Teachers, nurses, police and other NSW public servants will get 10 days of paid domestic and family violence leave each year under a new government policy. NSW Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Pru Goward on Thursday said the ...

Catch a wave, not chlamydia. That’s the call from Queensland Health ahead of this year’s schoolies season. Chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young said while it is an exciting time of year for young Australians, the only thing they should ...

It’s time to stop the blame game and start taking antibiotic resistance seriously. NPS MedicineWise issued this warning for World Antibiotic Awareness Week. Medical adviser and GP Dr Jeannie Yoo said antibiotics are a precious – and limited – resource. “Rather ...

Food manufacturers are being urged to check their gluten-free products after tests found some aren't entirely free from gluten and may be dangerous for people with coeliac disease. Melbourne researchers tested 256 food products labelled gluten-free and found small amounts ...

Bhutanese twins Nima and Dawa are no longer joined together but continue to rely on each other's company as they recover from delicate separation surgery. The 15-month olds girls were reaching out for each other after surgeons successfully operated on ...

Three Australians die from opioid use every day and 150 are hospitalised because of the drugs, new research reveals. An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report released today shows more than three million Australians had an opioid prescription, while about ...

New research has added to the understanding that loneliness has strong links to poorer quality of life and physical wellbeing. And so helping lonely Australians build friendships should be considered as part of the nation's mental health strategy, says the ...

Jelly desserts in a fridge at Adelaide's Flinders Medical Centre have been found deliberately contaminated but no patients have been affected. Police say a staff member came across the food, which had been contaminated with a "solid organic compound", on ...

Health experts have warned Queenslanders to take care as severe and extreme heatwave conditions blanket much of the state. Parts of southern Queensland sweltered in the unseasonal heat, which extended north to Mount Isa and west Birdsville, the Bureau of ...

Work-related insomnia affects one in five workers, which paves the way for mental health struggles, a new survey has revealed. One in five workers also experience a mental health condition, with 45 per cent of them facing stigma in the ...