I was in excruciating pain from age 11. But doctors dismissed me
Anna Fischer found herself curled up in agony every month — but for years, doctors dismissed her symptoms.
Conditions
The electric swimming cap that could help fight brain tumours
It might look like a swimming cap, but this could be the next advance in stopping brain tumours. Here is why.
Inside the spiralling wait times for ADHD diagnosis
The Roumbos family are part of a rise of Australian parents trapped in limbo. Here they share how tough their reality is.
‘Extraordinarily lucky’: Edwina Bartholomew’s health update
The Sunrise presenter has shared some excellent news, seven months after revealing her cancer diagnosis live on air and giving an insight into how leukaemia changed her outlook on life.
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Tattoos linked to cancer in shock study
Getting tattooed could increase a person’s risk of developing a certain type of cancer, researchers have found.
Eye sewn shut: Mum’s shock diagnosis at lash appointment
A young Adelaide mum-of-four was forced to have her eye sewn shut after her beauty appointment led to a terrifying health diagnosis.
‘Better than Ozempic’ diabetes drug arrives in Australia
A new drug set to be better than the infamous diabetes turned weight-loss drug Ozempic will be trialled by two Melbourne hospitals. See if you’re eligible.
‘Told it would fix itself’: Scary symptom dismissed by doctor
Sara-Jayne Edmunds became vegan in an attempt to fix her unrelenting bowel problems. But the cause was much more sinister.
‘Her liver was falling apart’: World-first cancer surgery saves Aussie mum
The only option for these cancer patients was a surgery with a less than 50 per cent success rate. This is the inside story of an Australian breakthrough that got the world talking.
Tea could significantly reduce the risk of dementia, study shows
Start sipping for more brain power
Can a liquid diet reverse type 2 diabetes?
Experts weigh in
‘I thought my headaches were Year 12 stress … I was wrong’
Sophia Noelle Thompson thought her headache was due to stress from her school exams. Instead it was hiding a horror disease that could now claim her life at any time.
‘Sold my house’: My $70k cancer bill was free for others
The stories of Graham Page and Ian Hart in South Australia highlight a major failure of our health system which lags the world in funding lifesaving treatments.
‘I have cancer but I don’t want to know what stage’
Being told you’re terminal is only scary if you know how long you have left, claims mum Kathryn Simile. After all, “you could be hit by a bus tomorrow”.
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