Olivia Willis is a health reporter for ABC Science. She has worked as a journalist and producer for the ABC since 2014, including for Radio National and the ABC's Specialist Reporting Team. Olivia's work has appeared in the Best Australian Science Writing, and in 2019, she was the recipient of a Logan Science Journalism Fellowship in the United States. In 2021, Olivia and her colleagues were awarded the Eureka Prize for Science Journalism for their podcast series Patient Zero. Olivia has a master's degree in global health from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.
A new report shows many Australians are delaying dentist visits or waiting years to receive publicly funded care — and in some parts of the country, wait times are going up.
Australians aged 18 and over looking to buy a vape without a prescription can now do so legally under changes to national vaping legislation that come into effect today.
PFAS chemicals are used in a vast number of waterproof, non-stick and stain-resistant products. But concerns about their environmental and potential health impacts have intensified in recent years.
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Two new COVID-19 vaccines targeting the JN.1 variant are under review by the TGA. We asked experts about the new vaccines and what we can expect if they're approved.
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Australia's largest health and medical research funding body has recommended sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation be routinely considered in health and medical research.
The latest outbreak of mpox is different to the one that spread around the world in 2022 — and has experts on high alert
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Rates of labour induction have increased substantially in recent years. Is it making childbirth safer — or have the scales tipped too far?
Gaps in high-quality, comprehensive antenatal education are contributing to life-long injuries and birth trauma, maternity experts and parents say.
Midwives across the country say workforce shortages are taking a heavy toll on maternity staff and the families they care for.
Australian researchers call for an end to the use of opioids to treat acute back and neck pain after finding they are no more effective than a placebo.
These women had never heard of Asherman's syndrome before they were diagnosed with it. They're calling for greater awareness of the rare condition that can affect fertility.
An additional 160,000 Australians are now able to access subsidised COVID-19 antiviral treatments after the federal government expanded eligibility criteria under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Australia's mental health services and treatments are largely "gender blind". Is it time for a new approach?
A string of class actions against health services in Victoria, NSW and the ACT is underway over the alleged underpayment of junior doctors.
A team of international researchers, led by Australian scientists, has identified why some ovarian cancers become resistant to treatment.
All Australian adults who haven't had a COVID-19 booster or a confirmed case in the past six months are now eligible for an additional shot.
Australians heading to Sydney WorldPride who are eligible for mpox (previously monkeypox) vaccination are being encouraged to roll up their sleeves and get a jab ahead of the global LGBTIQ+ festival later this month.
The latest annual survey of Australia's doctors in training reveals an increase in trainee workloads, and a rise in the number of trainees considering a future outside of medicine.
It’s been three long years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global health emergency. So what can we expect the virus to do next?
Australia is among the safest places in the world to give birth. But the care you get largely depends on where you live, how much money you have, and how good you are at navigating the system.
A NSW woman is set to become one of the first people in Australia to receive a uterus transplant as part of a landmark research project at Sydney's Royal Hospital for Women.
The latest monkeypox outbreak is being seized upon by anti-vaccine and hate groups, but experts say public health authorities must focus on inclusive and destigmatising messaging.
When Amy Mageropoulos was pregnant with her first son Bobby, she dreamt about the time they'd spend together when he was born. But the reality of new motherhood is far from what she had imagined.
Australian children aged six months to five years could soon be rolling up their sleeves for a COVID-19 jab. Here's what parents need to know.
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With a population living longer, the nation is experiencing higher rates of chronic and aging-related conditions like dementia, the latest snapshot from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare says.