Junior doctors assisted by Advanced Practice Nurses during night shifts take better care of their patients and save more lives, a study has revealed.

Almost half of parents with underweight or overweight children mistakenly believe their kids are in the average weight range, a study has found.

Despite the prevalence of asthmatics plateauing in Australia, the number of deaths caused by asthma is still high on a global scale, a report has found.

Ill health can keep more than 660,000 older Australians out of work and lower gross domestic product by $14.7 billion each year, a study has revealed.

Rural mental health nurses are concerned their profession is dying, with staff shortages being filled by inexperienced workers, a survey has revealed.

Teens that take up drinking or drugs before they're 15 are more likely to be unhealthy and have behavioural problems as adults, a new study has revealed.

Australians are living longer, the cost of living is increasing and pressure is mounting for government to give improved support to an ageing population. David Scott reports.

A study has found alcohol and cannabis are the main drugs that Australian's are treated for, with adults struggling mostly with grog and teens with weed.

New research has found skin cancer may soon take up one million GP consultations each year and will not only cost Australia lives, but large amounts of money too.

A survey has found most Australians would support a scheme that has businesses paying back research and development funding when they are financially well off.

Aboriginal people living in remote communities have the most success with flexible employment training that is located on their own land, research has found.

Footballers may be icons to multitudes of fans, but they are increasingly also seen as pin-up boys for men behaving badly – and binge drinking is a key factor. Genevieve Costigan reports.

Despite 14,000 homeless being accommodated for each day, hundreds of people are still turned away from shelters due to overcrowding, research has found.

Australians have become less happy with the state of immigration over the past four years and more people want the intake of immigrants cut, a new study has found.

Boys aged 14-16 years old are consuming too much salt from processed and fast foods, many of which contain more than half their daily limit, research has found.