From 1493 onwards, everyone who was anyone caught syphilis. Ivan the Terrible, Henry VIII, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gauguin, Keats, Oscar Wilde, Beethoven, Manet and Al Capone all allegedly picked up the disease. Given that the ‘Great Pox’ was a known venereal disorder, it is no surprise Casanova also made the ever-growing list.

A ‘perfect storm’ is in the works in Victoria, with dangerous weather conditions and the impacts of COVID-19 potentially combining to wreak havoc in the state.

With the coming requirement for pathology providers to upload all test results to My Health Record, pharmacists will be able to ‘see’ patients more clearly.

The various dementias are a huge cause of death in Australia. Despite some light on the horizon, there are still no effective treatments.

Todd Marion MPS, in Kiama, New South Wales, has been on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic. He is also a specialist in...

A medication that promises to alleviate symptoms of severe asthma is now listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) under Section 100, giving patients...