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Once incurable cancers in children will be able to be treated with a new $4.5 million machine at a Melbourne hospital.

Parkinson's disease experts have welcomed a government decision to subsidise a once-a-day dopamine patch.

A new Down syndrome blood test is more accurate than current methods and reduces the need for risky invasive procedures.

Since actress Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy, there has been a massive increase in the number of women seeking help.

Babies who increase their birth weight by 40 per cent in the first four weeks have an IQ advantage over other children, according to a new study.

A new study has concluded panicky patients are not the reason for WA's bulging emergency rooms.

An Australian woman who now speaks with a French-sounding accent after a head injury eight years ago has revealed the experience has left her feeling frustrated and reclusive.

People are confused about which food allergy warnings to take seriously, sparking calls for international standardisation.

A British Columbia Provincial Health official says four suspected cases of the human variant of mad cow disease have emerged in the province.

NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner is leading a push to have pain recognised as a chronic disease.