Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

The number of whooping cough cases this year has surpassed 1000, and the health agency is urging people to get vaccinated ...

If you become ill, help protect others by staying home until symptoms improve. Wear a high-quality, well-fitting mask if you ...

Channel 7 newsreader Mike Amor was absent from co-host Rebecca Maddern’s final weekend bulletin due to illness.

As we enter what's generally considered the cold and flu season, COVID, that recent third and most potent side of this health-impairment triangle, has receded from public view, due to its infrequency.

Ali Velshi goes through Trump's public health picks and explains why choices like Robert F. Kenendy Jr. and Mehmet Oz could ...

Readers respond to Liberal criticisms of the teals and those who voted for them, and what the ABC can learn from Joe Rogan.

Here’s a look at the week’s top stories. A candlelight vigil was held for a local high school student who died in a recent ...

Hailing from Belgharia in Kolkata, 22-year-old Sayan Ghosh had traveled to Bangladesh on November 23. He stayed with a friend’s family.

For the first time in 30 years, a drug used to treat endometriosis will be listed on the pharmaceutical benefits scheme.

Phuket is a province in the south of Thailand. Phuket's beaches face the Andaman Sea allowing the west coast beaches fantastic sunsets right throughout the year. If ...