Stephanie Dalzell

Some Australians with private health insurance will face premium increases of as much as 25 per cent from next month, according to new analysis from CHOICE.

The war in the Middle East is forcing pharmaceutical companies to stop shipping crucial medicines through one of the world's most important trade routes, the Strait of Hormuz.

The Middle East war is forcing major pharmaceutical companies to divert critical medicines away from one of the world's most important trade routes, to ensure there are no supply issues in Australia.

Australian Border Force officials have intercepted more than 150,000 units of melatonin in four months, after authorities warned they would crack down on unregulated products.

Australian Border Force officials have intercepted more than 150,000 units of melatonin in four months, after authorities warned they would crack down on unregulated products. 

Australian researchers are hoping Artificial Intelligence will soon be making a huge difference in detecting breast cancer.

A new Australian artificial intelligence tool could transform breast cancer screening by offering a more personalised and accurate way to identify risk.

Endometriosis sufferers have been left "sick" and reeling over the findings of a months-long ABC investigation into a Melbourne gynaecologist.

Private health insurance premiums will rise at their fastest rate in almost a decade, after the federal government approved a 4.41 per cent average increase from April.

With the ink still wet on a new hospital deal, state and territory health ministers will today use a meeting with their federal counterpart to call for urgent action on stranded patients.

Bulk-billing rates have rebounded in the first clear measure of the impact of the government's multi-billion-dollar pledge.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has bowed to mounting pressure from the states, promising an extra $25 billion for public hospitals.

The tragic death of a young Melbourne woman who was stockpiling medication has prompted the federal Health Minister to move to change the way prescriptions are recorded.

The tragic death of a young Melbourne woman who was stockpiling medication has prompted the federal health minister to move to change the way prescriptions are recorded.

The Commonwealth will try to force a deal on hospital funding at a National Cabinet meeting this week, after months of stalled negotiations with angry state leaders, who say the federal government is not contributing its fair share.

Just months after US President Donald Trump warned women about taking paracetamol during pregnancy, a new study finds there is no evidence linking the painkiller to autism in children.

A major Australian study finds standard antidepressants aren't effective for around 20 per cent of people, who may need alternative treatments.

A major Australian study finds standard antidepressants are not effective for about 20 per cent of people, who may need alternative treatments.

Doctors are being forced to delay surgery in some cases because of an increasing number of patients arriving on Ozempic-like drugs, which can pose a heightened risk of life-threatening consequences under anaesthetic. 

Doctors say they are forced to delay some procedures due to the risk of serious consequences for patients on Ozempic-like drugs. 

Labor has two options when it comes to straddling a budget in the red and accusations it has become a green Grinch on health funding.

Crisis hotline Lifeline has experienced its busiest day of the year in the wake of the Bondi mass shooting, with more than 4,300 calls made in 24 hours. 

More than 3,000 aged care patients are stranded in public hospitals, a 25 per cent increase in just three months, according to new figures unveiled by states and territories ahead of a Health Ministers' Meeting in Brisbane. 

State health ministers had their final meeting of the year with their federal counterpart on Friday armed with figures showing a 25 per cent increase in just three months of aged care patients stranded in hospitals.

The prime minister wrote to states and territories this week, upping the Commonwealth's offer for public hospital funding.