Healthcare
Breakthrough vein-burning surgery gets hearts beating true and in regular rhythm
Low-risk procedure can cure heart problem that is leading cause of stroke among older Australians.
- by Liam Mannix
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Number of Australian women diagnosed with breast implant-related cancer rises
Last year the Therapeutic Goods Administration confirmed 46 cases of breast implant-associated ALCL, including three deaths.
Concerning number of women suffering depression, anxiety: study
Rates of anxiety and depression among Australian women are at a "concerning" high, as women nation-wide fail to meet the recommended rate of weekly physical activity, a new study has found.
- by Sarah Muller
13 Reasons Why: Mental health groups slam Netflix over help information refusal
A prominent psychologist says that Selena Gomez, an executive producer of controversial drama 13 Reasons Why, has blood on her hands.
- by Esther Han
Whole genome sequencing now being used to reduce food poisoning outbreaks 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.
- by Esther Han
Urban sprawl could expose more Australians to deadly Hendra virus, study suggests
Australian researchers have found that as humans settle in new areas, bat colonies move in too.
- by Tracey Ferrier
Massive variation in salt levels found in cooking sauces, new study reveals
One popular pasta sauce contains 90 times more salt than some of its rivals on the supermarket shelf.
- by Esther Han
Rapid decline in new HIV cases in NSW, latest data shows
NSW is on track to virtually eliminate HIV transmissions by 2020.
- by Esther Han
'The ultimate in preventative treatment': Push for government to fund genetic testing
A recommendation to fund a genetic screening test will ease the financial burden on parents who carry genetic abnormalities.
- by Rachel Browne
Mammograms from age 40 would save more lives, study finds
Forty is the optimal age for women to start having regular mammograms to reduce the number of breast cancer deaths, according to a US study.
- by Sarah Wiedersehn
The Australian scientists cracking the genetic code of clinical depression
Two-thirds of Australians with depression have used multiple antidepressants to manage it.
- by Sarah Wiedersehn