Australia is living longer than ever, but millions are now facing the daily reality of chronic illnesses and rising mental ...

Dementia is now the leading cause of death, overtaking heart disease. The Conversation’s experts explain how Australians’ ...

The fallout from Telstra’s national network outage on Wednesday was widespread, stalling trains and electronic payments, and ...

Frailty in older Australians is imposing a staggering burden on Australia's health care system and is driving up costs in community aged-care, new research by Flinders University has revealed.

Australia's My Health Record is a national, integrated electronic record, intended to overcome the problem of having personal health information "siloed" in different systems. My Health Record can ...

Public consultation has begun on a proposal to make health star ratings mandatory on all packaged food and drinks sold in Australia. Health and medical bodies want mandatory star ratings to help ...