The gender bias in healthcare is pervasive and causes harm when women receive worse treatment during a heart attack, are denied proper pain relief when in pain or when less likely to receive timely access to critical health interventions.

What may happen if the hospital systems in NSW and Victoria are overwhelmed when we open up at 70 and 80% and the expected surge in cases occurs?

New research sheds light on colorectal cancer risks.

And are the potential benefits of placebos overblown?

Borderline Personality Disorder is one of the most stigmatised and misunderstood mental health conditions.

It affects a significant number of people in the community, a large proportion of them having suffered trauma early in life. The emotional instability, fear of abandonment and patterns of self-harm can alter someone’s life and that of their loved ones in profound ways.

But the enduring stigma around BPD means it often goes unrecognised or not properly treated and many fall through the cracks.

How did Australia fare in the first year of the pandemic?

What are the 'molecular messages' our body sends during exercise and how can they be used to help treat disease?

Are the most common elective orthopaedic surgeries prescribed always the most effective option?

And can a pill that combines four low-dose medications transform how high blood pressure is treated?

The COVID outbreak in regional New South Wales is highlighting the comparatively low vaccination rates in Indigenous communities.

New research uncovers more on the origins of The Black Death.

Researchers try to understand more about the experience of chronic illness after tick bites.

And in the US, the trial of the founder of biotech company Theranos begins.

What new research shows about the effect of substituting salt and health - can it save lives?

Australia is pinning its hopes on modelling that says restrictions can start to ease once we hit vaccination targets, but will the high case numbers in NSW disrupt that plan?

New research finds that people who are fully vaccinated but contract COVID can still carry high viral loads.

Why are some countries seeing high numbers of children in ICUs, while others are not?

And why are some teenagers more at risk of regular substance use? The answer - partly at least - may lie within the brain.

How can ventilation be improved to help reduce the spread of COVID?

The surprising discovery that patients who isolate prior to surgery are more likely to develop post-operative lung complications.

What's it like living with tinnitus and can anything be done about it?

And calls to do more to prevent chronic disease.

We now have modelling to guide our way out of the pandemic, but some researchers say we will need to vaccinate even younger age groups to reach sufficient immunity.

Why are so many women having critical medical care delayed when experiencing a heart attack?

And research shows people living with anxiety are more likely to use alcohol. But what happens when drinking becomes a problem and where can you get help?

What are people experiencing in intensive care as a result of the delta COVID outbreak and how are hospitals coping?