Health

NoLo alcohol is becoming popular and may help some higher risk drinkers quit booze, according to a new study. So what's involved in making these drinks, and how healthy are they?

Brain scans shows patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) share similar issues in a part of the brain known as the hippocampus.

Former Flinders Medical Centre nurse Geoffrey Leonard Atkins "lost his temper" and retaliated against a "highly vulnerable" patient who had thrown his head back into his face. A tribunal judgement banning the nurse from providing any health service, reveals the physically infirm patient was also ''hip-tossed'' into hospital bed railings.

New bulk-billing data shows a slight improvement to 77.5 per cent of GP visits being bulk-billed. The Royal Australian College of GPs says it has a plan to restore that rate to pre-COVID levels.

One year after a devastating bushfire destroyed destroyed more than 45 properties, a mental health support service is seeing a recent increase in people seeking help.

High breast density elevates a woman's cancer risk, but unlike other countries, Australia doesn't routinely report this information.

Alice Springs businesses say they will voluntarily maintain a minimum alcohol sale price, despite the Northern Territory government's plan to scrap a law that mandates it.

A major recommendation to improve access to medical terminations looks unlikely to be fulfilled, with the health minister all but ruling out additional funding.

Fire and Rescue NSW has responded to 13 lithium-ion battery fires since February 2.

First responders want life jackets made compulsory at rock fishing sites across Western Australia after a dramatic reduction in drowning deaths at a notorious south coast beach.

NSW Health says the government should consider changing legislation so nurse practitioners and endorsed midwives can prescribe medicine for early terminations. 

When Bea had an abortion, it came with a rollercoaster of emotions. Now, she's part of a team helping make sure no-one feels alone.

More than a third of Australians are still working from home, defying a renewed push to get people back into the office post-pandemic.

In the first weekend of election campaigning, Labor is promising a multi-million-dollar upgrade to Royal Perth Hospital's emergency department, while the Liberals are committing $91m for urgent care clinics.

In a recent surgery at the Mater Children's Private Hospital at South Brisbane, they remodelled the skull of one-year-old Emrys Beckman after he was born with an abnormally shaped head.

Admitting you can't swim in a nation girt by sea can be embarrassing. Learning to swim as an adult is difficult, but it's far from impossible. Here's where to start.

They sell themselves on unlocking the secrets to personal, spiritual and financial success. But some life coaches are using a technique known as neuro-linguistic programming to recruit followers and make millions.

Answering curious questions from kids about disability can be tricky. Here's how three people with lived experience say you should go about it.   

The election pitch also includes new measures for women in menopause, including efforts to lift support and care provided by GPs.

The Queensland government announced the pause last month, alongside a review into the evidence for stage one and two hormone therapies for children with gender dysphoria.

Researchers say part of the reason why strangulation during sex is so common may be because many people mistakenly believe that, while risky, it can be made safe.

Former asylum Willow Court joins locations such as a former concentration camp in Europe and an African slave house as one of 365 global "Sites of Conscience".

Students are trying new foods as more schools are getting free lunches, and teachers say it's benefiting not just their bellies.

Roughly one-third of the psychiatrists leaving the state's public health system have rejoined as visiting medical officers, a higher paid contracting role.

A surfing legend is being remembered for his "big heart" after he took his own life in the late 90s. But in this community, his story isn't the only one. With the power of their connection and the ocean, his children are fighting to change that.