Meningococcal, measles cases surge: What you need to know
Experts are warning Aussies to be alert amid a rise in meningococcal disease as well as measles. Here’s how to stay safe.
Conditions
Sleeper cells: Brain breakthrough could stop diseases in their tracks
Landmark findings into the way dormant brain stem cells operate could create alternative methods to tackle brain cancer and degenerative diseases.
These patients took anti-nausea pills. It may have saved their lives
It’s a common anti-nausea drug offered to thousands during chemotherapy. But when a Melbourne team took a closer look at breast cancer patient records, a “surprising” pattern emerged.
I’m the healthiest I’ve ever been after lifelong gut battle
Lili Higgins started suffering gut problems when she was just a baby. She shares how she manages the common and incurable disease she lives with.
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I never thought I could be this happy with a brain tumour
A routine tinnitus check turned into something far more sinister for an Australian paramedic and circus performer. But she is hoping her health battle will inspire others.
How to protect yourself from deadly Hendra virus
The re-emergence of the bat-borne Hendra virus in Queensland has raised alarm. Here is what you need to know and how to guard against infection.
Black market fears as critical drug shortage hits hundreds of thousands
Australians who use a certain type of ADHD medication will be forced to use amphetamine-based alternatives, or fork out $200 for non-subsidised drugs.
‘Prepare for the worst’: Sepsis survivor’s warning on killer condition
Sepsis kills more people than road accidents or breast or prostate cancer. How it took a young Tasmanian woman two years to return to good health after suffering sepsis.
‘I hit my shoulder and the pain wouldn’t stop … it was cancer’
It seemed like an innocuous bump but it ultimately led Tessa to a rare diagnosis, six gruelling surgeries and losing part of her shoulder all while still at school.
Qld boy born with half a heart but a truckload of spirit
Harley Rigby’s mum says he is a little heartbreaker. But the Brisbane four-year-old was himself born with a broken heart. But he’s nothing if not a fighter.
‘Laying on the locker room floor’: Venus Williams’ health battle
US tennis star Venus Williams has opened up about her battle with a condition so debilitating it left her unable “to get off the ground”.
Flu cases spiral out of control as Qld makes history for wrong reasons
Queensland has hit an alarming new flu milestone as doctors warn the worst is yet to come. See the sobering figures.
The cancer wonder drug the world’s been waiting for
A drug that can delay the growth of breast cancer tumours is now available to more women under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Aussie dementia drug trial hits new major milestone
A daily pill dubbed the “holy grail” for dementia has reached a major milestone – and it could catapult Aussie scientists on to the world stage.
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