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Some people may still fancy you, but perhaps stick to your own age.

Why ageing experts are obsessed with health span

There are two main ways experts think we may be able to extend the time we enjoy a quality of life.

  • Dana G. Smith
Models at the Japanese Trade Fair at the Trocadero in Sydney in 1959.

I lived a 1950s lifestyle and got fitter, slept better and lost weight

The food wasn’t great and no one would want to go back to washing sheets in the bath, but there were some surprising upsides.

  • Miranda Levy
HMPV cases have surged in China.

Should you be worried about the HMPV virus spreading in China?

Here is everything you need to know about the respiratory infection and why it’s very different from COVID-19.

  • Stephanie Nolen
Safe and strong.

Weightlifting could take eight years off your body

A recent study suggests a link between weight training and a reduction in biological age for both men and women.

  • Joe Pinkstone
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The real reason men get belly fat (and how to get rid of it)

Research suggests it’s more harmful to be a man who is overweight than a woman who is carrying extra pounds.

  • Emily Craig
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December 2024

Bill Clinton earlier in December.

Bill Clinton admitted to hospital after developing a fever

The former US president is in “good spirits” after being admitted to hospital in Washington DC.

  • Justin Sink
The state of your hands can reveal a lot about you.

The signs of poor health that your hands, nails and knuckles reveal

The clues to fighting illness, from eczema and psoriasis to arthritis and Parkinson’s, could be right before your eyes.

  • Marina Gask
Elton John lost sight in his right eye following a severe eye infection.

Sir Elton John reveals he has lost his eyesight

The 77-year-old legendary musician told fans he had lost his vision after an infection in one eye earlier in the year.

  • Albert Tait

November 2024

Errol Baker’s daughter, Jas, consumed methanol at schoolies nine years ago.

What schoolies revellers need to know about methanol

Errol Baker says his daughter is lucky to be alive life after she was poisoned by methanol on a schoolies trip to Bali. He and experts offers tips on reducing the risks.

  • James Hall
Bianca Jones (left) has died, and her friend Holly Bowles remains in a Thai hospital after consuming the methanol-laced alcohol.

‘Don’t drink spirits’: The sobering reality of methanol poisoning

In Asia, methanol poisoning is surprisingly common. This is why it is so dangerous, how to steer clear, and what to do if you get unlucky.

  • Andrew Burke

October 2024

Weight loss drugs are a good use of public money, the UK Labor government believes.

UK jobless to be given weight-loss jabs to get them back to work

For many people, these jabs will be life-changing, the British health minister believes.

  • Wes Streeting
The founder of Atelier Nick Benson.

Macquarie’s venture division plugs into manufacturing platform Atelier

Macquarie director Jonathan Lay led the deal, putting a term sheet in front of Atelier within four weeks of it being in-market.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Move over pubs, socialising has moved to the steam room

Luxury communal bathing houses are popping up everywhere, wooing the swim-sweat crowd with a focus on state-of-the-art interior design.

  • Eugenie Kelly

September 2024

Scientists did not yet know why the drug reduced these risks.

Ozempic reduces risk of heart failure by 27pc: study

Scientists don’t yet know why. But the findings are important given that heart disease is the leading cause of death globally and in Australia.

  • Euan Black

August 2024

No one should enter surgery lightly, says adjunct professor Vertullo.

Four ways to sidestep knee surgery

Those suffering with osteoarthritis of the knee need to take more control of their condition, rather than sitting back and waiting for surgery.

  • Jill Margo
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July 2024

Do you get sick on holidays? You’re probably a workaholic

Those of us who fall ill as soon as we stop work may need to rethink our approach to life.

  • Pilita Clark
In the 20 years to 2023, the national median price for farmland has risen by an average of 8.5 per cent a year.

Avian flu surveillance to be upped amid fears of spring outbreaks

A $7 million package of federal initiatives is to be rolled out to prepare for possible outbreaks of the highly dangerous H5N1 avian flu strain

  • Tom Burton

The secret to ageing may lie in AP-1

Australian researchers appear to have uncovered a crucial master controller that governs the activity of human genes as we develop and age.

  • Jill Margo
Science now suggests that it is possible to lose weight rapidly in a safe fashion.

Are you overweight or obese? Depends on where you carry your fat

European experts have developed a new framework to modernise the staging, diagnosis and management of obesity.

  • Jill Margo
Evidence of a link between social media and poor mental health in young women is growing.

Mental health crisis for young women started in 2012, study finds

More research has found a strong link between the emergence of social media and depression, anxiety and self-harm.

  • Julie Hare

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