An Australian doctor who blew the whistle on the medical neglect and mistreatment of refugees and asylum-seekers on Nauru has won an international free speech award.

Dr Nick Martin, who was the most

"We ask that the TGA does not criminalise the sex lives of gay men and queer Australians that seek to have comfortable, consensual sex in the privacy of their own homes."

You may be thinking why

Health officials are warning GPs to be on the lookout for patients bitten or scratched by bats because of the potential for contracting lyssavirus.

NSW Health issued an alert following a spate of

Vapers who use nicotine-free e-cigarettes are potentially inhaling not only nicotine but also trace amounts of pesticides and a biological chemical found in urine and faeces, an Australian study has

Euthanasia drugs will be delivered directly to patients using a mobile delivery service when Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying scheme starts later this year.

The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, which

Australian newspapers have been misleading readers about the importance of sun safety practices by exaggerating the benefits of vitamin D and glorifying sun exposure, a study suggests.

Researchers

Missed HIV testing opportunities in high-risk patients with STIs are leading to unacceptably high rates of missed or late HIV diagnoses, a study shows.

In a retrospective study of 6400 people

The Australian government has been urged to consider changing the organ donation system to an ‘opt-out’ scheme to combat the rise of human organ trafficking and transplant tourism.

A parliamentary

Children with epilepsy or febrile seizures are at a greater risk of developing a range of psychiatric disorders in adulthood, including schizophrenia, a study suggests.

However, the risk appears more

Automated instruments have no place in the detection of skin cancers and should be avoided, leading dermatologists warn.

New clinical practice guidelines for melanoma detection and skin monitoring in