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A new study claims fish oil pills slow biological ageing. Should we be taking them?

Over three years, daily omega-3 supplementation slowed ageing by three months. Liam Mannix pulls the evidence apart.

  • Liam Mannix

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Declan Lee, from Sydney’s northern beaches, was left on a hospital bathroom floor for several hours because staff were unable to lift him.

On the floor of a Sydney hospital bathroom, Declan lay stranded for hours

Advocates have requested an urgent meeting with the NSW health minister after hearing dozens of hospital horror stories.

  • Angus Thomson
Belgrave South resident Emily Collins says the air is noticeably fresher in her patch of the world compared to suburbs closer to Melbourne.

The healthiest places to live in Victoria

Dozens of places received a perfect score under a new rating system that assesses air quality, green space and variances in temperature – all of which can impact a person’s health. Is yours on the list?

  • Broede Carmody
Sydney’s sickest suburbs

Where are Sydney’s sickest suburbs? Follow the money, heat and air pollution

One part of Sydney has several suburbs with near-perfect scores. Less than an hour away, it was a different story.

  • Kate Aubusson
Sleep is at least as important as diet and exercise for good health and longevity.

Waking up tired? Here’s how to hack your snooze button

Snoozing has a bad rap. Here are science-backed tips to supercharge your morning energy.

  • Angus Dalton
Kyle Sandilands announces on the Kyle & Jackie O show that he has a brain aneurysm.

‘Like a thunderclap’: What to know about brain aneurysms and their symptoms

While Kyle Sandilands attributed his brain aneurysm to “cocaine abuse and partying”, experts say there’s a lot more to know about the condition.

  • Brittany Busch
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The treatment of children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria is back in the news following the closure of a prominent gender clinic in the UK.

Puberty blockers and treatments for trans youth under review

The federal government has ordered the review to come up with new guidelines for the treatment of trans and gender diverse children.

  • Michael Bachelard and Mike Foley
Norsafiza Binti Zakaria operates under several aliases including Natasha Scha, Zakaria Scha, and Scha Zakaria Beauty Spa.

Woman behind Botox hospitalisations barred by healthcare watchdogs

Norsafiza Binti Zakaria was named on Friday as the unregistered practitioner under investigation after one of her patients was treated in intensive care.

  • Angus Thomson
Coroner Audrey Jamieson found “clear and cogent evidence that the failures and shortcomings of World Challenge Expeditions and Kilvington Grammar” contributed to Lachlan’s death.

‘Devastating and unimaginable’: Private school fined over student’s death after overseas trip

Lachlan Cook’s trip to Vietnam with Kilvington Grammar should have been a highlight of his school years. Instead, it led to his death when his diabetes was mismanaged.

  • Caroline Schelle

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