Pricey IVF add-ons fail to improve pregnancy odds
Most expensive IVF "add-ons" either have no fertility benefit or lack evidence that they work, according to Australian research.
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Most adult Australians are actually overweight or obese and that number is rising, research shows, with the problem taking a growing toll on health systems.
Existing business systems are outdated and were never designed to help sustain the mental health of the people running them, researchers say.
A multimillion-dollar research centre to combat arthritis is being heralded as a massive boost for the huge number of Australians who suffer from the disease.
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Health inquiry targets growing surgery queues
The final report of the Inquiry into ACT Health System Data, Demand and Processes, has found the number of people on the ACT elective surgery waiting list rose from about 5500 in 2020-21 to about 6800 in 2024-25.
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RSV warning as winter virus season takes hold
The Australian Medical Association is urging Australians not to dismiss RSV as "just a bad cold", warning the virus can lead to serious illness, hospitalisation and death as the winter respiratory virus season intensifies.
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‘Gives women options’: chemists to prescribe the pill
Women in the regions will be able to save themselves what can be a long trip to the doctor's as pharmacies become eligible to prescribe the contraceptive pill.
"We were ready to try anything because the outlook for Max was really bad." Mum Amy Dunn shares her small son's big battle with seizures with reporter TIA PRIEST-WILLIMOTT.
A multi-million dollar package will send extra staff, vaccines and support to hard-hit communities as Australia battles its worst diphtheria outbreak in decades.
Case numbers in one of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks continue to climb, as authorities urge at-risk people to update their vaccinations.
An outbreak of a potentially deadly respiratory disease has spread from the Northern Territory into three adjacent states, with a dip in vaccinations blamed.
An alarming number of bottle shops in Victoria, NSW and Queensland are stocking suspected illicit alcohol, leaving buyers at risk of serious health problems.
Australians have been urged to start conversations about end-of-life care as the nation's ageing population puts palliative care in the spotlight.
Canberra is on track to become one of the first cities in the world where every residential suburb has access to a publicly available defibrillator, thanks to a surge in philanthropic support for the StreetBeat initiative.
The Central Basin and West Basin of Lake Burley Griffin have been closed to swimming and other high-contact activities due to extreme levels of blue-green algae.
“I tried to take it for what it is – as a wake-up call – and re-evaluate what is important in my life and where I want to be." Carolyn Keily shares her breast cancer journey with journalist BINA BROWN.
Two servings of seafood a week could help to substantially lower the risk of developing some deadly diseases while boosting overall health, researchers say.
A Howard-era decision to increase private health insurance subsidies for over-65s will be scrapped to help pay for elderly support services.
The federal government is introducing free respiratory syncytial virus vaccinations for Australians 75 years and older.
