Health
Coroner finds breakfast did not cause teen's fatal allergic reaction
Death of 13-year-old Louis Tate was caused by a rare reaction to anaesthetic that occurred when he was being treated at Frankston Hospital.
- by Aisha Dow
Latest
The Bachelor
'People think you are being rude': Osher Günsberg reveals hearing loss
"Imagine 200 camera flashes recharging around your head."
- by Mary Ward
Drugs
$120 million drug shipment hidden in highlighters seized at border
The huge haul was hidden inside 50 boxes of highlighters.
- by Josh Dye
Politics
Health Minister promises answers on health of Latrobe Valley babies
Health Minister pledges to find answers to the LaTrobe Valley's low birthweights
- by Noel Towell
Nutrition
Aldi and IGA score low in obesity prevention efforts, supermarket report card shows
Aldi and IGA have received extremely low scores in a study that assessed the efforts being made by top supermarkets to help tackle Australia’s obesity crisis.
- by Esther Han
Australian children falling behind on immunisation: report
Australian children are falling behind in immunisation rates while facing rising rates of mental illness, reports says.
Healthcare
Prepare for the flu to linger longer and not just when the cold sets in
Flu cases in Queensland have already surpassed the number recorded at this time last year. 2017 was considered a horror season for the disease.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Opinion
Opinion
Samantha Armytage's advice on mammograms was misguided
By the time Armytage received her false positive result - an all-clear after being called back for more tests when an area of concern was found on her right breast - she was moving beyond BreastScreen’s targeted call for women to start mammograms at 50, by suggesting women start at 40 instead. But her misguided advice on breast screening ignores vast amounts of independent medical research about the downsides of cancer screening tests.
- by Alexandra Barratt
Cancer
Terminal cancer patient denied access to life-extending chemo drug
A chemo drug called Velcade made Dan Gaffney's terminal cancer better, and pain free, but now his access to the drug has ended.
- by Julie Power
Health
Scientists film real-time footage inside a human cell
Under the microscope, they look like little red bubbles, swelling with green slime. The bubbles stretch, and then burst in a shower of goo.
- by Liam Mannix
Free flu jabs for Victorian kids to avoid repeat of horror flu season
Free vaccinations will be given to children from May in a bid to avoid a repeat of a horror flu outbreak last year.
- by Joe Hinchliffe