Australia is facing increased rates of obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes, as well as dangerously high levels of salt and sugar consumption in adults, a report card on the nation’s health has found. Released by Australian Health Policy Collaboration ...

A technology-enhanced approach to learning simulations improved students' engagement with manikins and helped them reflect on their values and pre-conceived notions of people from diverse backgrounds, research has found. The study aimed to address a lack of empirical research regarding how to ...

Though we don’t yet know the final result of the 2016 federal election, the vote as it stands will already have an impact on future health policy. Dr Stephen Duckett, health program director at the Grattan Institute, said regardless of ...

Australian researchers are set to begin a medical-grade cannabis therapy trial for melanoma patients after receiving $1 million in funding. The collaboration between the University of Canberra and Israel-based pharmaceutical company Cann Pharmaceutical aims to produce a novel combination therapy ...

Telling someone with high blood pressure to take a walk in a park might raise a brow or two, but recent research from Australian and UK environmental scientists suggests it may help them. The study, from the University of Queensland ...

A Melbourne man allegedly gave women internal ultrasounds to help them get pregnant under the guise of being a gynecologist. Raffaele Lorenzo Di Paolo, 59, of Kew, is accused of falsely passing himself off as a properly registered and qualified ...

Health professionals and community members have listed increasing government funding and implementing regulated nurse ratios as steps that should be taken to improve aged care. The calls come from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation’s phone-in and online questionnaire in ...

Greens leader Richard Di Natale, who is a medical doctor, has called for a 20 per cent tax on soft drinks. This would mean a $2 can of soft drink would cost $2.40. "We know from the evidence overseas that ...

People who cut carbs out of their diet or choose products with refined grains may be undermining their heart health. The Heart Foundation has prompted people to take a look at their food choices following the release of a study ...

Older teens who try electronic cigarettes have six times the odds of trying regular cigarettes within two years than those who never puffed on the devices, a study has found. "We're concerned that kids who experiment with e-cigarettes may be ...