Rachel Carbonell

The decline in childhood vaccination rates should alarm governments and the health sector, according to the peak body for doctors. 

A pilot program at one of Australia's biggest emergency departments halves the number of older patients admitted to hospital.

Questions are coming thick and fast with exactly what you can do to be prepared, and when you should do it. Here we tackle some of the big questions from dealing with anxiety to remembering where you put the household torches.

Last year saw an increase in the number of organ donors, but as donors age and families refuse permission, fewer Australians are receiving life-saving donations.

A new study has found almost four in five Australian women have experienced problematic periods in the past five years, and almost half of those have missed days of work or study, costing about $14 billion a year in lost productivity.

ARFID is a newly recognised eating disorder, which became an official diagnosis for adults and children in 2013. For 12-year-old Alex*, the diagnosis came as a relief after years bouncing around the medical system.

New government figures show the number of people with top-level gold health insurance coverage has dropped by more than 400,000 between December 2020 and the end of last year.

Experts are warning of an explosion in ineffective and potentially harmful menopause supplements, with a parliamentary inquiry into menopause due to report this week. Here's what you need to know.

A survey of more than 5,000 year 7 and 8 students across three states found teenagers who vape were more likely to have poor mental health.

Annual drug overdose deaths in Australia have almost doubled over the past 20 years. Advocates say it's time governments change the way they tackle the issue. 

A global consortium of world-leading mental health experts and young people have come together to deliver a definitive analysis of the worldwide state of youth mental health, calling for urgent action to "tackle a global crisis".

If you've had concerns about a loved one's drug use and haven't known how to help them, you're not alone — new research shows most people don't know where to start.

Heavy menstrual bleeding affects one in four women but despite the pain and disruption it causes, only half seek medical help. Doctors are trying to change that.

The number of Australians who received a kidney from a living donor was back to pre-COVID levels last year, helped along by a record year for a program that allows people to donate to strangers.

Telehealth is revolutionising medicine in remote areas, but one obstetrician says entrusting the delivery of a baby to "pure luck" in Australia during 2023 "isn't good enough".

More than 20,000 pets fly in and out of Australia each year, most in the cargo hold of commercial aircraft. But as demand grows for pets to fly in style alongside their owners, a new service is taking off.

A Melbourne charity that helps struggling pet owners says demand for its services has almost doubled since cost of living pressures started to hit.

The federal government's 'botched' implementation of new quarantine rules designed to protect the country from rabies has caused undue distress and heartache, according to critics.

Relocating cats and dogs to Australia is about to get even more difficult amid new regulations aimed at protecting the country from rabies.

Floods are critically important for many plant and animal species, but scientists fear back-to-back extremes of flood, fire and drought are causing significant environmental damage — and say we don't know the full picture.

Storms are the nation's most costly natural disaster, yet many people are not prepared for their devastating impact. Now, as scientists warn that climate change will make storms more intense, how can we limit their damage?

Animal rescue organisations say pandemic restrictions are making it hard for them to get to regional pounds to save animals.

Regional tourism hotspots are closed but if bans on international travel continue local towns and businesses are hoping for a rapid resurgence in business.

Many Australians want governments to start releasing specific locations of coronavirus cases, but doctors warn privacy could be breached.

State borders are closed, but has the time come to cordon off the shires from visitors too? Some rural and country leaders think so.