Stephanie Dalzell

A new report recommends Australia’s public hospitals stop wasting money and adopt efficiency measures seen in other countries amid governmental tensions over a new funding deal.

Health ministers are furious with a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a public hospital funding deal honoured. 

A 12-fold increase in Australians raiding their retirement nest eggs to fund expensive dental treatments in recent years has been labelled a "systemic failure".

Australians with oral cancer are being left tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket to cover dental prosthetics because of a gap in funding.

A new report finds out-of-pocket costs and eroding trust are contributing to a "concerning" decline in childhood vaccination rates.

The ABC has analysed data from poisons hotlines across the country, revealing almost 1,500 calls were made about children taking melatonin last year, a dramatic rise on previous figures. 

Donald Trump's advice that pregnant women should limit the use of paracetamol in pregnancy has been criticised as "baseless". So what does it mean for you?

New rules have come into place aimed at better protecting patients from unsafe cosmetic procedures. Here's what it mean for your next appointment.

As the Albanese government seeks to rein in the cost of the NDIS, a former Australian of the Year says money could be saved with this one shift.

States and territories will use a health ministers' meeting today to call on the federal government to do more to address what they say is a critical aged care crisis affecting hospitals around the nation.