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Experts struggle to understand the results of internet genetic tests and any errors can cause unnecessary anguish for families, says a scientist.

There was a 33 per cent spike in complaints about Queensland's health system last year.

Vermont has become the third US state to legalize physician-assisted suicide.

Are you spending hundreds of dollars on running shoes that are more likely to hurt you and slow you down? A NSW team of researchers wants to find out.

WA's health minister Kim Hames says child care centres should have the right to refuse entry to anti-vaccinated children - but it does not need to be law.

Teenagers aren't doing nearly enough exercise, Dr Louise Naylor from University of WA warns.

The death toll in Saudi Arabia fom a SARS-like virus has risen to 16, its health ministry has announced.

Research at Cambridge University could prove useful in the work to try to combat dementia-related diseases.

Sleepiness is associated with attention lapses and slowed reaction time, according to research that shows young drivers are putting themselves at risk.

Ongoing unexplained pain in children is often misdiagnosed and misunderstood, according to an Australian paediatric pain and joint specialist.