There's a recently published study involving 366,000 persons years of follow up, looking at the risks of a stroke after a TIA over three time periods.

Most Australians will receive the Astra Zeneca vaccine, and most of the doses will be manufactured by CSL in Melbourne. Our colleague in the Science Unit, Bel Smith visited the plant, and whether other COVID vaccines could be made there too.

A chance to hear an interview featured in the ABC podcast Coronacast. It's with a virologist who was part of a World Health Organisation investigative mission to China. They were looking for the origins of CoV2.

Which sports are the healthiest; is eating and sleeping at regular hours good for you; how much water should you drink; do superfoods really exist?

Many Australians eat too much salt - and that's bad because it raises our blood pressure and shortens our lives. The government has just finished a five-year process to create a framework to reduce the amount of sodium in processed food. Does it go far en

In Australia alcohol consumption has dropped over the past decade, but it's still a major driver of disease. However the main tool we have to address risky drinking isn't well used - it's time-consuming for GPs and other practitioners who are already stre

What do we know about what passes through breast milk to the baby - in terms of immunity. It's an emerging field of research, and one that's yielding encouraging results so far.

We're still navigating a pandemic, and ... people are still having babies. For parents who choose to breastfeed, there are pressing questions around whether it's safe to get a vaccine while breastfeeding. But the reassurance people want is often lacking b

What is 'virus shedding?' How good is the whooping cough vaccine? And what are the health risks of nicotine?