The Latest Breaking News from NSW Health

COVID rules have been wound back further across Australia, despite two new subvariants driving surge in case numbers – prompting alarm among some experts.

The message is clear: The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, and Australians should brace themself for a winter of not just that virus, but other lurgies too.

Bubblegum flavoured, feted on Tiktok and in some cases addictive – vaping is attracting a generation of young people who would never light a cigarette. And it’s making some sick

Two new Omicron variants are set to become the most prevalent in New South Wales as a result of their "growth advantage" over previous strains, according to NSW Health.

Experts are calling for parents to be vigilant as cases of a lung virus that causes inflammation of the airways grow in NSW.

NSW Health is calling it "one of the most challenging quarters on record", citing the impact of the Omicron peak.

Health secretary says emergency departments remain under significant pressure due to high Covid-19 and flu cases

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The union representing prison officers - and a range of other workers considered by many to have been on the front line at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic - says the NSW government should also give one-off payments, like those promised to health workers this week, to employees in…

A man in his 50s has become the second person to be diagnosed with monkeypox in NSW and the third in Australia.

Queanbeyan pharmacists were working through the implication of free flu shots.