Women’s despair after losing contraception class action
More than 1000 women who suffered chronic pain and bleeding have lost their class action against pharmaceutical giant Bayer over a contraceptive device.
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A new, free, walk-in mental health care and support centre has opened in Civic.
The federal government announced a plan to subsidise a treatment for the disease as part of a broader initiative to address the unnecessary suffering.
A surge in COVID-19 cases has hit ahead of the festive season with health authorities warning those at risk to take precautions to avoid getting sick.
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The science: why methanol isn’t safe for human consumption
Pharmacology lecturer IAN MUSGRAVE explains methanol and how it gets into drinks and causes harm.
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Dragons, ahoy! Meet the paddlers with a passion
Canberra's Dragons Abreast is celebrating 25 years advocating for breast cancer awareness and therapeutically padding a 22-seat dragon boat, reports ELIZABETH KOVACS.
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‘Chart your fart’: call for Aussies to track their gas
Scientists want Australians to record the quality, quantity, aroma, loudness and duration of their emissions using a phone app for a gut health study.
Australians are falling behind on whooping cough vaccinations as the nation faces its worst outbreak of the deadly bacterial disease.
The social services minister says evidence from a Centre for Disease Control would help to restore trust for future pandemic responses.
Australians have lost trust in authority as a result of inadequate planning and communication during COVID-19, a review into the pandemic response has found.
An immune protein could hold the key to developing new drugs to help fight bowel cancer, according to new ANU research.
JANET DAVIES & JOY LEE explain how a combination of genetics, hormones and the environment can lead to people developing hay fever later in life.
Qualified doctors from Ireland, New Zealand and the UK will be able to see Australian patients sooner after the regulator eased registration hurdles.
Independents for Canberra has topped the AMA's election Health Report Card with a score for its policies of 79/100.
It might have started out "in sickness and in health" but increasingly, marriages put under strain when the woman develops breast cancer are failing.
One in three Australians suffering from mental health woes is not seeking support due to soaring cost-of-living pressures, research reveals.
Researchers have released a comprehensive study into the long-term effects of daylight saving on sleep, debunking myths it makes people ill.
Some people are waiting up to 10 years before accessing support for mental health issues as a new survey reveals increasing shame about seeking treatment.
People are paying higher out-of-pocket costs to see a GP despite an increase in funding to health care delivering millions more bulk-billed trips to the doctor.
