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Treating eating disorders is notoriously difficult. A new study into cannabis and psychedelics is offering hope.

Could cannabis and psychedelics help treat eating disorders?

A large international study led by Sydney researchers offers hope to people living with eating disorders, but it comes with some caveats.

  • Robyn Willis

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The gold funerary mask of the pharaoh Tutankhamun.

Toxic fungi behind the ‘Pharaoh’s curse’ can kill cancer cells

These spores may have killed famous archaeologists studying the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Now they could save lives.

  • Angus Dalton
Logan Hospital, south of Brisbane, where a case of clade I Mpox was confirmed.

Almost 60 close contacts identified in Brisbane Mpox outbreak

The health minister says all of those exposed – two-thirds of whom are healthcare workers – have been offered a vaccine and are isolating.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and Cloe Read
Index composite for story on Craig Nolte, who died in July in what was the first case of Australian bat lyssavirus in NSW.

Craig was treated for a bat bite. He died eight months later

Health authorities are investigating the “breakthrough” infection that led to Ballina tradie Craig Nolte’s death – NSW’s first from the rare bat lyssavirus.

  • Angus Thomson
The Chater family – Ralph, Shayne, Stacey and Harry – with a photo of son and brother Brayden. Brayden died suddenly in 2022.

Stacey lost her son to meningitis. Here’s what she wants you to know

He had complained of a headache and a runny nose but less than 24 hours later Brayden was pronounced brain dead. His mum wants to prevent it happening to someone else’s son.

  • Robyn Willis
Alijana was just 13 weeks old when she was diagnosed.

Johanna read an article about meningococcal. It likely saved her daughter’s life

When Johanna Papas first tried to get her daughter help, she was turned away. Now she is telling her story in the hope it will help others take things forward.

  • Holly Thompson
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Javeria Ahmad, with her son Ismaeel, now 10, who needed a bone marrow transplant as a baby.

A half-match transplant was Ismaeel’s only option. His parents jumped at it – they had been here before

A shortage of bone marrow donors is causing problems for Australians, particularly those from diverse backgrounds.

  • Penry Buckley
Even if you’re starting to feel better, stay home until your symptoms are gone.

Flu cases are on the rise. Here’s the medical expert’s guide to staying well

You’re not imagining it, flu cases are on the rise this season, as vaccination levels decline and COVID-style social distancing falls by the wayside.

  • Robyn Willis
Simon Claringbold.

Survivors of death cap mushroom poisoning are rare. This man lived to tell the tale

Simon Claringbold picked and ate wild mushrooms from his garden. Days later, he thought he was taking his last breath.

  • Liam Mannix
Ozzy Osbourne performs his last show with Black Sabbath.

Ozzy Osbourne plays final concert sitting on black throne amid Parkinson’s battle

The rock-legend reunited his legendary band Black Sabbath for one last show, with support from a host of heavy metal superstars.

  • Nick Newling

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