Health

In an adventure playground tucked away in a Brisbane suburb, a generation of kids are discovering an alternative way to play.

They fell in love with the beach as kids, and now this group of boogie-boarding women are defying age stereotypes and finding friendship and fun in the surf.

The ABC understands that four workers at Westmead Hospital tried to subdue the 39-year-old patient, with two becoming injured and two suffering wounds from a knife.

Australia is known for strict gun laws implemented after the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, but states and territories still have different ways of treating gun ownership. Here's a guide.

After more than seven years on a waiting list, Christie Lewis is finally moving to a house that's suited to her needs. But she's facing a big bill to repair the damage caused to her existing rental by her wheelchair.

Michelle Wardrope's family was told to prepare for her funeral after the 44-year-old mother contracted a rare and deadly bacterial infection from a minor cut.  

A total of $2.72 million has been paid to 139 families whose children were caught up in the cochlear implant bungle at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital — but the government says that does not preclude them from pursuing further legal action.

A 41-year-old man from Melbourne's west has been arrested as part of an investigation into more than 500 allegedly fraudulent applications for COVID-19 payments during the pandemic. 

Two friends — a clinical psychologist and a school principal — saw an urgent need for embedded mental health support in a western Victorian community after a string of suicides. Now they're running a not-for-profit that places trainee psychologists in rural schools.

It's not an extraordinary year in terms of the flu or RSV "in isolation", but this year's winter season is unusual because there are many things circulating together.

A strain of high pathogenicity avian influenza was detected on a poultry farm in the Hawkesbury this week, as other subtypes of bird flu have made its way across the country.

It's hard to name an A-Lister who has yet to launch their own cosmetics line. As celebrities become less the face of brands and start becoming founders, some of the biggest names show where this billion-dollar industry is heading.

The parents of a four-year-old boy are furious he was removed from his long-time early learning centre after being diagnosed with epilepsy. Advocates say it's not an isolated incident.

Two doulas are believed to have been present during the freebirth near Toowoomba on Wednesday.

At the prestigious Decanter wine awards in London, Australian has "retained its status amongst the major global players" after recording a series of impressive medals.

Health experts spotlight "creative" solutions Australia can adopt in the face of growing under-vaccination of children and spread of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles. 

The incidence of TB in Australia is low, but experts say we must remain alert to the disease, particularly with the growing threat of drug-resistant TB. This is what you need to know.

After pleading not guilty to Scott Pilton's murder, a jury convicted Paul Anthony Quinlan on a lesser charge of manslaughter.

Darren waits "hours and hours and hours" for taxis in Queensland, and hopes self-driving cars might be the answer. But an unpredictable marsupial is standing in the way.

Back in her salon 12 months after the melanoma was removed from her arm, Kira Eacott is having honest conversations about skin health with clients and family.

Australia's first comprehensive microbiome biobank is launching its appeal for bacteria donors on its quest to discover new treatments for gut diseases.

NSW Health data has revealed that whooping cough rates in the state are at their highest in almost a decade. Multiple respiratory illnesses — including whooping cough and pneumonia — have been spreading, particularly among school-aged children.

The ACCC is wary about the proposed merger of Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare. But other decisions will matter more for service and prices. They concern pharmacy discounting and location rules, and they'll involve taking on existing owners.  

Job vacancies across radiology, pathology, nursing and midwifery questioned extensively by Labor and the Greens in response to the Tasmanian government's "vacancy control" measures, leaked last week in an internal Health Department memo.

After more than 450 call-outs in winter last year, Queensland is already seeing a spike in house fires — three of them fatal.