A more severe variant of the mpox virus is spreading fast, already causing hundreds of deaths in Africa.The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international c

A majority of the world's population lives in cities.Our urban environments have changed rapidly, and a very different to the environments humans evolved in.This could mean we're not being exposed

While humans and pathogens have waged war for millennia, even dangerous pathogens can be engineered to be helpful in the right hands.What are the qualities that make a microbe or virus so successful

A look at some of the Health Report correspondence this week.You can email us athealthreport@abc.net.au

Authorities in Victoria believe they've found the source of a Legionnaires' outbreak in Melbourne that has killed two people.What do we know about the disease, and what needs to be done to avoid out

There has been a heated and at times harmful discussion about presumed sex differences in athletes competing at the Olympic Games.While unfounded, accusations against two female boxers have reigni

Unions are calling for 10 days of reproductive leave for women going through menopause and perimenopause.They say older women are leaving the workforce early because a lack of support.But one ex

People with diabetes who are treated with insulin have more than a 60 per cent increased risk of serious injury.Low blood sugar can lead to falls, while high blood sugar can lead to nerve damage, wh

Viral hepatitis infections claim the lives of 3,500 people each day.One of the lesser known kinds is hepatitis E, which can lead to acute liver failure.We explain the storied history of this virus

For the first time this year, there are more patients in Queensland hospitals with influenza than COVID.A survey has found people's main reasons for not vaccinating against flu were that they didn't