Health

Victorian health authorities are confident they have located and treated the source of a deadly legionnaires' outbreak in Melbourne.

A five-year-old wolfhound that survived "unbelievable cruelty" is now well enough to be adopted.

People with injuries and disabilities often miss out on playing standard musical instruments. Modifying instruments to suit their needs can open the world.

Malachi, 17, dreams of representing Australia at Brisbane 2032 Paralympics. The Games may be eight years away, but he trains every day at the athletics track in his hometown of Lismore.

The "entire central west" rallied to support Scott Richards' family in the year after he had a serious accident. However, gaps in disability services in the country mean it hasn't been easy.

A lack of awareness of a patient's cultural or religious needs can have a detrimental impact on their health. In an outback community, medical students are learning how to better care for patients of the Muslim faith.

A NSW inquiry finds emergency accommodation for vulnerable children is "not suitable" or "appropriate", with many spending more than 600 days in what's meant to be a temporary care arrangement.

For about 60 years Paul Morgan did not talk about his treatment at a mental hospital in Brisbane. Now he wants others to know his story as part of a push for a truth commission into the facility's practices.

Victoria's health authorities confirm two people have died in a legionnaires' disease outbreak in Melbourne and dozens of people are in hospital. A source is yet to be identified.

The Australian singer says he's expected to make a full recovery after heading to hospital with "unbearable" pain.

Amid claims a major Tasmanian hospital was 10 emergency department nurses short of the mandated minimum on Friday night, the state health department confirms nurses and midwives will not be exempt from vacancy control measures that are put in place to save money.

Martin had to buy a second-hand wheelchair held together with tape because the National Disability Insurance Scheme is only funding support for his autism, not his physical disabilities.

Scientists are harnessing the Tetris effect, a phenomenon described by people who play the classic 1980s video puzzle game, to help unlock dreams and treat post traumatic stress disorder.

Wolston Park closed in 2001, but it remains infamous for widespread allegations of sexual abuse, beatings, chemical restraint and “shock therapy” from the 1950s to 1980s. 

Grant Stevens has witnessed a monumental shift in policing over his 42-year career, with the most pressing challenges now centred around recruiting and retaining officers.

Prahran-based eatery Little Tim Tam has pleaded guilty to food safety breaches after being pursued for two years by the local council.

South Australian public hospital patients have spent a record 5,539 hours ramped in ambulances as the health system continues to struggle with demand.

Fluoride has been added to the water supply in WA's largest regional city, but those opposed to the practice continue to spend significant amounts to filter it out.

Hundreds of thousands of participants and businesses that are part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme should be subject to a tiered, risk-proportionate registration process, a government-appointed taskforce recommends.

An electric shock incident during what was supposed to be the final safety test for a new Sydney Metro line has stoked concerns among the firefighter's union that it is not yet safe to open.

There is a desperate need for organ donation in the Northern Territory, but Aboriginal health workers say it can be a difficult topic to talk about. 

Authorities say they have disrupted an attempt to import almost 900 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in industrial machinery.

Low-acuity public patients from a Gold Coast hospital are being treated at a nearby hotel as part of a program to help free up emergency beds, but many say such initiatives only offer short-term solutions. 

A woman in her 90s has died in Victoria's legionnaires' disease outbreak, which authorities believe started in cooling towers in Melbourne's industrial west.

An alcohol and drug rehabilitation provider near Esperance vows to review its program after former residents raise concerns about its reliance on unqualified staff and limited mental health support.