Health

Former teacher Hilary Webster received a shocking diagnosis in July that gave her just weeks to live. She says her decision to access voluntary assisted dying has given her a sense of peace.

Nine months ago, Queensland lost its chief health officer. As recruitment continues, whoever is appointed will face a number of high-profile culture war issues.

A senior WA emergency department doctor describes his workplace as running in a "disaster situation", struggling within a health system which has an "unhealthy fixation" on ambulance ramping.

Democrats and Republicans have grilled US Secretary of Health Robert F Kennedy Jr on his recent vaccine policies.

A renewed push to change South Australia's pregnancy termination laws is set to be introduced to the state's parliament, with an independent MP proposing to place significant new restrictions on abortion access.

Women without partners, or in same-sex relationships, had to pay thousands of dollars for at least two rounds of fertility procedures before they could access rebates.

Israel's planned military offensive to take Gaza City is threatening thousands of hospital patients who cannot evacuate or have no place else to go.

Mary Baker became increasingly angry when she saw her image manipulated and doctored in an AI-generated weight-loss endorsement on social media.

Former Australian of the Year Richard Scolyer made the comments next to the prime minister after a position at Chris O'Brien Lifehouse was named after him.

In 2016, Michael Stewart went to hospital with nausea and abdominal pain, and as a result of negligence he was left with complications including bowel perforations, sepsis, cardiac arrest and a stroke.

Californian parents Matthew and Maria Raine allege ChatGPT provided their 16-year-old son with detailed suicide instructions and encouraged him to put his plans into action.

A Queensland woman says she was left panicked and unable to sleep after discovering a button battery in her lunch from a popular takeaway food chain.

NBL player Ben Griscti fractured a vertebra after a backboard collapsed on him during training, before waiting more than 90 minutes for an ambulance to take him to a nearby hospital.

Pat McCabe served in the Royal Australian Navy but now struggles to find any GP who will accept her veteran healthcare card.

Helen Lemach says her job is about building relationships and trust as much as telling people what they can do to change their lifestyles.

A medical centre in outback SA has launched an internal review after a man suffering from a suspected heart attack was refused entry and had to be treated at the local pub instead.

Western Australia again breaks the state record for the amount of time ambulances spent ramped outside hospitals, despite more than 100 elective surgeries being postponed to ease pressure.

They served their country, but veterans are struggling to find GPs that accept the veteran healthcare card, leaving them stranded.

Two-thirds of teenagers get their health advice on social media, but a researcher says much of it is a "waste of time and money" and at worst, potentially harmful.

As symptoms of burnout rise, an increasing number of women are turning to reading retreats as a salve for stress.