Trusted advice from doctors vital as AI fuels health misinformation: AMA

Australians are finding it harder than ever to distinguish reliable medical advice from misinformation as artificial intelligence and online content reshape the way people...

Global conflicts weigh on Australians’ mental health, Commission says

Rising geopolitical tensions overseas are having a ripple effect at home, with Australia’s national mental health authority acknowledging the distress many people are experiencing...

Free hindi diabetes program to support Rowville community

People living with type 2 diabetes in Melbourne’s south east will have the chance to access practical health information in Hindi at a free...

AMA calls for tougher alcohol advertising rules as death rates rise

The Australian Medical Association has called for tighter controls on alcohol advertising on television, arguing that current industry-led rules are failing to protect Australians...

Kundalini and the path to holistic wellness

Kundalini philosophy sees health not merely as the absence of disease, but as a state of dynamic wholeness — physical, mental, emotional and spiritual...

‘Mini brains’ spark fresh hope for reversing MS damage

Australian researchers are using laboratory-grown "mini brains" to investigate one of the biggest unanswered questions in multiple sclerosis research: how to repair the damage...

Victoria expands pain relief access for IUD procedures at women’s health hubs

Women accessing IUD procedures through Victoria’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Hubs will now be offered the green whistle, known medically as Penthrox, as part...

SA Government boosts HeartKids funding to expand support for children and families

S outh Australian families living with congenital or childhood-onset heart disease will receive expanded support services after the State Government announced an extra $500,000 in...

Study finds Barbie and Ken now closer to real body proportions

Barbie and Ken may still be fashion dolls, but a new Australian study suggests they now look far closer to real people than they...

Assaults on Australian health care workers more than double over decade, AIHW data shows

Assault-related hospitalisations among Australian health care workers have more than doubled over the past decade, with new data highlighting growing concerns about safety in...