This is how fast manuka honey can heal wounds
Researchers applied different types of honey on large wounds to see which one is the superior healing agent. One stood out.
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Esther Han
Esther Han is a health reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald. Before that, she spent three years as Fairfax Media's consumer affairs editor. She has also covered food and wine.
Thunderstorm asthma warning for NSW
A freak storm event last year triggered thousands of asthma attacks and killed nine people. It could be in NSW, and authorities are urging people to be prepared.
After a 'beautiful' year without cancer, doctors found a spot in Evie's head
Cancer is the leading cause of death of Australian children, by disease. But only a tiny percentage of government funding goes to this research area.
Psychologist: 'Selena Gomez has blood on her hands'
A prominent psychologist says that Selena Gomez, an executive producer of controversial drama 13 Reasons Why, has blood on her hands.
'Exciting': The plan to slash food poisonings by a third in NSW
In what's being described as a significant breakthrough, food and health authorities are now using whole genome sequencing to identify and control food-borne outbreaks.
'I'll never make that mistake again': The drug that slashed Sydney's HIV rate
NSW is on track to virtually eliminate HIV transmissions by 2020.
The pasta sauce with 90 times more salt than the best options
One popular pasta sauce contains 90 times more salt than some of its rivals on the supermarket shelf.
Gonorrhoea and chlamydia cases on the rise
With cases of sexually transmissible infections on the increase, health authorities are urging people to use condoms.
The trouble with ibuprofen-codeine painkillers
Twelve per cent of Australians are taking too many painkillers, prompting doctors to warn about the harmful - and sometimes fatal - consequences.
'There's no cure': Distressing diagnosis for one in five women
Expanding the definition of polycystic ovary syndrome has increased its prevalence and caused psychological harm, but brought no clear benefits, Australian researchers say.
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