Puberty blockers: J.K. Rowling backs ban — but they’re legal here
Author J.K Rowling has openly condemned the use of puberty blockers by children after they were banned in the UK but the treatment remains legal in Australia.
Kids & Teens
‘Why me?’: Identical twin baby amputated after rare diagnosis
Christina Forster said she is preparing for the day one of her twin baby boys asks her “why me?” after a rare condition left him without a leg.
‘I still have nightmares’: Father saves son waiting for ambulance
A father-of-three has told of the moment he saved his son’s life after a horrific medical episode – and then waited 40 minutes for an ambulance.
Albo’s boast after ‘shenanigans’ on new laws
Australia has effectively passed some of the world’s strictest regulations for social media use, which will put teens and social media giants on notice.
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‘I know it’s coming’: Mum faces son’s terminal diagnosis
Alison Harrison was told her son only had six months to live after doctors made a horrific discovery last year. But eight-year-old Sammy Scully has been defying the odds.
‘It sucked’: Mum’s tears over toddler daughter’s misdiagnosis
Young mum Leyneaka Maigler had no reason to disbelieve doctors when they told her that her two-year-old daughter was constipated. Sadly, they were very wrong.
‘Say goodbye’: Nine-year-old’s heart stops after getting the flu
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.
They thought my son had gastro – it turned out to be cancer
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.
‘Utter shock’: Claire’s lost appetite leads to devastating diagnosis
Claire Carson’s parents couldn’t imagine what was really wrong when she suddenly lost her appetite and started to feel weak.
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.
‘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.
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