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Jenny Tuita at 15 and today.

Aged 15, Jenny was charged with being ‘uncontrollable’. Now she’s on a mission for justice

The NSW government is facing potential legal action over invasive medical examinations performed on teenagers at a girls’ shelter in Glebe.

  • Angus Thomson

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The wellness industry has questions to answer.

Albo, please tell me you haven’t bought into this ‘wellness’ con

You know the industry is cooked when you have a Married at First Sight groom calling himself a “wellness advisor”.

  • Kate Halfpenny
Professor Maria Fiatarone Singh with patient Alice Chan. With a tailored exercise plan for those with early osteoporosis, she says, “For the most part, people feel strong quickly, within weeks.”

Walking’s great – but to strengthen bones, a little heavy lifting goes a long way

Poor bone health puts two out of three Australians aged over 50 at risk of fractures, falls and a shortened lifespan. Many are fighting back – with dumbbells.

  • Erin O'Dwyer
The state’s first permanent pill-testing sites will close from April 4.

Pill testers say people will die as Qld service forced to close

The group behind two south-east pill-testing sites said they picked up extremely potent synthetic opioids three times since November – including last Friday.

  • Courtney Kruk
Health groups say the nation’s health nation’s health practitioner regulator is taking too long investigator minor complaints, and needs to focus on serious matters.

‘You can’t have both’: Judge blasts doctors for defying strike orders

The doctors’ union has been given less than 24 hours to back down on its planned three-day strike or risk derailing a deal for resigning psychiatrists.

  • Angus Thomson
Flu cases

‘Perfect storm of infection’: First-quarter flu cases hit high

Doctors have warned that record influenza detections between January and March could be an “ominous sign” for the cooler months.

  • Broede Carmody
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Sydney intensive care specialist Dr Behny Samadi said she has had to pull over on the side of the road due to exhaustion after covering understaffed night shifts.
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Dr Behny Samadi explains why she's going on strike

Sydney intensive care specialist Dr Behny Samadi said she has had to pull over on the side of the road due to exhaustion after covering understaffed night shifts.

A poster notifying patients of ASMOF NSW’s decision to strike from 8-10 April 2025.

‘Unprecedented’: NSW doctors to defy court order and strike for three days

The union wants a 30 per cent pay rise and working conditions that better address worker fatigue.

  • Angus Thomson
Junior doctors and Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation (ASMOF NSW) members at a rally in Newcastle in February.

Doctors ordered to call off three-day strike in latest pay dispute

It is unclear whether hundreds of NSW doctors will defy the demand and walk off the job for three days next week.

  • Angus Thomson
Australian food consumption habits data released.

More meat and chips, less chocolate: here’s how our eating habits have changed

Australians bought more than 15 million tonnes of food and non-alcoholic drinks last financial year – but the things we reached for have shifted.

  • Millie Muroi

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