In an Australian first, Western Australia's Commissioner for Children is set to conduct an independent inquiry into the mental health of young people.
New research suggests people living in the Northern Territory drink more alcohol than other Australians and are also more likely to die from it.
The first large-scale bicycle hire scheme in Britain will get under way in London on Friday (local time).
Meg Wade is living every horse rider's nightmare.
UK scientists may have unravelled one of the long-standing mysteries of human fertility: why sperm cells tend to behave like tiny, surface-seeking missiles.
New research has cast doubt on whether people should take calcium supplements to ward off the degenerative bone disease osteoporosis.
Commonwealth chief medical officer Jim Bishop says seasonal flu vaccinations for children under five can continue.
Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry is leading calls for the Federal Government to commit more money to the country's mental health system.
Researchers in WA are trying to determine why most health and social services have failed to significantly improve the health and well being of Aboriginal people.
Social Inclusion Commissioner David Cappo has released a discussion paper critical of disability services in South Australia.
Two outback Queensland mayors and their chief executive officers will cycle 200 kilometres this weekend to promote a healthy lifestyle.
US researchers say they have developed a technique which could one day allow people with knee or hip problems to grow their own replacement joints.
Mataranka residents have told a public meeting power outages are putting lives at risk.
First time figures have revealed people with disabilities are waiting months for medical appliances such as electric beds and wheelchairs.
Nationals' leader Warren Truss says the Coalition will act further to fix regional health services.
Children with a disability would be given $12,000 to help pay for treatment under a re-elected Labor government, the PM has announced.
A new study has found loneliness can be as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day or drinking heavily.
A new study suggests cancer patients are not being treated in line with guidelines which could save their lives.
Melbourne researchers believe they have made a breakthrough in the search for a treatment for Huntington's disease.
New research has found certain drugs can increase the risk of heart attacks among people with HIV/AIDS.