Health

New modelling shows COVID-19 hospitalisations are likely to peak in late August at around 1,660 cases as the state records another 21 deaths today.

The US President is expected to leave isolation and return to his usual work conditions by the end of the week. 

Experts say new research highlighting the "insidious" tactics companies are using on TikTok to target young users should prompt government action on junk food advertising.

There had been fears the new mats that guard against foot-and-mouth disease would add yet another delay to the airport experience, but travellers do not appear fazed. 

A former Federal Court Judge finds SafeWork SA's investigation into the death of murdered outback nurse Gayle Woodford was adequate but communication with her family could be better.

With the peak of the latest Omicron wave expected to hit Tasmania, some parents and teachers are nervous about today's start to Term 3 and want masks mandated in schools, not just recommended.

When Meaghan did psychedelic therapy she was gagged and pinned down by her therapists. With psychedelics touted as a miracle cure, she wants her story known.

Health advocates are urging the federal government to approve and secure supply of a second vaccine for monkeypox amid fears of rising cases in Australia.

An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 19 aged care residents in a Western Sydney nursing home in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic hears details about the final days of their lives.

The number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 in South Australia has reached 384 and authorities have recorded another 19 deaths on a reconfiguration of data. 

Australia's COVID-19 cases and death rates were the third highest in the world per capita during the past week, and the numbers are getting worse.

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.

The member for Londonderry in north-western Sydney takes leave after a sudden cancer diagnosis but says she will return to parliament after her treatment.

With more than a thousand Australian aged care facilities facing COVID-19 outbreaks, the federal government has extended support from defence force personnel to September.

There are now 16,000 cases of monkeypox in 75 countries, including Australia. Here's what health authorities are facing with the spread of the disease.

Surging sub-variant cases mean that many Australians are dealing with COVID-19 reinfections — but how different are they to the first time?

When Lyndall recovered from her second COVID infection, she thought she had months of immunity. Just six weeks later, she was battling the virus again.

Inside the underground world of psychedelic therapy and the controversial charity pushing hard to bring the treatment into the mainstream.

White House officials says President Joe Biden is feeling "much, much better" after testing positive for COVID-19.

After more than two decades, people who were in the United Kingdom during the 'mad cow disease' outbreak can donate blood in Australia from today.

The federal government says it is doing enough to stop foot-and-mouth disease entering the country, but some farmers and travellers aren't convinced, despite new control measures being introduced last week.

COVID hospitalisations in South Australia hit a new record as students prepare to return to school with mask recommendations from the state's top doctor.

Heather Makris's life changed forever when she had organ failure during a routine operation in 2016. She now urges more people to donate organs after three in 10 people still have not registered.

The Australian Building and Construction Commission's powers will be stripped back within days, in a federal government move to dump what it describes as "ridiculous" rules.

The WHO director-general's announcement that monkeypox is now a public health emergency of international concern is an escalation in the response to the disease. Here's what you need to know.