News - Health and lifestyle

British researchers have made a breakthrough in the treatment of depression. They've found that patients who don't respond to antidepressants are three times more likely to recover if they also receive cognitive behavioural therapy.

When sleep scientist Kerri Melehan started to look at who we sleep with she found that there wasn't much data available.

Social interaction and meeting people is important after retirement, when the social contact that comes with being in the workforce is gone.

Australia is the third most expensive country in the world for pharmaceuticals and we pay up to 40% more for generics than the UK, which amounts to an annual excess of between 1.5 and 3 billion dollars of taxpayers' money.

The benefits of gardening extend beyond exercise and fresh air.

Intimacy in a relationship means being able to share a whole range of thoughts, feelings and experiences.

Telehealth is defined as the delivery of health-related services through telecommunications technology. WA doctors, specialists and psychologists already use it to hold appointments with isolated patients across the state.

Medicine is one of the fastest changing technologies in modern science - and the kind of medicine that could keep people alive and well for much longer is at the heart of that.

Superbugs are strains of bacteria that have changed (or mutated) after coming into contact with an antibiotic. 

We know that cancer is a killer but Australian researchers have uncovered the insidious nature of cancer cells and how they trick the body's immune system.