Health

Dr Julie Sladden has been a vocal opponent of COVID-19 vaccines — now she's a Liberal candidate in the Tasmanian election. The AMA says it's "untenable", but the premier is backing her.

Melbourne's Angus Brayshaw's AFL career is over, after the 2021 premiership player is ruled out of playing football due to neurological testing following his concussion in last year's qualifying final.

It took Casey many years to access a specialist for a debilitating and painful menstrual cycle. Now, a federally funded endometriosis and pelvic pain clinic is online but, in rural Victoria it's still difficult to access.

The pub has an important but flawed place in Australian culture, and it's also helped shape our politics.

The extraordinary way working from home has transformed our labour market means it shouldn't be seen as a "favour" to workers, but as a favour to us all, writes Leonora Risse.

Nearly 100 South Australian patients in need of emergency and urgent care have died while waiting for delayed ambulances to arrive since Labor took office with a promise to "fix the ramping crisis".

Maryborough has been trying to improve its high rates of illness and obesity.  But with a gym facing eviction for a liquor store, and a future without an outdoor pool, residents say they need help.

Low-carb diets are all the rage for weight loss. But do they really work?  And what are carbs anyway? Take our quiz to find out what the latest research suggests.

A country NSW MP says he had been contacted by patients whose elective surgeries were suddenly cancelled by the hospital without any explanation.

There have been 20 serious overdoses related to GHB consumption treated in Gold Coast hospitals in the past two weeks with doctors concerned the drug may contain lethal toxic additives.

Disturbing news has emerged about mulch containing asbestos in parks, schools and homes in NSW and possibly Canberra, with concern over the risk to human health. But dogs love to sniff, dig and roll on the ground — placing them at risk, too, writes Chiara Palmieri.

Alice Springs has some of the highest rates of chronic kidney disease in the country but patients face huge challenges to qualify for organ donations.

Australians know they are accepting a certain level of risk every time they step onto a sporting field. But when playing sport leads to death, society's tolerance and the sport's social licence is tested.   

Over the years, Jamahl Ali has thrived with support from his teachers, family and therapists. Now this boy with "a very kind heart" is leading his peers at Toronto Public School.

Growers in South Australia's Riverland will gather at a crisis meeting as warm inland wine regions are pushed to breaking point by 1970s prices for their grapes.

Social media is alive with "skinfluencers" sharing beauty routines, promoting products and posting wildly popular "get ready with me" videos, and tweens and teens are paying close attention.

Australian scientists are developing a long-term artificial heart, with the federal government announcing a grant of $50 million towards the revolutionary project.

In 2023 Australia's TGA made the decision to take some psychedelic drugs off the prohibited list but the medical fraternity is split over the expectation of what they can do for people versus the reality of prescribing them.

The 41-year-old businesswoman was arrested at her multi-million-dollar acreage home in Brisbane's south last month and charged in connection with an attempt to traffic drugs from Papua New Guinea into Queensland.

The body of a man was located in Baulkham Hills, while two other bodies, a woman and a child, were found inside a martial arts studio in North Parramatta.

Bicentennial Park, an aged care facility, a parish and a private residence are among new sites that have tested positive for asbestos in Sydney.

Rejection and its painful aftermath is an unavoidable part of life, but have you ever wondered why some people are able to bounce back and move on, while others endure its lifelong impact?

Synthetic drugs are circulating in Australia, increasing the risk of overdose and poisoning. Experts say more pill testing could help. 

As Taylor Swift takes over Australia in her Eras Tour, her presence in the NFL has brought more girls and women into the game, but it hasn't changed the harsh reality of the culture in many men's professional sports, writes Kasey Symons. 

For 20 years, the police force was Maggie Deall's identity. But when she was medically discharged in 2021, she says she was left without a sense of self.