Health

The 34-bed Mackay Private Hospital is closing its doors with the operator citing "rising operational and maintenance" costs. People who have been treated there say it is a huge loss for physical and mental rehabilitation care in the north Queensland. 

The family of a Gold Coast woman who died following complications from a surgery performed by Reza Adib have called for accountability and meaningful change in the wake of damning inquest findings.

The psychiatrist sexually assaulted a colleague in 2022 but a tribunal has "reprimanded" him and allowed him to continue working in medicine.

A road accident survivor says the organisation that helped her defy all expectations has become a nightmare to deal with.

Illegal solariums are operating across the country, from single machines secretly set up in suburban neighbourhood garages to those hidden in the back of legitimate businesses.

This year's ACT budget reveals rates will increase for most Canberra home owners, along with the territory's deficit, but the controversial health levy introduced last year will be ditched.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has launched a crackdown on unregulated peptides, saying increased illegal imports were posing a risk to consumers.

Health bodies want star ratings on all packaged foods to help shoppers make healthier choices, but the grocery industry says the voluntary system works.

As many medically well patients wait in public hospitals for a spot in aged care, their bodies begin to deteriorate at a rate experts believe is preventable.

Patients are waiting years for elective surgery as delays and cancellations mount in Tasmania — can the health system handle the $700 million of cuts still to come?

Before being diagnosed with cancer, the 2024 Australian of the Year was a leading melanoma researcher, developing better therapies for those with the disease.

Glioblastoma claims the lives of 200,000 people each year globally. Despite decades of research and funding, survival rates remain low. 

Australia's leading movement disorder specialists say the chemical regulator has not engaged with their concerns about paraquat, despite growing evidence linking the herbicide to Parkinson's disease.

While it's a bit of fun for some, the social media trend known as looksmaxxing can have major impacts on young men's physical and mental health.

Measles killed Rebecca Archer's daughter Renae slowly and silently over a decade. She has a message for the growing number of parents hesitant to have their children vaccinated.

Yasmin Jammoul was sick of wearing oversized men's T-shirts to the gym when she started exercising postpartum, so she created her own clothing line.

The incidence of uterine cancer has doubled over the past 25 years. But it's also a disease without a public profile, which means many women aren't aware of the warning signs or the risk factors.

Clare Huppatz, the first woman to be appointed WA's chief health officer, takes up her role at a time when Ebola, diphtheria and the flu are public health concerns.  

Skin specialists are sounding a warning about the potential cancer risks associated with unregulated peptides at the heart of a social media-driven beauty craze.

Nurses and midwives at the Lyell McEwin Hospital have walked off the job as pay negotiations with the state government continue.