There is a lot of hype around Dr Kerryn Phelps’ asylum-seeker medivac proposal — but neither its advocates nor its detractors have been very clear about what it would actually do.

On Monday, Prime

The role of aspirin in preventing cardio­vascular events has been back in the news, following publication last year of three large clinical trials on the subject.

One of them was the ASPREE ­(Aspirin

Granting doctors more power to evacuate asylum seekers out of offshore detention facilities would jeopardise national security, the federal government has warned.

Independent MP Dr Kerryn Phelps has

A few weeks back new UK guidelines came out advising women on combined oral contraceptives that the pill could safely be taken daily without the monthly, seven-day, hormone-free break.

The idea that

Nearly all patients who express suicidal thoughts to their GP or psychiatrist will not go on to suicide — yet most people who do die by suicide deny suicidal ideation, a landmark Australian study

Prescribing off-label is well-entrenched in clinical practice — think atypical anti­psychotics for insomnia and antidepressants for back pain.

While authorities may frown on this practice, there’s no

Nicotine-containing e-cigarettes are almost twice as effective as nicotine patches and gum in helping smokers quit, a study suggests.

A year after quitting tobacco, however, most vapers were still

Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events is ‘out’ in the wake of a landmark review, a leading researcher says.

Professor Mark Nelson, chair of general practice at the University of

A Melbourne doctor who claims she was brutally assaulted by police after she attempted to help an injured man surrounded by officers has accused the police of a cover-up.

Dr Kim Proudlove, a

A new advertising campaign is looking for a fair go for those diagnosed with lung cancer.

Lung Foundation Australia says its campaign, which launches today, is designed to challenge misconceptions