Multivitamins promise glowing skin, better sleep and a longer life. But who do supplements really benefit?

For healthy people, pills, patches and gummies just create ‘expensive urine’. But for those with nutrient deficiencies, vitamin supplements have clear benefits

Six million Australians to lose cover at scores of private hospitals amid health insurance funding row

Healthscope to rip up contracts with Bupa and Australian Health Services Alliance in fight over extra fee

Australian women to get home self tests for chlamydia and gonorrhoea – but experts urge caution

People with genital or pelvic symptoms may feel a sense of false reassurance with a negative result, sexual health expert warns

‘The fatigue is not only real, it is absolutely legitimate’: why are so many of us so tired right now?

There are reasons why in workplaces, homes, shops and schools there’s a sense that much of Australia is running on empty

The Guardian view on children and smartphones: setting some limits is a good idea

Editorial: Mobile phone use is not the biggest issue facing schools – or society. But device-free time is important

Chanel Contos teams up with Tinder on ‘crucial’ Australian consent course, but some have doubts

Contos and peak body The Women’s Services Network hope it will introduce ‘nuances of consent’ to dating app users, but other advocates say Tinder should not receive ‘props for the basics’

If only other cancer patients could wish it all away, just like heroic Elle Macpherson

Like other celebrity wellness entrepreneurs, the former model seems to peddle nonsense

Australia running low on HIV-prevention drug PrEP as experts warn users to plan ahead

TGA recently approved importation and supply of overseas-registered tablets to help ease the shortage

Antiviral: Guardian Australia’s new health column helps you determine science from snake oil

From serious questions to the more silly ones, this is a place where people can feel safe to ask questions about health and wellness news

Elle Macpherson refused to have chemotherapy after breast cancer diagnosis

Supermodel says she is in remission after being diagnosed seven years ago and rejecting some aspects of conventional medicine