Diseases and Disorders

A report from the Wold Health Organization and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows cases jumped by 18 per cent to an estimated 9 million in 2022. 

Australia could be on the verge of a whooping cough outbreak and, contrary to popular belief, it isn't just a disease for parents of young children. Here's what you should know.

SA Health says the Grand Princess is suffering outbreaks of both COVID-19 and gastroenteritis, with passengers telling the ABC that guests have been confined to their rooms for days.

The ACT government has thrown its full support behind the push for a national ban on the use of engineered stone, and says it will implement its own prohibition if the federal government doesn't take action.

Sculpted men with bulging muscles, sweating it out at the gym is not commonly an image one would associate with eating disorders, but, with more than 1 million Australians suffering through an eating disorder, the reality is 25 per cent of them are males.

For five months of the year, hens stationed along the Murray River in South Australia play an important role in protecting the state against diseases like Japanese encephalitis.

Bernie Lehmann was at a country footy game when he felt lousy. He found out he had a kidney function issue and eventually needed dialysis. Then one of his children put up her hand.

Epidemiologist Adrian Esterman has urged vulnerable people to take extra care while Coronavirus cases are on the rise.

Bob Moulton says he is among the rural dialysis patients who have fallen through the cracks in the state's transport subsidy scheme. 

The Canadian singer was seen at an ice hockey game on Monday night, with fans happy to see the star joking and laughing after she revealed her rare neurological illness.

An Australian teenager on a scholarship in Winston-Salem keeps a student who collapsed on a basketball court alive, resuscitating him three times in row until medical help arrives.

As a person with multiple sclerosis, Meg knows "moving is the thing that keeps you going". In her home state, where rates for the disease are the highest in Australia, a new centre has opened to help her and others do that and more.

Cancer survival rates in Australia are some of the highest in the world, but many people, including Indigenous Australians and those living in regional areas, are falling far behind.

Women experience rapid bone loss during menopause but experts say GPs aren't confident prescribing hormones for skeletal health, despite evidence it works.

The study's lead author says many children and babies in Asia-Pacific treated for common infections with antibiotics also used in Australia were dying because those drugs were "no longer working".

A music therapist's playlist for any given workday will be as varied as the patients they work with — they may start the day serenading a baby with Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and end it playing a version of a heavy metal song to an adolescent.

A new report has called for a ban on all engineered stone in Australia, but governments will not make any changes until they decide on a "national response".

The rate of stillbirths is higher in migrant, refugee, and First Nations communities — up to twice the rate of the general population.

From coal to asbestos, there's a long and deadly history of dust in Australia. And some are arguing that the lessons of the past aren't being applied today.

The Gold Coast man is recovering at home with a new outlook, a month after medical complications during a Balinese holiday prompted a massive outpouring of support — and an emergency evacuation.

Most concussions don't happen on the sports field. Brain injury is a risk for everyone — and a single knock can have lasting consequences — but it is under recognised in the community and can be difficult to get support. 

With the Royal Children's Hospital her only option, the seven-year-old leukaemia patient from Mildura has made half a dozen long-haul trips to Melbourne this year. 

Hairdresser Shelley Tinkler, 43, has been placed in a coma and is "battling fire from every front" after developing secondary infections.

Kristine Sims never imagined she would end up using a publicly available defibrillator after having it installed at a ferry stop on the River Murray.

These three machines are the most popular pieces of cardio equipment you'll find in a typical gym, and you can buy them for your home too. Here's how to work out which one is best for you.