If you’re asking people to repeat things you need to do this
A third of hearing loss cases are preventable – and experts are worried that 77 per cent of Aussies aren’t doing this one check up every year.
Conditions
Why you must check the brand of toothpaste your kids use
Parents are being let down by outdated and ineffective guidelines on fluoride toothpastes for small children, dentists claim.
Urgent warning over deadly disease
A major measles alert has been issued for two Australian states after numerous reports of measles cases, including an infected toddler who visited a shopping centre.
Worrying impact of smoking on nature’s ‘alarm system’
For the first time, Australian researchers have revealed how exposure to smoking may cause a deadly lung disease, harming protective proteins meant to ward off infection and cancer.
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New test can tell you if you have melanoma before it even appears on skin
A world-first blood test that detects melanoma before it’s even visible on the skin could be a gamechanger in Australia. See how soon you could get it.
The summer mistake that could kill you
Every year, millions of Australians spend their summer outside with their loved ones, blissfully unaware that one simple mistake could cost them everything.
The summer mistake that could kill you
Every year, millions of Australians spend their summer outside with their loved ones, blissfully unaware that one simple mistake could cost them everything.
The blood pressure ‘super pill’ that’s changing the game
High blood pressure is the leading preventable cause of heart disease but researchers have discovered a new three-in-one super pill that may revolutionise treatment.
Baby dies from highly contagious illness
The baby died after contracting the highly contagious infection as the country grapples with an epidemic.
Women push for access to surgery to reduce breast cancer risk
Many Australian women with a high risk of breast cancer have been forced to wait in limbo for access to risk-reducing surgery. Now they are taking their fight to Canberra.
Teen dead after allergic reaction to brownie
A student with a severe peanut allergy has died after consuming a gluten-free brownie that sent her into anaphylactic shock.
‘Curse stops with us’: Dad’s sad update
A Brisbane father has died a month after being diagnosed with an ultra-rare genetic condition that he dubbed the family “curse”.
Last hope: Why it’s costing me $20,000 a month to stay alive
It’s Jemma Juckes’ last throw of the dice as she awaits a decision on whether a new cancer drug will be added to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme. Her life depends on it.
Young family’s baby cancer nightmare
An Aussie family have revealed their heartbreak and horror after their two-month-old baby boy was diagnosed with a rare cancer – while still in his mother’s womb.
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