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A leading Australian vape advocate has called for an urgent overhaul to the government’s approach to regulating vaping across the country, claiming the current approach is leading to China staging a “reverse opium war”.Health authorities…

Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week, Dr Zac Turner helps with a question about the dangers of household cleaning products.QUESTION: My wife has decided everything in our household must be made from natural…

The NSW government has said closing down schools amid worsening Covid-19 outbreaks throughout winter will be an absolute “last resort”, but at the same time schools are struggling with a “chronic teacher shortage which the previous…

Women and children are vulnerable to the effects of climate change in terms of their health and wellbeing, a top WHO official said, stressing the need for a united approach by countries in promoting the integration of health and…

Classes have been disrupted and some children will have to learn from home amid rising cases at four NSW schools.Three schools are currently impacted by whole year groups learning from home, a small fraction of the more than 2200 schools…

An estimated 13.4 million babies were born preterm in 2020, with 45 per cent of them being born in just five countries, including India, China and Pakistan, according to a report released by the United Nations agencies and partners on…

The global health agency estimates that CVDs take about 17.9 million lives each yearAs per America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making certain changes to your lifestyle, and leading a healthy life can help you in lowering…

There are few things in the world as comforting as that first bite of a golden, crunchy hot chip that you have been thinking about all day. Whether you prefer those beautiful pieces of fried potato goodness coated in lashings of chicken…

A bird flu strain that is very rare in humans has claimed a woman’s life in China, authorities have confirmed.According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the 56-year-old woman from Guangdong in China’s south was the third person to…

Teens' trust in the news they read on social media - or lack thereof - may be critical in determining whether it contributes to or detracts from their well-being, according to a Cornell-led psychology study.Researchers found that those who…