People conceived in winter store fat differently: study
Taking up that dreaded gym membership could be shaped by the season of your conception, as a study suggests it could influence how your body stores fat.
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Diabetes treatments are offering a glimmer of hope for a degenerative brain condition set to affect more than 800,000 Australians by the middle of the century.
Five supermarket chains have pulled dozens of products from their shelves, warning customers of a potential health risk.
The federal election has started with a bang with political parties promoting their health and cost-of-living offerings to an electorate feeling the pinch.
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‘Life-changing’ treatment for condition plaguing women
More women are turning to botox injections to address the pain of a debilitating condition that affects more than one million Australians.
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Doctors make voluntary assisted dying plea for election
Australia's peak doctors body is calling for the next federal government to change laws so voluntary assisted dying services can be provided by telehealth.
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Hearing aids to heart monitors: tech is going healthy
More consumer technology is being approved for medical use in Australia, from earbuds that work as hearing aids to smartwatches that test for heart problems.
Fake news and pandemic fatigue are weighing on vaccination rates, with doctors urging people to get the jab and avoid a horror flu season.
Australia's cheaper medicines program is a source of pride for the nation, the prime minister said as he vowed to fend off US pharmaceutical companies' threats.
Several women's health drugs are being made cheaper as the government aims to boost the success of IVF treatments and help those suffering a painful condition.
Empowering nurses and midwives to work to their full scope would free up GPs and hospitals to ensure patients get efficient care, peak bodies say.
Pharmacists want prescription co-payments reduced, pointing to research showing women more likely to be unable to afford medication for them and their families.
A list of 19 exposure sites has been released as health authorities warn two measles cases were likely acquired within the local community.
All eligible ACT community pharmacies will be able to treat women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) and those who need a re-supply of their contraceptive pill, following the completion of the NSW Health Pharmacy trial.
Healthcare funding is to receive a certain boost with both major parties pledging to spend billions of dollars as they prepare for the federal election.
Australia's education minister says law reforms around phone usage in schools and vaping are helping the younger generation kick goals in the classroom.
A world-first treatment for prostate cancer has boosted survival rates and quality of life for patients and resulted in fewer side effects.
Despite fears of a six per cent rise in premiums, Health Minister Mark Butler says any increase would be more reasonable for customers.
Now in her thirties and working as a mental health nurse, Rasa Kabaila says no amount of studying in university could have prepared her for the realities she would face. So she wrote a book to help new nurses.
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![Evie Hudson is a woman with amnesia, who forgets the last 13 years. Piecing her life back together, she navigates the harsh realities of coercive control.
Evie is the leading character in local author @emmagreyauthor's second novel Pictures of You.
Her debut book, The Last Love Note, sold more than 100,000 books worldwide within a few months of being published last year.
“I think that using amnesia really helped [show the effects of coercive control] because she had that sense of being completely lost in her own life,” Emma says of her new work of fiction.
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