergo regular health checks, including possible cognitive testing, to prove they are fit to practise.

When hay fever season blows in, don't bother popping tablets. Stick to nasal sprays, revised US guidelines confirm.

The often stark divide between the "haves and have nots" has been highlighted in new research showing the poorest 10 million Australians are far more likely to die of preventable illnesses, while many of the country's most affluent are more likely to engage in risky drinking.

The number of women undergoing lung cancer surgery in Australia is escalating fast, reflecting the tobacco industry's aggressive marketing of feminised products in the 80s and 90s.

Home renovators and DIYers will be at increased risk of contracting an asbestos-related disease if the peak national body for raising public awareness of the deadly mineral is chopped or has its budget slashed, warn asbestos disease support groups, doctors, lawyers and consumer advocates.

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St Vincent's Hospital Sydney have called in external auditors to staunch a budget blowout that will force its staff to find $18 million worth of cuts.

Avatar therapy could "radically change" treatment approaches for millions of psychosis sufferers across the world.

Government snapshot provides an overview of several reports generated using ABS data.

Australian men are being warned not to take an illegal pill which online retailers claim increases orgasm intensity.

Canberra has one of the highest rates of obese and overweight adults among metropolitan areas