Medical Sciences

New age spiritualism is not new, but it morphed during the COVID pandemic and appears more popular than ever. The first detailed Australian study examines what happens when spirituality and wellness intersect with conspiracy theories.

There's been a surge of cortisol and hormone-related content on social media in recent months, but what does it actually say about health misinformation in an age where self-improvement content is rife?

Highly trained doctors and nurses at the facility in Sydney's west will provide care to those with diseases so dangerous they're likely to kill more than half of those that contract them.

A forum hears the WA government's approach to fire management is outdated, with concerns about the medical and environmental harm caused by prescribed burning techniques.    

Ruby was just six when she died. Her parents donated her brain tumour to a paediatric cancer research laboratory, hoping her short life might help others. 

A university course designed for people looking to work in extreme and often chaotic environments was the perfect grounding for Jack Dear as he headed off to Ukraine to help the injured.   

State-funded PCR testing centres will stop operating in Victoria today, but free RATs will be offered at community centres.

Providers say carer fatigue in the region is a significant issue that could have serious repercussions for the wider health system if those caring for loved ones do not have access to respite.

The winners of the 2022 Nikon Small World Photo Microscopy Competition are revealed. Can you guess what these super-close-up pictures are? Take our quiz to find out.

Stephen Wadey was diagnosed with melanoma seven years ago. After surgery to remove the cancer, he decided to join a clinical trial — despite the huge distance. 

Hussain Anjum knows the stress of being the only GP in a regional town, and he's calling on whichever party wins Saturday's federal election to step up and help.

As the world rushes to understand how Omicron will impact global control of COVID-19, new research suggests the virus may be changing shape again.

Federal MPs make heartfelt speeches to Parliament on the ethical quandaries raised by a proposed law that could reduce the risk of children developing a debilitating, and sometimes fatal, genetic disease.

Donna Penny has endured two miscarriages and given birth to a stillborn son. Now she is joining growing calls for the ACT government to legislate a paid leave scheme for public servants who experienced miscarriage or stillbirth.

Months after India first started administering its home-grown vaccine, the World Health Organization grants emergency-use listing for Covaxin. 

A Canberra nurse says hospital staff and systems are unprepared for a surge in COVID-19 cases, but the ACT government says health services are "in the best position possible moving forward".

The World Health Organization recommends the Mosquirix vaccine be widely distributed among children in Africa. 

Australian manufacturing rose at a record pace last year but the current lockdowns have slowed it right back down.

The first new Alzheimer’s drug approved by US regulators in almost two decades is generating global interest and global controversy.

The head of the Therapeutic Goods Administration says although a single dose of vaccine provides good protection against variants of COVID-19, the Delta strain now in Australia needs two shots.

The household contact of a new locally acquired case of COVID-19 also tests positive in Sydney. The man lives with a 60-year-old driver who transported an international flight crew.

Officials say it is unclear exactly how and where transmission occurred from a couple to another returned traveller who took the same flight to Sydney and stayed in adjacent rooms at a quarantine hotel before testing positive.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison joins the leaders of Japan and India in a video-link with US President Joe Biden in a growing alliance seen as a way to counter China.

As Australians start to roll up their sleeves to get the COVID-19 vaccine, many people are wondering — what's actually in the Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs?

Dani Beezley wants to make Indigenous Australians feel comfortable and safe when visiting the doctor — and she wants others from the community to help.