Melissa Davey

The $55,000 donation grants access to National party politicians via a policy forum membership scheme

The benefits of drugs such as donanemab, aducanumab and lecanemab are proving harder to quantify than potential harms, experts say

Quitline Victoria data shows 14% of vaping clients attempted to quit in 2024 first quarter – twice the amount as last year

NSW Health investigating after powerful drugs detected in samples related to overdoses in Nepean Blue Mountains local health district

Pharmaceutical company says newer shots led to decline in demand for AstraZeneca vaccine, which is no longer being manufactured or supplied

Health experts say the rise is no surprise given the last pertussis epidemic was eight years ago, and urge people to ensure vaccinations are up to date

Labor’s Mark Butler announced a deal with the Greens that represented a watering down of the proposed new rules

Sexual violence experts concerned about health risks and lack of consent after survey shows almost 60% of respondents under 35 had been choked at least once

Exclusive: Australian-led discovery may help explain why otherwise healthy people die from infectious diseases while others fight off viruses unscathed

Insecure employment, climate crisis and social media are driving ‘dangerous’ decline, research finds

From serious questions to the more silly ones, this is a place where people can feel safe to ask questions about health and wellness news

Many media reports based on the supermodel’s interview with the Australian Women’s Weekly lack detail about the cancer and risk misinforming people

Experts urge Albanese government to pass federal law requiring all draft policy measures be checked against their suicidal ideation risk

Health authorities say infants are at greatest risk so pregnant women, parents and others in close contact with babies should be vaccinated

The tests are presented as a way to detect early cancers or ‘silent killers’ – but are they a good idea if I’m otherwise healthy?

A Christian ‘doomsday cult’ is targeting Australian university campuses. Now former members want them stopped

Inside the bizarre recruitment tactics of the Shincheonji ‘doomsday’ church

Small but influential number of medical practitioners leave pregnant women unable to access terminations in many parts of the state

Overblown concerns about potential dangers of a common chemical threaten to undermine scientific evidence to the contrary

People with genital or pelvic symptoms may feel a sense of false reassurance with a negative result, sexual health expert warns