inMelbourne

A new centre named after former High Court judge Justice Michael Kirby will focus on how human rights affect health.

Melbourne scientists have made a breakthrough in establishing the link between obesity and diabetes.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made a quick campaign stop in the Victorian city of Geelong.

Melbourne researchers believe they have made a breakthrough in the search for a treatment for Huntington’s disease.

Health officials say evidence suggests the number of women who have contracted hepatitis C at a day surgery in Melbourne’s north-east has risen to 35.

Australian-led research has found radiotherapy can do more to save cancer patients’ lives than receiving more drugs.

The identification of key molecules that make gluten toxic could one day help those with coeliac disease, researchers say.

A Melbourne couple is suing the Royal Women’s Hospital for damages because doctors failed to diagnose their unborn daughter with Down Syndrome, denying them the choice to have an abortion.

Australian researchers are hoping a new vaccine to protect newborn babies against a life-threatening diarrhoeal disease will be on the market by 2012.

The Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has announced plans for a GP super-clinic at Hume in Melbourne’s north.