Health

A blood test early in pregnancy to screen for foetal genetic abnormalities raises as many questions as it answers.

Can Australia counter its soaring obesity rates by removing hidden subsidies on soft drinks?

A deaf, once-homeless cocker spaniel has become an unlikely weapon in the fight against dementia.

In some nations, a staggering 90 per cent of teenagers are short-sighted, but perhaps the problem could be arrested by simply sending children outside.

Is a growing tendency to overprescribe tests and treatments turning the elderly into ‘professional patients’?

The trouble with beating addiction is that it isn’t confined to one substance or activity.

Stigma and silence surround dementia, as research funding is sadly neglected.

Australians are heading overseas for cheap cosmetic surgery in booming numbers, despite the death of a Gold Coast woman undergoing surgery in Mexico and repeated warnings about the risks involved.

With a ‘female Viagra’ now on the cusp of approval, is there any proof the disorder it’s targeting exists?

Connections between drug companies and panels that define diseases raise questions about who is considered ill and how drug markets are expanded.