Jury says Johnson & Johnson owes $40M to 2 cancer patients who used talcum powders
A Los Angeles jury awarded $40 million on Friday to two women who claimed that talcum powder made…
Health Check: Immutep shares fizz on $530m cancer drug partnering deal
Bottoms up! Imugene’s commercialisation deal has added some fizz to the share price. Pic: Getty Images Immutep has…
WHO regional director talks health care issues in the Middle East
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank Group shows that since 2000, most…
Top 10 Countries with Best Healthcare in the World in 2025
Healthcare is one of the most important parts of a country’s well-being. Some nations have made incredible progress…
Zee Laboratories’ cheap medicines plagued by serious quality…
Part of this inaction can be explained by government guidelines that discourage regulators from prosecuting a company for…
Private hospitals are in trouble. Here’s what this means for public hospitals – and taxpayer dollars
Every other week there seems to be more bad news for private hospitals. The sale of Healthscope, hospital…
Included Health Launches Its Own AI Personal Health Assistant
Included Health is rolling out a new AI tool that could pit it against Big Tech’s latest health…
Thailand to let insured patients buy medication outside hospitals
The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) and several healthcare agencies have officially launched a new initiative allowing patients…
Myanmar’s military junta says hospital it bombed killing dozens was used as based by armed groups
Published on 13/12/2025 – 9:47 GMT+1 Myanmar’s military acknowledged on Saturday that it had carried out an airstrike…
How hand weakness led me to a meaningful career in medicine
To call my medical career a series of random pivots is an understatement. I have multiple sclerosis (MS)…
More than 3,000 aged care patients stuck in hospital beds, new national figures show
State and territory health ministers have failed to reach an agreement with their federal counterpart after launching another…
Emerging menopause treatment or ‘wild west’ medicine?
Menopause is having an overdue moment. Midlife women are talking more openly about debilitating symptoms like hot flashes,…