Commentary: As governments copy Australia’s under-16 social media ban, Terryann Clark and Sarah Hetrick argue that targeting screen time ignores wider economic drivers of youth distress.

With no end in sight to the war in the Middle East or Iran’s blockade on oil exports, Australia’s growing appetite for electric vehicles is a silver lining to the global energy crisis.

BBC health journalists answer key questions as research suggests the HPV vaccine has prevented 200 deaths from cervical cancer in England.

Three studies linking vaccines to autism cited by US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to support his policies have been retracted or are being investigated by the journals that published them.1 Al...

The amount of solar power generated in the U.S. is continuing to grow.

Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.

Individuals and families need to be supported by a strong social safety net that includes paid leave and a robust child care infrastructure. There are no quick fixes.

The Australian Medical Association is calling on pregnant women, parents, and caregivers to ensure they are vaccinated against whooping cough

“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”

It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy

Agency to end 22 federal contracts, questioning safety of technology credited with helping end Covid pandemic

Influenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three of the last four flu pandemics

he Trump administration’s recent decision to cancel $766 million in funding to vaccine company Moderna for the development of a bird flu vaccine