The latest figures released by the Bureau of Health Information paints a picture of a health system which remains under immense pressure with record numbers also recorded in admitted patient episodes.

Several fatalities stemming from supposedly ‘less-lethal’ police weapons are now the subject of coronial inquests, adding to pressure for tougher constraints on their use.

Infrastructure minister says the Newcastle-Sydney project will build on decades of work and planning – but experts ‘won’t be cutting any cakes until there’s shovels in the ground’ ...

Dr Marianne Gale knows a thing or two about preventable diseases. And now she’s on a mission to combat an illness that floored 95,000 Queenslanders last year alone.

New Balance sales grew 19% to $9.2 billion in 2025, as its growth beat the global sneaker market and heavyweights like Nike. CEO Joe Preston attributed New Balance's success to being focused on the ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday appointed Christina Farrell as the new commissioner of New York City Emergency Management, the agency that coordinates the city’s emergency planning, response and ...

The laws regarding the right to protest “are in the hands of police”, he says. “Police are exercising discretion. So the manifestation of the limits on our right to protest are decisions that the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Rockingham County grand jury indicted a man on Friday for allegedly claiming more than $36,000 in unemployment compensation, ...

The specter of covid-19 continues to loom large over the United States. Research out today finds that the viral illness is still sickening and killing a substantial number of Americans every year.

For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when humans stay home. By Emily Anthes About two decades ago, the dark-eyed junco ...

The mental health impact of the closing schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a subject of wide-ranging public discourse and research for years. Now, a new large-scale study shows that ...

The rate of people on Long Island and statewide getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has plummeted, with nearly 30% fewer inoculations compared to midfall last year, according to the state Health ...