Headlines on health

Follow the latest news about health and wellness, with this collection of reports and interviews from the SBS News team. Hear the story behind the headline.

When a good deed becomes a privacy disaster: a sperm donor speaks out
Jun 14, 2025 – 00:08:01
CHOICE study doesn't diminish sunscreen's importance in melanoma capital of the world, advocates say
Jun 12, 2025 – 00:07:20
Sporting competition with openly doped athletes set to launch in 2026
May 27, 2025 – 00:05:49
New drug to treat early Alzheimer's adds to hopes for better treatment
May 22, 2025 – 00:03:50
How a custom-made gene therapy could save one baby's life
May 17, 2025 – 00:04:14
Passionate debate as bill to improve abortion access in regional NSW passes state parliament
May 16, 2025 – 00:07:05
Palliative care in multicultural Australia
May 11, 2025 – 00:03:36
INTERVIEW: The role of non-medical interventions in managing chronic pain
May 10, 2025 – 00:13:48
Hysterectomy: the word that fails women suffering heavy periods
May 10, 2025 – 00:04:38
Influenza cases surge: time to get vaccinated say experts
May 7, 2025 – 00:06:40
Study finds rising temperatures pose a mental health burden
Apr 20, 2025 – 00:04:16
Massive research project finds new ways to treat Osteoarthritis
Apr 15, 2025 – 00:10:14
What does the genetic data revolution look like, now 23andMe is going bankrupt?
Apr 6, 2025 – 00:06:47
New study finds high rate of chronic conditions in Australian teenagers
Apr 2, 2025 – 00:05:01
New grant sends culturally targeted quit smoking program national
Apr 1, 2025 – 00:10:33
GPs call for help to measure racism in the workplace to improve health care
Mar 21, 2025 – 00:04:05
How neurodiversity can impact treatment of an eating disorder
Mar 21, 2025 – 00:07:56
A hard pill to swallow: US call to impose tariffs on Australian pharmaceuticals
Mar 20, 2025 – 00:05:00
Call for increased dental support for seniors
Mar 19, 2025 – 00:03:05
New PBS listings offer timely and affordable treatment options for women
Mar 17, 2025 – 00:06:22
INTERVIEW: Are we at risk from a Measles outbreak in Australia?
Mar 16, 2025 – 00:13:08
Staying in control: helping young athletes beat body image issues
Mar 14, 2025 – 00:08:41
Record breaking artificial heart implant is a life-saver
Mar 12, 2025 – 00:03:51
Five years after COVID - are we ready for the next pandemic?
Mar 11, 2025 – 00:03:30
Call first - decide later: women urged to pay attention to heart attack messages
Mar 10, 2025 – 00:04:40
Despite high screening and diagnosis rates, Kate still found her breast cancer by accident
Feb 26, 2025 – 00:06:33
New blood test could revolutionise dementia diagnoses
Feb 2, 2025 – 00:04:38
INTERVIEW: How a plan to lose weight left Sarah sick and hospitalised
Jan 19, 2025 – 00:14:27
New treatment brings hope for patients diagnosed with rare cancer
Jan 16, 2025 – 00:04:13
Government unveils National Autism Strategy
Jan 14, 2025 – 00:05:12
Federal government disputes new report suggesting GP costs on the rise
Jan 13, 2025 – 00:03:36
INTERVIEW: Are we in danger from H5N1 Bird Flu?
Jan 11, 2025 – 00:08:13
Tan-line social media trend triggers renewed calls to be Sun Smart
Jan 8, 2025 – 00:08:16
Severe 2025 flu season likely, prompting calls to get vaccinated
Jan 6, 2025 – 00:06:50
'We keep on poisoning ourselves and enjoying it': Experts call for cancer warnings on alcohol
Jan 5, 2025 – 00:04:22
Is the way we diagnose mental health conditions fit for purpose? Part 2
Jan 3, 2025 – 00:08:46
Is the way we diagnose mental health conditions fit for purpose? Part 1
Jan 2, 2025 – 00:13:30
Have these older Australians found the key to a longer life? Experts think so
Dec 28, 2024 – 00:05:51
HIV in Fiji - a 'ticking timebomb' in the Pacific
Dec 22, 2024 – 00:04:12
A third of people with chronic pain, chronic illness have been forced out of jobs: new report
Dec 8, 2024 – 00:04:17
Exposing the tip of the iceberg: why eating disorders among men are under-reported
Dec 2, 2024 – 00:09:20
"It's completely changed my life": endometriosis patients hail new subsidised treatment
Dec 1, 2024 – 00:04:10
INTERVIEW: Movember's Dr Zac Seidler on the 'huge iceberg of an issue' that is male eating disorders
Nov 29, 2024 – 00:11:55
New program will see pregnant mothers and babies protected from life-threatening virus
Nov 10, 2024 – 00:04:28
New data sheds light on the mental health impacts of losing a pregnancy
Nov 10, 2024 – 00:03:33
Hysterical: Fatima found a 'hidden community' of grieving parents after not getting culturally safe support
Nov 9, 2024 – 00:14:42
'These laws would have protected her': advocates welcome social media ban
Nov 7, 2024 – 00:05:12
National public health body announced in wake of COVID-19 response review
Oct 29, 2024 – 00:05:16
The common, treatable health condition that many men suffer in silence
Oct 29, 2024 – 00:05:51
Drinking water safety guidelines in Australia revised for 'human health considerations'
Oct 28, 2024 – 00:08:58