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Researchers have found your morning coffee is beneficial to your health, if you make it the right way.

Is that coffee good for you? It depends on how you make it

New research shows up to three cups of coffee a day can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, but it depends on the method used to make it.

  • Miranda Levy

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Cheese has long been considered a problem for those with high cholesterol but its impact is now believed to be much lower.

Five high-cholesterol foods that are safe to eat - and three to avoid

Long considered a risk to those with high cholesterol, there is a range of common foods that not only pose no threat but are beneficial to your health.

  • Sam Rice
We don’t need to do a lot to reduce our risk of cardiovascular disease.

This is the least you need to do to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease

This first-of-its-kind study found that a little leads to a lot when it comes to heart health.

  • Sarah Berry
Dr Daniel Timms at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute with the artificial heart.

‘Complete game changer’: Man leaves Sydney hospital with artificial heart in world first

For more than three weeks, a man walked our streets with a titanium heart in a world-first achievement set to change the lives of people experiencing heart failure.

  • Angus Thomson
A visit to the GP offers an opportunity to discuss your health goals and what might be getting in the way of meeting them.

Stick to the perimeter of the supermarket, and six other ways to improve heart health

Habits like smoking, poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle can lay the groundwork for disease long before symptoms appear.

  • Nina Agrawal
“Standing is generally better than sitting... To improve your overall health and lower your risk of heart disease, you have to mix in actual movement,” said research fellow Matthew N. Ahmadi.

Standing desks won’t make you healthier. Here’s what experts suggest instead

According to a new University of Sydney study, there are better ways to undo the health risks of sitting at a desk all day.

  • Gretchen Reynolds
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Mike Scanlan, 41, turned to a pure carnivore diet nearly five years ago.

Can the meat-only ‘carnivore diet’ really be good for your health?

What is it about the carnivore diet that is so bad and yet, according to the people who swear by it, so good?

  • Sarah Berry
Australia leading causes of death.

How we die in Australia

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death for Australians since the 1960s. It’s about to be overtaken.

  • Shane Wright
Composite image of Professor Shaun Jackson and his trial stroke drug, TBO-309.

The potential wonder drug, the ‘whistleblower’ scientist and the fateful Balmoral dinner

Professor Shaun Jackson has spent 30 years developing what could be a revolutionary stroke drug. But human trials have been derailed amid a Federal Court dispute.

  • Angus Thomson
HRV: Insights into our heart.

What is heart rate variability? And how much attention should we pay it?

HRV has become a favoured metric among elite athletes and those looking to improve their health – but experts say people should be aware of these myths.

  • Sarah Berry

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