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“Bigorexia” Is Making Our Boys Look Sick 27/03/2022

It’s been dubbed “bigorexia” – an eating disorder mostly affecting teenage boys that drives them to endlessly lift weights and binge on ­protein. 

A review of 14 separate studies on mental health has found the Covid pandemic has left healthcare workers with dangerous levels of depression, anxiety, sleep problems and stress. 

The family of an eight-month old baby is suing the state over claims he was illegally strip searched by a female police ­officer while on the way to visit his father in jail. 


As the wife of NSW Blues and St George-Illawarra star rugby league player Tariq, Ashleigh Sims is no stranger to the bruises and brutality of professional sport. But now it’s her time in the spotlight. 

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