The US Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic is "more likely" to have emerged from a lab rather than from nature, an agency spokesperson says. The agency had for years ...

A child has been bitten by a tagged female dingo at a popular tourist destination, prompting rangers to urge parents to be vigilant and stay close to their ...

An Alabama woman has passed a major milestone to become the longest living recipient of a pig organ transplant - healthy and full of energy with her new ki ...

Egg and poultry producers hit by a potentially devastating avian flu strain have had emergency rules lifted after the virus was eradicated.

Smartwatches, rings and other wearable tech could tell users whether they are eating enough vegetables in future as well as tracking their blood sugar with ...

Poor leadership, insufficient communication and staff shortages all bubbled to the surface as a deadly wave of COVID-19 swept through an aged-care home, a ...

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the northwest of the country, with one confirmed case so ...

All restrictions on poultry and egg producers have been lifted as authorities declare a regional avian influenza outbreak eradicated.

A worsening psychiatrist shortage in Australia's largest health system has prompted calls to lift restrictions on overseas-trained doctors.

New mothers experiencing mental distress may have to be treated in general psychiatric units separated from their babies as a mass resignation of public se ...

Newborn babies in Victoria will be offered an expanded heel prick test to include screening for another rare genetic disorder.