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Advocacy group Council on the Ageing is calling for a whole-of-government ageing strategy that prioritises health, particularly oral and mental health, ...
Chickenpox is a disease typically caught by children but that can easily spread to adults – and cause them to have even nastier symptoms.
A recent study suggests that states with laws that make it easier for midwives to care for pregnant women and deliver babies may have better birth outco
A new online tool from Queensland researchers will tell people their risk level of developing deadly melanoma. Learn more on Health Professional Radio.
The number of people admitted to hospital with alcohol-related problems – such as serious liver disease, alcohol poisoning and cancer – has risen by...
In the face of surging prescription drug prices, some US states are proposing to import medicines in bulk from Canada, where many drugs are cheaper than...
The potential for a simple blood test to detect patients with lung cancer has been boosted following an "exciting" discovery made by Australian research...
Scientists at the University of Aberdeen believe they have identified a gene which may cause the most severe cases of clubfoot.
The health insurance giant Cigna said on Thursday that it had agreed to buy Express Scripts, the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager, in a $52 b...
Breastfeeding can be as varied as the women and babies doing it. Learn more on Health Professional Radio.