The surprisingly common condition with a terrifying name
FLAVIE WATERS decodes the science behind the experience with a dramatic name: exploding head syndrome.
Health & Fitness
CHRISTIAN MORO and CHARLOTTE PHELPS go behind the science to discover why nose and ear hairs become longer and thicker as we age.
Health advice about headphones tends to focus on how loud sounds might affect our hearing but they can also interfere with the ear's natural "self-cleaning" function, writes RINA WONG (FU).
Brain ageing researcher SOPHIE ANDREWS looks at the science behind our minds going blank sometimes.
Health & Fitness
Here’s how the world’s first AI‑designed vaccine works
A fundamentally new vaccine designed entirely by AI has been tested in people for the first time, writes NEIL MABBOTT. So how does it work?
Health & Fitness
What the science says GLP-1 drugs are good for
GLP‑1 drugs like Ozempic show promise for more than weight loss. PAUL JOYCE looks at what’s science and what's hype.
Health & Fitness
Strength, sensuality and space to be seen
In an industrial pocket of Fyshwick, behind the roller doors and warehouses, the founder of a bold new movement space is reshaping how Canberra views pole dance, striptease and self-expression. This is a sponsored post.
Should you take vitamin C to ward off colds, lower blood pressure or reduce cancer risk? This is what the experts say...
HUNTER BENNETT lists six ways your smartwatch is lying to you, according to science.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN isn't sure consumer expectations are keeping up with rising private health premiums.
For the past seven years, nearly 900 Canberra women have been walking and talking with a mentor, thanks to Mentor Walks – a not-for-profit group connecting locals with inspiring female leaders, reports TIA PRIEST-WILLIMOTT.
When's the best time to get a flu shot? Infectious diseases experts MERU SHEEL and ALLEN CHENG explain...
"If the staff of our medical institutions were not filled by migrants they couldn’t function." After a heart attack, NOEL BEDDOE went looking for answers.
Whooping cough cases are at their highest level in 35 years – so why the surge, asks ARCHANA KOIRALA.
After being swamped with medical questions, one AI firm is trialling a dedicated health service. Experts say more are coming and their prognosis is unclear.
"Equity is at the cornerstone of a healthy community. Nationally and internationally, the wealthier a person is, the healthier they are", writes columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Worried about turning 60? GILES GIGNAC says that’s when many of us actually peak.
“If you stay close to this movement, son, you’ll be alright.” ROSS FITZGERALD takes an intimate and painful journey through his dark days of destructive drinking to how Alcoholics Anonymous saved his life – and that of a famous friend.
Armchair psychologists are self-diagnosing mental conditions and sometimes self-treating instead of seeking professional guidance, reports KATELYN CATANZARITI.
