Changes in how healthcare is managed have had a meaningful effect on what contraceptive options are available to women.
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Motor neurone disease can strike people who are young and fit. And there’s no cure.
A lot has to go right for the $37.8 billion in NDIS savings to be delivered without leaving disabled people to fall through the cracks.
Diseases once thought confined to history are making a comeback in Australia. And vaccination is only part of the story.
Since January, Australia has recorded more than 220 diphtheria cases. Experts say waning vaccination rates are contributing to this historic outbreak.
Case numbers have steadily increased since the outbreak was confirmed on May 15.
The move reshapes how future assessments of chemical dangers will be carried out, and if they’ll be ignored, delayed or understated to benefit industry.
Authorities have recalled a cake decorating powder, after an Australian child inhaled it and ended up in hospital.
Two experts answer five common questions about the flu vaccine, with the evidence.
Six passengers from the hantavirus-struck cruise ship are in quarantine in Australia. So how do we actually design buildings to keep a virus from spreading?
Reports of infections have left some people wondering whether it’s still worth getting their nails done.
Sometimes the ingredients we throw away are the ones we should have cooked with all along. Here are some ideas to minimise food waste and save money.
Long-term data shows children are more likely to develop mental health issues when their parents experience financial stress and housing instability.
10 years after official end of the Ebola pandemic, very few people know that survivors have struggled to continue with their lives.
While other forms of Ebola can be prevented with a vaccine, none are currently available to prevent this rare strain.
Paralysed people are already using brain-computer interfaces to turn their thoughts into text. But there are risks to this technology.
The government has introduced legislation that tightens key definitions and make it harder for participants to access the scheme.
Long wait lists are the latest symptom of the aged care crisis. But this issue seems to be anything but a political priority.
This vitamin plays a crucial role in maintaining overall health. But that doesn’t mean you need to take a supplement.
You might expect a sexual partner to disclose a sexually transmitted infection. But you can’t rely on this – and criminalising the spread doesn’t work.
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