Shock stat exposes Aussie dementia reality
A shocking new report has exposed the dire health reality for almost half a million Aussies, as experts warn the figures are expected to double over the next three decades.
Conditions
Man ‘slowly dying’ after common act
Many wouldn’t think twice about it, but doctors have grave fears for the young man after her performed a very common act.
State’s big move on cutting-edge vaccines
One Aussie state has revealed its next move on a major vaccine development project – which promises to change the way it responds to future health challenges.
Diabetes medication could slow process of ageing
Diabetes medication could slow down the process of ageing and treat the causes of cardiovascular disease and other illnesses, new JACC research shows.
SEQ officially the ‘skin cancer capital of the world’
Suburbs across the Gold and Sunshine Coasts and in Brisbane have astonishing melanoma diagnosis rates at nearly 100 per cent higher than the national average, new research has revealed.
The signs you might have bowel cancer
An unexplained surge in bowel cancer among people aged under 50 has doctors worried and a new study highlights the signs you may have the disease.
Tattoos linked to cancer in shock study
Getting tattooed could increase a person’s risk of developing a certain type of cancer, researchers have found.
‘Her liver was falling apart’: World-first cancer surgery saves Aussie mum
The only option for these cancer patients was a surgery with a less than 50 per cent success rate. This is the inside story of an Australian breakthrough that got the world talking.
‘I thought my headaches were Year 12 stress … I was wrong’
Sophia Noelle Thompson thought her headache was due to stress from her school exams. Instead it was hiding a horror disease that could now claim her life at any time.
‘Sold my house’: My $70k cancer bill was free for others
The stories of Graham Page and Ian Hart in South Australia highlight a major failure of our health system which lags the world in funding lifesaving treatments.
‘I have cancer but I don’t want to know what stage’
Being told you’re terminal is only scary if you know how long you have left, claims mum Kathryn Simile. After all, “you could be hit by a bus tomorrow”.
Mum’s health scare: ‘I had no symptoms, but screening saved my life’
A mother of four says her surgeon was ‘truly shocked to see a polyp so big in someone her age’ after she underwent a screening following a family member’s cancer scare.
‘I call it hormone hell’: What’s causing brain fog in women
Menopause can have a debilitating effect on women’s careers, relationships and lives, but it doesn’t have to. Experts detail the misconceptions and how to manage the reality.
‘We had 12 days’: How I lost my mum to cancer
Jaymee Williams has revealed her own personal battle after the shock early death of her mother, amid new findings into the impact losing a mother has on adult daughters.
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.
Forgetfulness or dementia: How to spot the difference
There’s a difference between normal forgetfulness and memory loss-related dementia. Here’s what you need to know.
Study shows breast cancer risk for some women on ‘the pill’
Certain women are at a greater risk of breast cancer the longer they use hormonal contraceptives like the pill, a new study has found.
‘I’m a bloke and I have breast cancer’
It’s thought of as a women’s diseases, but on rare occasions men can be diagnosed too. This is what it’s like to be diagnosed with breast cancer as a man.
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