Tending to his garden one afternoon, retiree Stewart never expected a bag of potting mix would leave him fighting for his life in a 10-day coma.

Recently, Chemours has seen tremendous growth in the “product groups” responsible for manufacturing forever chemicals for use at data centers.

Australia's community-led response to HIV has put an internationally remarkable goal within reach, but new challenges are threatening to disrupt decades of progress.

A new study led by VICNISS, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, found that hospitalised patients who acquired COVID-19 in hospital were more likely to die within 30 days than patients whose infection was acquired in the community.

South Australia's Employment Tribunal has fined energy giant AGL after workers were exposed to lead during a decommissioning project at an Adelaide power station.

Here's what three experts have to say about choosing and using an air fryer.

A new review looked at 1,734 people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). But it couldn’t separate pesticide from other risk factors, such as head trauma.

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Researchers tested 18 stuffed toys and found that all released at least one targeted PFAS into artificial saliva under mouthing-relevant conditions, with PFHxA driving much of the variation between pr...

People with poorly controlled asthma may be able to breathe easier by making a change in the kitchen.

Tyre particles and potentially toxic tyre chemical additives have been found in dust collected from Brisbane residential balconies.

Blood samples found levels of the "forever chemicals" in sparrows near contaminated industrial and military sites were 10 times higher than those in a comparison population.

New analysis by Newscord and Deepcut finds ABC reporting repeatedly privileges Israeli perspectives over Palestinian voices

Chucking a sickie is no longer as easy as a quick phone call in Germany, under new laws hoped to boost productivity. Here's how the world is responding.

The Minns Labor Government is launching an NSW Asbestos Plan of Action and will conduct a two-year trial allowing NSW households to have asbestos waste picked up and disposed of for free.

Old satellites and bits of space junk regularly fall back to Earth, burning up as they pass through the atmosphere. All this burning metal causes a chain reaction and ultimately destroys ozone molecu...

Australian Space Agency working to confirm origin of objects as space archaeologist says they may be connected to a rocket launch

Intercept is a $500M philanthropic initiative that will catalyze the development and deployment of the technologies needed to radically reduce the burden of respiratory infections, and eventually elim...

New research in General Psychiatry has uncovered a link between higher levels of daytime light exposure and a lower risk of dementia.For the study

A global coalition aspiring towards healthy indoor air.

SINGAPORE, 17 JUNE 2026—Duke-NUS scientists have discovered that ageing muscle may contribute to cancer growth by releasing fewer extracellular

In summary: (a) surgical masks provide inadequate protection against airborne pathogens; (b) the current WHO guidelines are harming healthcare workers (HCWs) an...

As tens of thousands of Australians line up to buy shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX blockbuster public offering, Australian government officials are privately flagging the risks posed by the country's gro...

A new study finds that adults who simply breathe in secondhand cigarette smoke have about 1.5 times more of the toxin cadmium in their blood than

Covid vaccination was also tied to a nearly 24% reduction in all-cause cardiac events in a large study, surprising researchers.

The harmful effects of woodfire heater smoke are coming under increased scrutiny, with Asthma Australia calling for a national approach from governments…

Immune memory plays a critical role in the development of durable antimicrobial immune responses. How precisely mRNA vaccines train innate immune cells to shape protective host defense mechanisms rema...

Clare Huppatz, the first woman to be appointed WA's chief health officer, takes up her role at a time when Ebola, diphtheria and the flu are public health concerns.

Firefighters, looking at innovative ways to mitigate bushfires, have found a new weapon - goats.