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Australia’s national science agency said on Thursday it has commenced the first stage of testing potential vaccines for COVID-19, as it joins a global race to halt the coronavirus pandemic.

Vaccines to combat deadly coronaviruses "are not easy" and "in fact, up to now we've never had a successful vaccine against a coronavirus,' Australia's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly says.

Sufferers of endometriosis still face forking out for high cost treatments despite the launch of new best practice guidelines, says an Auckland doctor.

A limit on purchases of Ventolin could be likely as chemists warn of shortages in asthma medication due to panic buying.

The Morrison government is preparing to stockpile 'essential drugs' to combat panic buying.

Advocates say those who need mental healthcare the most are often unable to pay for it.

Australians are finding out the hard way that even if they've bought travel insurance, they're probably not covered for coronavirus.

The Nobel-prize winning drug saving the lives of stage three melanoma patients has been added to the PBS, saving patients more than $100,000 a year.

A 38-year-old dad with terminal bowel cancer wants to extend his life and watch his children grow up – but it comes with a $66,000 price tag.

After the lowest annual increases in 18 years, relief appears to have been short-lived.

More Australians with cystic fibrosis will be able to buy medications at a significantly reduced cost after the federal government announced new subsidies.

Half a million Australians will tomorrow have access to cheaper medication, when 175 common prescription drugs are added to the PBS.

It is estimated more than 500,000 Australians will have access to cheaper medicines when new products are added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on Tuesday.

Do new cancer drugs work? Too often we don’t really know (and neither does your doctor).