Health News
How Jessica coped with losing her eye
THIS 23-year-old woman has an aggressive form of eye cancer, but has found a cool way to make the most of her condition.
Backflip on GP visit cap after revolt
THE government has been forced to backflip on plans to limit the number of times chronically ill people could see a GP after fury from patients and doctors.
Medicare overhaul puts patients at risk
THE nation’s sickest patients could be at risk after a massive Medicare change will see their GP visits cut back — and doctors are unimpressed.
Whooping cough vaccine booster to go
THE government that removed childcare subsidies to parents who refused to vaccinate their kids now wants to axe a vital whooping cough vaccine booster.
Dying singer conquers album charts
AUSTRALIAN opera singer Matt Hirst has been given less than a year to live at the age of just 29. He’s done something incredible with that time.
The answer to our drug problem?
FOURTEEN years ago this country had a jail system full of drug users and dealers. One small change and there are less people in prison and hardly anyone overdoses.
Man receives skull-scalp transplant
A COMPLEX operation has been hailed a world first after a cancer patient received a skull and scalp transplant along with a new kidney and pancreas.
Test to detect every virus you’ve had
A NEW and inexpensive test has been developed that can detect every virus a person has been exposed to, using a single drop of blood.
How to fall asleep in 60 seconds
IF YOU ever have trouble falling asleep, this might just be the trick you need: a method that can help you drop off in less than one minute.
Fake illness that ‘wrecked my life’
THIS may just be the murkiest love story ever told. He says he spent months nursing his ex, believing she was dying of cancer. She says he knew the whole thing was a lie.
‘I changed his nappy and skin fell away’
A HEALTHY toddler’s parents thought their son would die when an infection caused 80 percent of his skin to fall off, leaving gaping wounds.
The biggest killer of teenage girls
PARENTS of high school students worry about them being attacked, taking drugs or getting pregnant. But at Hayley’s school, the worst threat came from elsewhere.
Waitress gives ill customer a kidney
A WAITRESS who heard that a regular customer needed a kidney transplant to stay alive was more than happy to met his order.
Get kids moving, or else...
KIDS as young as 15 are facing a range of health problems because of excessive screen time and a lack of exercise.
Diet trends that drive nutritionists nuts
AUSSIES are bombarded with countless directives on food. But there a few diet trends nutritionists can’t help but roll their eyes at.
Meet the man wearing someone else’s face
THREE years after her family was struck by tragedy, Rebekah met the man who now wears her brother’s face. Literally.
The great big chocolate hoax
HOW easy is it to fool people with a fake story about a ridiculous miracle weight loss solution? The answer is alarming.
Contraceptive pill may cause blood clots
THE broadest study of its kind has backed estimates that newer kinds of contraceptive pills carry a higher risk of dangerous blood clots.
‘It’s not an old person’s disease’
YOUNG people are being urged to seek treatment early for bowel cancer rather than dismissing the symptoms and waiting until it’s too late.
What in the world is a ‘cuddle club’?
SOME participants charge $1 per minute and offer up to 50 different positions. But this isn’t sex. It’s Australia’s ‘cuddle party’ scene where there’s only one catch.
Insane new diet taking over Instagram
THIS latest diet craze isn’t just about dropping the kilos. It’s about broadcasting your painstaking effort - and your pain - to absolutely everyone.
Whoa! Melissa reveals amazing weight loss
A FAR cry from her current starring role as a dowdy CIA analyst, Melissa McCarthy has reportedly lost around 20 kilos, displaying a stunning slimmer look on the red carpet in Berlin.
‘How my bucks night saved my life’
NIK Pinchbeck was out on his buck’s night three weeks before his wedding when a bump on the head landed him in hospital. Little did he know, that bump saved his life.
Surprising reason we’re putting on weight
NOW you can blame pollution, not pizza, for your expanding waistline. It turns out that living next to a busy road makes you put on weight.
The note that inspired Branson
A 12-YEAR-OLD girl from NSW and the charismatic billionaire share an unlikely bond. This is why Richard Branson reached out.
‘I want a choice to say enough is enough’
SHE has spent the past four years fighting a brain tumour, today Lecretia Seales took on a greater battle — the right to die.
‘I would go home and cry’
TRAINEE surgeons are coming forward in ever greater numbers with shocking tales of bullying and humiliation in Australia’s hospitals.
Six things your pee can tell you
WE KNOW it’s a little awkward, but you can learn a lot from the state of your pee, and it’s time you knew what to look out for.
‘He’s literally eating the jail’
THE crime that got this man locked up was petty, but what he’s been doing to try and get out of jail is extreme — and has cost $1.3 million in medical bills.
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