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An Aussie mother, who once weighed 120kg, has revealed how she shed almost half her body weight – and kept it off for 10 years.
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New research challenges the common perception that memory loss is the earliest indicator of dementia, and in particular Alzheimer’s.
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.
An Australian IVF company has settled a $56m class action after destroying embryos in an alleged faulty genetic screening program.
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.
Katelyn Ellery was attending a regular 20 week ultrasound when doctors noticed something wasn’t quite right with her baby’s heart.
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.
Little Maxwell Hann contracted the flu, before he knew it his heart stopped beating and doctors were resuscitating him to try and save his life.
Nine-year-old Fraser Suggate was told he had gastro and anxiety. It was only his mother’s dogged determination that led to the diagnosis of something far more sinister.
Claire Carson’s parents couldn’t imagine what was really wrong when she suddenly lost her appetite and started to feel weak.
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.
A woman in her 20s is facing the possibility of never walking again after a cough triggered a plethora of debilitating disabilities which have left her bed-bound, unable to feed herself.
An Australian-first stem cell treatment was expected to have a life-altering side effect for the young woman.
When chef Ryan Krouwel missed his shift at a well-known bistro in the CBD, his sister rushed to check on him. What she found left her family shattered.
A consuming pain condition has left a young married woman confined to her parents’ home, after she was forced to give hers up when her condition got too much to bear.
Paris Hedger had only just survived her own life-threatening medical crisis when her world was shattered after her mum tragically died in her sleep.
A single mother from regional SA has died just weeks after being told by doctors she had only four months to live, leaving her family devastated.
After an SA radio star revealed she had breast cancer, a local GP has shared her advice – and how a 10-minute appointment could save lives.
This father-of-two was told he’d never have a family or make it to 38 years old. Now he’s training for his third ultra-marathon thanks to one big change.
A man has given the ultimate birthday gift to his best friend of over a decade – a live organ.
A man with an acquired brain injury has been denied NDIS funding despite his doctors saying he will likely never recover.
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.
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.
A new initiative is set to fast track treatment for two incurable conditions as one patient shares the inspiring message that “life doesn’t end” with diagnosis.
A new initiative is set to fast track treatment for two incurable conditions as one patient shares the inspiring message that “life doesn’t end” with diagnosis.
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.
People suffering from life-threatening diseases such as blood cancer are increasingly reliant on donors living overseas to facilitate lifesaving treatments.
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