A woman has been accused of deliberately sabotaging two major hospitals after allegedly tampering with water and gas mains. The 42-year-old allegedly cut the gas and water mains just after midnight on ...

Australian women will have access to another affordable contraception option as a vaginal ring is added to the government's medication subsidy scheme for the first time. The NuvaRing is a prescription ...

Some elderly rural cancer patients live on farms with limited connectivity, hundreds of kilometres from the closest computer and even further from their doctor. These are the kinds of marginalised ...

A bird flu outbreak has killed 46 birds on an egg farm in northern Japan, the World Organisation for Animal Health says.

Leonie Dean had been carrying a bag of cat litter from the supermarket when she suddenly collapsed. Unbeknownst to her, those would be the last steps she would take. Subscribe for FREE to the ...

A billion-dollar, privately-run hospital where a toddler died will be absorbed into the public system for more than $190 million to ensure patient safety.

Queensland's public nurses and midwives are set to be among the highest paid in the country after officially accepting a $1.8 billion deal, ending a stand- ...

A leading diabetes expert is urging Australia to make access to a game-changing medical device easier and cheaper for those with the condition.

Going on holiday, reading newspapers, having meals out and spending time with friends and family can help to reduce an elderly man's risk of frailty, a UK study suggests. Being more sociable can even ...

A hospital's parent company has been charged with exposing patients to health and safety risks following the death of a struggling new mum.

Sigma has grown to be bigger than grocery giants Woolworths and Coles after a mega-merger with a leading pharmacy chain.

More than 1000 cranes are thought to have died in a large outbreak of bird flu near Berlin, German conservationists recovering the animals' bodies say. A total of 839 dead cranes have been counted ...