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Patients in bigger hospitals are at a disproportionate risk of contracting a bloodstream infection that spreads when hygiene rules are not followed.

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.