An professor says Australia's treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome fails to reflect scientific advances in the pathology of the illness.

For more than three decades, researchers have known that children from larger families are less likely to develop allergic disease.

A dip in a pool can leave your skin feeling tight and like the texture of sandpaper, but experts say it's a problem that can be fixed.

The use of leeches is a blood-thirsty practice that's been helping us heal for millennia.

The long-term effects of multiple head knocks in sport has recently been in the spotlight. But, just one hit can be life changing.

A panel found that a ChatGPT bot's responses were both more empathetic and gave higher quality information than a real doctor.

There's more to the story that cortisol levels are to blame for weight gain, food cravings, fatigue and insomnia.

Fitness trackers are offering increasingly sophisticated data on your sleep, but could they be increasing sleep anxiety?

US physician Peter Attia argues that we put too much thought into extending longevity.

Are you the kind of person who tosses and turns before falling asleep, ruminating on all of your missteps and stresses?

We spend, on average, nearly seven hours a day in the digital realm. This provides an entirely new landscape for advertising.

Are ice baths good for you? What's the evidence for and against cold water immersion?

While exercise is an important factor, members of Hobart's Knockoffs Run Club enjoy the sense of community it fosters.

People born in Australia are more likely to suffer from chronic conditions than most of the country's migrant population.

What does it mean to 'age well', what gets in the way, and what needs to change?

An estimated 5 million people in Australia get migraines yet the condition remains both under-diagnosed and under-treated.

Much of medicine doesn't do what it is supposed to do: improve health. That is the view of orthopaedic surgeon, Ian Harris.

The Fab Five swimming group — whose oldest member is 91 — say their routine keeps them ageing well.

A headache is a common occurrence for many of us, but for Effie, it was the first sign that she had glaucoma.

Research into ageing has revealed a number of processes controlling the speed at which we age — especially in our brains.