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The case for testing children for high cholesterol
New research has reignited a debate about whether children should be screened for high levels of cholesterol, which is often inherited and can begin early.
- by Aisha Dow
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How two chefs from an Australian aged care home beat the world’s best cooks
Chefs David Martin and Harry Shen are acutely aware of the bad reputation that surrounds food in aged care. It’s something they want to change.
- by Henrietta Cook
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‘Unprecedented demand’: Psych service for city’s vulnerable in funding crisis
A mental health service for the vulnerable in the city and eastern suburbs no longer accepts adult patients not at risk of suicide.
- by Mary Ward
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Oral health
‘A prevailing fixation’: Why do we love straight, white teeth?
Teeth are essential to everyday life – and they carry our secrets long after we’re gone. What do they know? (And what makes a “perfect” smile?)
- by Angus Holland
‘Bouncers thought I was drunk’: What it’s like to live with narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is known as a condition that causes someone to instantly fall asleep, but for sufferers, the impacts are much more varied, and dangerous.
- by Mary Ward
The artificial heart set to transform medicine – and the Aussie who invented it
Biomedical engineer Daniel Timms lost his father to heart disease, but their kitchen-top tests helped him hone a radical idea.
- by Amanda Hooton
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Health
This telehealth service changed Fiona’s life, but now it’s out of money
Fiona McKay acquired a brain injury after falling down the stairs. The program that helped her get back on her feet is facing closure as NSW grapples with how to pay for healthcare.
- by Angus Thomson and Max Maddison
‘Brain fog’: Major change about to make life easier for ADHD sufferers
ADHD patients and parents who have until now had to suffer for years on WA’s bloated waiting lists have relief in sight.
- by Michael Genovese
‘Often I just don’t eat’: Food allergies a challenge when Joel dines out
Waitstaff should be trained in food allergies just like they are trained in the responsible service of alcohol, advocates say.
- by Mary Ward
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Trevor knew his drinking was killing him. At the time, he didn’t care
Deaths caused by alcohol have reached their highest rate in a decade, according to a new report that calls on the federal government to do more to protect Australians from the harms of excessive drinking.
- by Henrietta Cook and Aisha Dow
Doctor’s regret over treatment of toddler who died after being discharged
Paul Bumford told a coroner he was on his first locum shift at Wangaratta hospital when he treated Noah Souvatzis and should have escalated his care to a more senior doctor.
- by Erin Pearson