‘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.
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"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.
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‘This is serious’: respiratory disease outbreak spreads
An outbreak of a potentially deadly respiratory disease has spread from the Northern Territory into three adjacent states, with a dip in vaccinations blamed.
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Booze lose: Aussies risk health with illicit alcohol
An alarming number of bottle shops in Victoria, NSW and Queensland are stocking suspected illicit alcohol, leaving buyers at risk of serious health problems.
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Misconceptions cloud palliative care as population ages
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.
Better access to GPs and an overhaul of private healthcare are among recommendations from doctors to radically improve Australia's troubled health system.
A Victorian-first study into a gentler IVF treatment hopes to reshape fertility care by eliminating the two-week hormonal injection process.
Allergies are on the rise across Australia, with medical experts and families calling for more action as the economic cost soars to nearly $20 billion a year.
Cost of living has forced Australians to cut down on their medications, prompting calls for Australia to shake up its drug subsidy approval scheme.
More than 100 current and former health employees will have sexual misconduct decisions permanently added to their public record in landmark changes.
The government is preparing a major overhaul of Australia's main disability support scheme in a bid to bring down its spiralling cost.
