This February, Heart of the Nation is on a mission to encourage more people to confidently use an Automated External Defibrillator (or...

Scientists question whether smartphones and social media are to blame for a jump in loneliness and psychological distress in young people...

A prostate cancer patient is warning other men to stop putting off tests as patients with early stage disease have access to greater...

Thousands of new patients have flocked to primary healthcare clinics staffed by the Royal Flying Doctor Service in the outback. The scent...

Authorities in Rio de Janeiro have declared a health emergency as they try to contain the spread of dengue fever. Rio de Janeiro has...

New research has revealed the process the brain uses to create crucial fatty acids and how it impacts our memory retention. The mechanism...

Up to $20 million is being unlocked under a national medical research fund to help find effective treatments for childhood brain cancer....

The Commonwealth Government recently announced updates to its new Rural Advanced Skills funding streams within the Workforce Incentives...

Treating bowel cancer may soon be more effective thanks to a naturally occurring protein in our immune system, an Australian researcher...

A new study provides the first evidence of Alzheimer's disease in living people that appears to have been medically acquired from...

The UK government is set to introduce restrictions on vape flavours, plain packaging requirements and changes to how vapes, or...

A groundbreaking trial for a new peanut allergy treatment is seeking participants from across Australia, with hope it could be rolled out...

Midwife and home birth provider Martina Gorner has been banned for 10 years after she endangered the lives of three mothers and their...

A cutting-edge treatment for advanced melanoma will soon be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, with 940 patients expected to...

There were a record number of cases of flesh-eating Buruli ulcers in 2023, prompting a warning to cover up in warmer months. A record...

Three new recreational drugs have been discovered at Australia's only fixed pill testing site, prompting health warnings with the effects...

Dan Wilson, a regionally-based doctor currently working in primary care in Maryborough in Victoria, appeared on the Country Viewpoint...

People in Victoria's east have been warned of a high risk of thunderstorm asthma due to a combination of high grass pollen levels, storms...

Artificial intelligence will be used in many fields in the coming years, from breast cancer screening to the fight against scammers. From...

Cancer Council Victoria is urging people to undergo regular screening after a report revealed more than 6000 diagnoses might have been...