‘We didn’t know if our baby would come home alive or in a box’
An Adelaide mum is fighting for proton therapy to be a reality in Australia “because I don’t want anyone to go through what I’ve been through”.
An Adelaide mum is fighting for proton therapy to be a reality in Australia “because I don’t want anyone to go through what I’ve been through”.
A beloved Townsville dad struck down by deadly Melioidosis was meant to celebrate his 50th birthday this Friday — instead, his heartbroken family will gather to say their final goodbyes.
For the first time, one part of brain function in Alzheimer’s patients has actually been shown to improve even though they lose their ability to socialise.
Never ignore the signs
A mum claims staff working for the National Disability Insurance Agency, who are involved in decisions about her son’s NDIS plan, have been spying on them.
They may be the windows to the soul but it’s now been found eyes can provide crucial insight into the brain, which can potentially help detect diseases like dementia, multiple sclerosis and diabetes.
A 12-month-old boy will forever have a battle scar to show how he and his loving parents made it through gruelling surgery to overcome a deformed skull and rare birth defect, as he crawls around chasing his brother.
Elderly people are being urged to get this one-off vaccine to protect against a deadly virus. But many can’t even afford it.
A new technology that helps treat asthmatics is hoped to be a step towards the “holy grail” of respiratory medicine and available next year.
People who took part in a world-first program that involved making changes in these four key areas experienced major benefits expected to delay dementia’s onset.
When her husband needed a new kidney, Karen Jones-Pidgley donated hers to a stranger so she could save his life.
A third of hearing loss cases are preventable – and experts are worried that 77 per cent of Aussies aren’t doing this one check up every year.
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