State and territory leaders are continuing to push for extra money after being unsatisfied with the federal government's offer on public hospital funding.

State and territory health ministers are headed for a clash with their federal counterpart as tensions rise over a public hospital funding offer.

The government is considering expanding taxpayer subsidies for Ozempic-style drugs, despite concerns about possible side-effects.

Emergency room doctors work tirelessly to prepare patients for treatment but without funding co-operation, delays for critical care may continue to increas ...

A migrant mother who abandoned her baby in a motel is just one example of the dire circumstances experienced by workers filling labour gaps in rural Austra ...

A coroner has begun investigating the death of a wellness influencer who was rushed to hospital after giving birth to her son at home.

People living with significant psychosocial disability are being left unsupported and at risk of homelessness and hospitalisation despite billions of dollars spent on the National Disability Insurance ...

Testing sweat can detect key biomarkers linked to stress, diabetes and other health conditions, and researchers say wearable sensors could soon turn perspiration into a powerful, real-time diagnostic ...

Significant advancements in medical technologies are improving patient outcomes, but Australia is at risk of falling behind as it undervalues new technolog ...

More patients are being left stranded in hospitals while waiting for assistance from federal agencies, leaving state health departments stretched to the li ...

Australians need better protection from rising private health insurance premiums, narrowing coverage and shady tactics, doctors warn.

Experts say a decision to scrap long-standing recommendations that all US children receive the hepatitis B shot will reverse decades of public health gains ...