Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, has confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide restrictions for other major ...

Psychological injuries weighing on Australia's largest workers' compensation scheme have prompted bleak warnings it will collapse without reform. Businesses are shouldering the financial burden of ...

Residents in a tourist hotspot want free tests for cancer-causing "forever chemicals" in their blood after a major investigation revealed they had been drinking from a contaminated water supply for ...

Spouses or domestic partners were the reported perpetrators in half the cases, followed by unspecified attackers and other family members. Other family members were the leading perpetrators in attacks ...

A practical guide for Australian educators on helping healthcare students navigate ethical dilemmas with confidence and compassion.

Breakthrough research around how atoms interact is being hailed as vital in discovering new medications including cancer treatments. Work conducted by the University of Sydney's nanoscience team has ...

One of the last states to decriminalise abortion will expand access, bringing it into line with other jurisdictions and national advice. NSW will allow nurses and midwives to prescribe drugs for ...

New guidelines will help to reduce stigma and improve access to diagnosis and services for a lifelong disability in Australia, researchers say. Arising from prenatal exposure to alcohol, fetal alcohol ...

Climate change has already added about 10 extra days a year of extreme heat deemed harmful for pregnant women in Australia. Darwin experienced a sharp 17-day jump in heat conditions threatening to ...

300-bed acute and extended care facility which provides surgical, medical, paediatric, obstetrics and gynaecology, intensive care and psychiatry services as well as extended care and regional services ...

After working with First Nations communities over a decade, National Centre of Indigenous Genomics deputy director Azure Hermes said she had heard many stories from people navigating genomic health ...

During a prolonged debate on Tuesday night, Opposition Leader Mark Speakman alleged in parliament that a prominent anti-abortion campaigner threatened to derail his leadership of ...