Ozempic is a model appetite suppressant, improves blood glucose control, reduces insulin resistance and is effective for diabetes, but there are several unknowns.

What would you do to reclaim and protect essential data if your device was suddenly stolen? If the answer is “no idea”, read on.

Until now, a European genome was the standard against which all human genomes were compared. Now, the “pangenome” aims to reflect people of all ancestries.

Over-diagnosing children with autism may be bad for the NDIS’s budget but it is also potentially bad for the children, says leading child and adolescent psychiatrist.

Waves of COVID-19 are getting weaker and when infections drop to very low levels following a wave, we’ll know COVID-19 is settling into a seasonal pattern.

An ageing population and higher rates of obesity are just some of the factors driving increased demand for new joints.

Australians are living through a period of unprecedented disease disruption and no one knows if the various diseases will settle into their old seasonal patterns.

Strep A is a common bacterial disease usually treated with antibiotics. But it’s now increasingly dangerous - and no one really knows why.

The burden of people taking inappropriate or too many medications is a major public health challenge, experts say.

With a worldwide shortage of monkeypox vaccines, Australian experts say each dose can safely be split five ways to prevent infection.

For years, Australian researchers looked for the legendary American donor, but they couldn’t find him. Here’s why.

Researchers have devised a way to reset the communication between the brain and the back to record an improvement in chronic pain intensity at 18 weeks.

While official figures make it seem like an extra 6000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, it is not the case.

While there are many advantages to getting where you need to go quickly and without fuss, there are downsides too.

Australia has good stocks of medications to protect people against severe COVID-19. But getting a subsidised script for them is not always easy.

A negative coronavirus test is no longer needed for entry into Australia and trust is wearing thin as infected travellers fly home.

The omicron wave emerging in South Africa may soon spread to Australia, but some experts say it will probably have less impact than previous waves.

Although 40,000 people test positive every day, and 30 people die from COVID-19, neither the Liberals nor Labor has a pandemic policy before the election in three weeks.

Observing the time limit is crucial for getting an accurate result from a rapid antigen test.

The new deal on close contacts is based on trust and will increase risk of infection in the workplace. It also spreads messages authorities may not have intended.