How a mum of two gets her kids to eat their veg
Kelly Ryan easily sways her two young children – aged two and five – to eat all their vegetables. See the easy steps you can take to get your kids to eat their superfoods.
Kickstart your healthiest year yet
Australians have become a nation of people at risk of living a half-life or one limited by preventable diseases and poorhealth choices – but most admit they lack the motivation to do anything about it.Our Health of the Nation report gives a snapshot of the issues by life stage and provides achievable solutions for a healthier you.
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Final days to join: Free eight-week fitness program
A free eight-week program to help every day Aussies kickstart their fitness routine begins today. And it’s not too late to join.
‘Changed my life’: How Aussie mum lost 50kg
An Aussie mother, who once weighed 120kg, has revealed how she shed almost half her body weight – and kept it off for 10 years.
How does your body compare to your age?
Your “health age” is a good way to check if you need to consider some lifestyle changes. Find out yours. Take our test.
Simple coffee hack will help you lose half a kilo in a week
Your morning brew of choice can help – or hinder – your weight loss goals. See how changing the type of coffee you drink can make a huge difference on the scales.
Mum forced to make unthinkable decision amid medical mystery
A northern suburbs mum-of-three has taken her health into her own hands after doctors were unable to discover what was wrong with her.
‘I couldn’t understand’: Shock baby heart condition at pregnancy scan
Katelyn Ellery was attending a regular 20 week ultrasound when doctors noticed something wasn’t quite right with her baby’s heart.
‘I thought I lost my baby’: Mum’s instincts saved her daughter
When pregnant Rachel Kaeslar couldn’t feel her usually lively baby moving she knew something wasn’t right – when she went to the hospital she could never have imagined what was wrong.
Women could avoid hot flushes, stay fertile forever
A new study has suggested how women could stay fertile for life and never have to undergo menopause – and dreaded hot flushes.
Family’s $350k fight to save little Xavier after devastating loophole
An “unfair” bureaucratic loophole means a young family has to raise $350,000 and possibly move overseas to access treatment for their six-year-old boy battling a rare cancer.
Samara woke one day unable to walk – but faced six-hour ED queue
Two-year-old Samara was an average toddler running around the home – but she’s been left with mobility deficits after languishing paralysed in the WCH emergency department for six hours.
‘Devastated’: Eight-year-old girl suddenly loses ability to walk
Doctors were unable to discover what was wrong with eight-year-old Eliyana Salmanzadeh who suddenly lost her ability to walk and mysteriously saw light spots in her vision.
‘Worst moment of my life’: Phone call that left mum broken
SA mum-of-three Karen Lynch had no idea when she left on a girl’s trip that her world would never be the same again.
Doctors dismissed mum’s 200bpm heart rate for over a decade
Mum-of-three Lauren Pfeiffer would be sitting on the couch and her heart would be beating over 200 beats per minute, but doctors said she had “anxiety”.
‘A nanny state’: Popular Adelaide YouTuber leaves country
Popular YouTuber Vaping Bogan has decided to call it quits on Australia and take his family to the UK after government changes to vaping laws. Here’s why.
‘Alarming’: Product flooding into Australia
Authorities have seized more than a million products as the latest wave of illicit nicotine products hits Australia.
‘Hardest thing’: Mystery lingers after family’s unthinkable decision
The young Adelaide woman’s grieving family says her life was just getting started when the seemingly impossible happened.
‘She isn’t alone’: SA cancer survivors rally behind Ali Clarke
Ali Clarke’s devastating on-air health revelation has hit very close to home for thousands of South Australian women, some of whom have rallied to support the radio personality.
‘We felt broken’: Holiday meal leads to terminal diagnosis
An SA man’s holiday meal led to severe stomach pains – and then a life-changing discovery.
Doctors dismissed mum’s 200bpm heart rate for over a decade
Mum-of-three Lauren Pfeiffer would be sitting on the couch and her heart would be beating over 200 beats per minute, but doctors said she had “anxiety”.
Mum forced to make unthinkable decision amid medical mystery
A northern suburbs mum-of-three has taken her health into her own hands after doctors were unable to discover what was wrong with her.
‘Can’t gift wrap it’: Best friend gives greatest gift of life
A man has given the ultimate birthday gift to his best friend of over a decade – a live organ.
A brain injury left him thinking he was a cornflake, but still denied NDIS
A man with an acquired brain injury has been denied NDIS funding despite his doctors saying he will likely never recover.
‘She isn’t alone’: SA cancer survivors rally behind Ali Clarke
Ali Clarke’s devastating on-air health revelation has hit very close to home for thousands of South Australian women, some of whom have rallied to support the radio personality.
‘Borrowed time’: Popular Adelaide dog breeder’s terminal cancer fight
An Adelaide grandmother – and well-known dog breeder and disability carer – went into hospital to have her gallbladder removed but ended up with a terminal cancer diagnosis.
‘My dad has cancer and I sent him away to fight for his life’
Just two weeks after walking his daughter down the aisle, Mick Walker was diagnosed with cancer – and then he was told the only treatment was interstate away from his loved ones.
Desperate measures: SA patients needing lifesaving treatment look overseas
People suffering from life-threatening diseases such as blood cancer are increasingly reliant on donors living overseas to facilitate lifesaving treatments.
Beloved grandpa stuck in Oz with huge $50k hospital bill
This family has been left stunned by their local community’s generosity to raise $25k in four days after their patriarch suffered multiple strokes and was hit with a shocking hospital bill.
How cognition changes before dementia, Alzheimer’s hits
New research challenges the common perception that memory loss is the earliest indicator of dementia, and in particular Alzheimer’s.