Many Australian women with postpartum psychosis actively seek help despite not understanding what is wrong with them, research finds.
Pope Leo will not need further treatment after undergoing surgery for lung cancer last week, his doctors say.
Staff shortages paused heart surgeries for 10 days at a north Queensland hospital, with some patients urgently flown to Brisbane.
There are concerns a lack of data on hospital demand in SA is obscuring the strain the system is under.
Many Australian women with postpartum psychosis actively seek help despite not understanding what is wrong with them, research finds.
Thomas Keys allegedly violently assaulted a 60-year-old woman on the Sunshine Coast after she told him his dog was not permitted on the beach.
Authorities in Queensland say restraints are only ever used as a last resort on pregnant prisoners, while advocates call for bans on shackles.
A senior health official has apologised to a pregnant Adelaide woman who was moved between three hospitals while experiencing "stabbing pain" before she required emergency delivery of her baby and an operation to repair a twisted bowel.
The Tasmanian brewery has been operating longer than the state has had electricity, but now, the state icon will be brewed elsewhere.
Topic: Food and Beverage Processing Industry
A woman who set a fire in a mental health ward in a north-west Tasmanian public hospital has pleaded guilty to arson.
Actor Christina Applegate, known for hits such as Anchorman and Married With Children, says she is back at square one with the debilitating symptoms she suffers.
A new study suggests one in four people with severe, recurrent or persistent depression have a proposed subset called "circadian depression", where people often report waking up very tired and being a "night owl".
Shane Danes's family have dedicated their lives to keeping him in his home and out of aged care, but they do not know how much longer they can keep it up.
Tasmania's troubled health system has had a piecemeal approach to addressing its issues, the state's peak medical body says, as it calls for an independent inquiry that would look at the problems holistically.
While many women adjust to the grief of being childless not by choice over time, living in a culture geared towards families can highlight an "absence of intergenerational relationships".
An independent review into the NT child protection department's conduct surrounding Kumanjayi Little Baby before her alleged murder has revealed extensive failings, with the department rating her safety as two out of 10.
One fifth of Victoria's councils have confirmed they are investigating or implementing measures to prohibit covert recording devices from community pools and recreation facilities over privacy concerns.
Australia's sex discrimination laws must be overhauled to stop workplaces "penalising" pregnant women and mothers, a new report urges.
A visit to the doctor can be the first time people trapped in modern slavery situations reach out. A guide designed by victim-survivors helps GPs see the signs.
Melbourne councils are looking to Europe for inspiration to clean up the Yarra River, in the hope of bringing swimmers back to the city's main fresh waterway.
A person who had contact with Kenya's first Ebola victim in early October becomes the country's eighth case of the deadly virus.
The independent senator criticises a One Nation cartoon that ridicules the outspoken veteran and uses her medical condition as a punchline.
Unregulated peptides have exploded in popularity on social media, with promises of weight loss, aging reversal and muscle growth.
More than one in three Australian workers are experiencing burnout, according to a survey, and for those whose workplaces have "high levels of system friction" it is far more likely.
A former high-ranking counterterrorism official is among 24 women working in the public sector who have told Four Corners they have experienced discrimination after falling pregnant.
A review is underway after more than 3,000 emails, including 16 urgent referrals for elective surgery, were found in an unmonitored email inbox months after they were sent.
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