Health
Measles alert issued for shopping centre, club in the Sutherland Shire
A warning has been issued for locations across the Sutherland Shire after a child was diagnosed with the highly infectious virus measles.
- by Lucy Cormack
Latest
Health
How Georgina is driving one cancer's death rate down to zero
Professor Georgina Long has transformed cancer treatment globally. This is why her goal of zero deaths from melanoma could become reality.
- by Esther Han
Health
Your poo is (mostly) alive. Here's what's in it
If you’ve ever thought your poo is just a bunch of dead cells, think again.
- by Vincent Ho
Opinion
Opinion
I was a young doctor, about to kill myself, when I heard a knock at my door
Thirty years later, I'm head of my medical college and I'm breaking my silence in the hope it will save lives - because whoever came to my door saved mine.
- by Steve Robson
Opinion
Opinion
Dear Steve, I was among the young doctors who decided to knock on your door
I read Professor Steve Robson's article revealing his attempted suicide 30 years ago - and had to let him know: I was among his young medical colleagues who realised he was in trouble.
- by Kate Tree
Alzheimer's
How women can protect brain health to cut dementia risk
We know cholesterol levels affect our heart health, but new research indicates they are just as important for our brain health.
- by Sarah Berry
Health
'I'm devastated': Paul Davis' disease has killed members of his family
Paul Davis, a former Balmain Tigers star, has been diagnosed with a disease that's taken the lives of many of his family members.
- by Esther Han
Healthcare
Patients with rare disease get free access to life-saving wonder drug
"We don't know what will happen to you": Lea Chant was told her baby boy would die before he was 30. Her fate was a mystery.
- by Kate Aubusson
WA child recovering in hospital with meningococcal
A child is recovering in a West Australian hospital after being diagnosed with meningococcal serogroup W disease.
Pollution
'Dozens of cancer cases': Perth community renews push for answers over pollution
A 2011 report into health risks in the area was only made available online on Tuesday, nearly seven years after its publication.
- by Hannah Barry
Health
The hospital whose staff are failing to wash hands before touching newborns
The two poorest performing hospitals when it comes to maternity care have been revealed in a new report.
- by Esther Han