Sunscreen brand, Ultra Violette, is withdrawing one of its popular and well known products from the market over concerns of its Sun Protection Factor. 

Inspired by the diagnosis of his friends' baby, Mitch McKenny is running from Broken Hill to Newcastle to raise awareness and funds for people living with Angelman syndrome.

Perth doctor Raad Hassan is referred to health regulators after circumcision surgery led to the "devastating" and preventable death of toddler David Kalunga Flynn from a morphine overdose.

Patients say long wait times for elective surgeries at public hospitals and the high cost of private hospital care are why they're heading overseas.

Vehicle emissions may contribute to more than 1,800 premature deaths in Australia each year, according to the nation's first assessment of the health impact of traffic-related pollution.

Concerns are raised about the use of telehealth at regional hospitals, after a pregnant mother later diagnosed with pre-eclampsia is told to go home and "take Panadol with a can of Coke" in central Queensland.

The Office of the Health Ombudsman (OHO) has filed disciplinary proceedings against the now-retired Brisbane doctor. 

The opposition will say Jim Chalmers hasn't been talking about the right things. The reform purists will say the big issues remain untackled. 

Scientists hope the breakthrough can be used to help study rare genetic skin diseases.

A North Queensland magistrate has criticised Queensland Health over its handling of a teenage girl shot by police, releasing her to be sent to hospital for further mental health assessment.

The quicker the details of these next steps of reform are ironed out, the quicker the government and families can have certainty in a sustainable future for themselves and the NDIS.

Most states and territories were blindsided by the unveiling of a new program to move children with mild to moderate developmental delays and autism off the National Disability Insurance Scheme, despite the federal health minister's expectation they will match his $2 billion funding pledge.

In university classrooms across the country, gynaecological cancer survivors are sharing their lived experience with health professionals to improve understanding and reduce delays in diagnosis.

Albany police tell an inquest into the likely suicide of a 24-year-old man at The Gap, on WA's South Coast, that a support line at the location may help reduce the potential for further deaths.

The NDIS has transformed the lives of its participants, but hard questions about the scheme's future are again being asked. Here's what you need to know.

A patient caught up in the immense pressure being placed on WA hospitals says her planned surgery being cancelled has put her under significant stress and eroded her trust in the health system.

The review was launched following unrelated cases of embryo mix-ups in Brisbane and Melbourne, which were reported this year

Residents in a small central Queensland town are campaigning to get their full GP service back amid fears the area could lose another doctor.

Australia's rural health crisis is deepening as internationally trained doctors face delays, with bureaucracy and lack of available supervisors blocking workforce solutions.

The controversial Acacia system will be switched on at Alice Springs and Tennant Creek hospitals on Saturday, despite lingering doubts about the project's safety.

This community health organisation is having to cancel appointments when it rains, as the roof leaks, making rooms uninhabitable. 

An Australian-first trial using psychedelic-assisted therapy for terminally ill patients is showing promising results.

A number of planned elective surgeries set for Wednesday have been rescheduled due to a significant surge in demand on hospital emergency departments, the WA Department of Health says.

The court heard the girl has "repeatedly" expressed the view that she does not want to continue with the pregnancy.

Artificial eye maker Jack McDonald has been ordered to stop operating while the Health Complaints Commissioner in Victoria continues an investigation into him.