A study shows childhood obesity rates drop when using a new Lancet definition that focuses on actual health rather than just size, unlike Body Mass Index.
Allanah Sciberras
Kenya is on Ebola alert after a citizen died in hospital following their return from Congo, marking the first imported case from the virus-stricken country.
Staff Writers
Disease-carrying mosquitoes thrive in warmer temperatures, raising concerns over the impacts of climate change and what it means for Australia's tropics.
Duncan Murray
In May, Murray was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma after a tumour was found in his left leg and in June he began an aggressive treatment regime.
Kellie Balaam
Testing newborns for sepsis will be faster and more accurate under a world-first blood test being developed in WA that could save the lives of thousands of babies every year.
Bethany Hiatt
A mum of twins cared for in intensive care when they were born prematurely says having access to donated breast milk was a lifeline.
Sarah Spina-Matthews
After a traumatic pregnancy and her daughter's brain injury left Kelly Gordon isolated, she found a community of mums who understood her world.
Katelyn Catanzariti
Australia is facing a prolonged flu season which could be exacerbated by a spike in interstate travel due to the school holidays and the AFL Grand Final.
Rhianna Mitchell
The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 4000 people from among 8300 cases, as Congo's authorities struggle to contain the virus.
Revelations staff at a major hospital might have been exposed to toxic chemicals have left health workers desperately waiting for answers, a union claims.
Eleanor Wilson and Nick Wilson
Families are still largely in the dark about what will happen when their kids are moved off the NDIS onto state supports as a transition period gets underway.
Will Nicholas
Thousands of doctors from a state's public hospitals have walked off the job, but a "meaningful" offer could soon be presented after more than a year of talks.
Measures moving children with mild or moderate autism away from the NDIS and onto state-run support services have begun in a bid to reduce costs for the scheme.
Andrew Brown
Popular period tracking apps carry little benefit and, in fact, pose risks to the wellbeing of women and girls, according to new international research.
Advocates are calling for certainty on how NDIS supports will be impacted after the first phase of a program to take children with autism off the scheme begins.
Will Nicholas and Andrew Brown
September was prostate cancer awareness month, and Cancer Council WA is urging Great Southern men to use it as a reminder to know the symptoms and see their doctor early.
Jacki Elezovich
About two-thirds of Australians have not discussed their end-of-life wishes with family as palliative care researchers say the worst time to plan is in a crisis.
Samantha Lock
Ebola cases remain out of control in Congo, surging past 8000 as the African nation struggles to field enough health workers to contain the disease.
A public hospital is among dozens of exposure sites linked to a high-school measles outbreak, prompting calls for more people to get vaccinated.
Luke Lay
As millions of Australians prepare for the clocks to jump forward, researchers say there is no evidence the change causes major mental health declines.
The government will use a new six-week national campaign across TV, radio and social media to improve Australians’ knowledge of the bird flu crisis as part of a preparedness plan.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Dialysis can consume 60 hours a month. After kidney failure twice and two transplants, Tamaryn Stevens knows the toll extends far beyond the machine.
Twice as many women are living with Alzheimer’s disease in Australia than men, and a new WA study plans to find out how women can protect their brains.
Angela Pownall
A ‘groundbreaking’ WA clinical trial testing a new chemotherapy-free treatment for a common cancer has achieved remarkable results, with 86 per cent of patients free from disease after treatment.
