Young family’s baby cancer nightmare
An Aussie family have revealed their heartbreak and horror after their two-month-old baby boy was diagnosed with a rare cancer – while still in his mother’s womb.
Conditions
Australia in grips of record whooping cough epidemic
Australia has broken a grim record with 45,000 whooping cough cases expected by the end of the year – the highest number since the introduction of the vaccine – with two states hard hit.
‘Easy’ way to tackle fastest-growing disease
A woman diagnosed with the world’s fastest-growing disease has revealed the ‘easy’ way everyday Aussies can help tackle it.
Woman fighting for life with serious disease
A woman is in hospital in critical condition after contracting a potentially deadly disease, with a health authority warning that others may be affected.
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A mother of four says her surgeon was ‘truly shocked to see a polyp so big in someone her age’ after she underwent a screening following a family member’s cancer scare.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have issued a statement following Kate Middleton’s cancer news
King Charles has also broken his silence
‘Save my son’: Aussie families’ $300k desperate plea
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‘I call it hormone hell’: What’s causing brain fog in women
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