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Robyn Riley is the medical editor for the Herald Sun. She is an award-winning journalist and an author who has been covering the medical and health round for more than three decades, with a particular interest in research. Join the Herald Sun’s Health & Medical Facebook group to be the first to hear about the medical breakthroughs you need to know about at www.facebook.com/groups/heraldsunhealth

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 17: In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Ozempic was originally approved by the FDA to treat people with Type 2 diabetes- who risk serious health consequences without medication. In recent months, there has been a spike in demand for Ozempic, or semaglutide, due to its weight loss benefits, which has led to shortages. Some doctors prescribe Ozempic off-label to treat obesity. (Photo illustration by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Popular weight loss drug may carry ‘life-threatening’ risk

Experts are sounding the alarm on popular diabetes and weight loss drugs, including Ozempic, warning that the medication could lead to catastrophic complications for patients.

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Green time may be the antidote to screen time. For Kids News. istock image

Parents urged to ditch kids’ screen time for ‘green time’

Giving your children a break from their devices can help reduce their behavioural problems and stress, a Deakin University study suggests.

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Scientists from The Florey in Melbourne have helped make the MS breakthrough.

MS breakthrough finds ‘missing link in the puzzle’

Melbourne scientists have helped identify a genetic “flag” for multiple sclerosis that can predict disease severity.

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Generic photo illustrating IVF. Mother's hands holding Baby's tiny feet. Picture: iStock

How artificial intelligence can help infertile men have kids

A new artificial intelligence tool has been created that will help infertile men have biological children via an IVF procedure.

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Melbourne team’s breakthrough offers new hope for Parkinson’s

A protein that builds “garbage bags” to dispose of damaged cells may offer pathways to new treatments for Parkinson’s disease.

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Research scientist Emily Lelliot, 35, has been awarded the PremierÃs Excellence award in the PremierÃs Awards for Health and Medical Research. Her field is melanoma research. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Shifting the thinking on melanoma therapies

A conversation over pizza delivered a career change for melanoma scientist Emily Lelliott after her mentor told her to “do something more interesting” with her life.

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MELBOURNE, JUNE 20, 2023: A new study shows the majority of Australians want a blanket ban on online advertising of junk food to kids. Mum Kate Reid is a dental nurse, pictured with her two daughters Ivy (4) and Indie (18 months) who have never eaten sugar. Picture: Mark Stewart

Push for junk food marketing ban to protect kids

Aussies overwhelmingly want fast food companies to be prevented from creating games and mobile apps to appeal specifically to children.

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Nurse Karena Spencer lost her sister Cristy to fibromuscular dysplasia in 2021, it is a heart disease that affects around one in 20 Australian women. Karena has since been diagnosed with the disease herself and has had to radically alter her life. She is under the care of a specialist at The Alfred in Melbourne. and recently completed the Cleveland Half Marathon (walking and jogging it due to the FMD) in the US with Prof Jason Kovacic who is leading genetic research into FMD and played a key role in KarenaÃs diagnosis. She did it for her sister and to raise awareness of FMD.Picture:Rob Leeson.

Exposing a ‘ticking time bomb’ claiming women’s lives

Months after a rare blood vessel disorder took the life of her only sister, Karena Spencer was diagnosed with the same life-changing condition. Now she’s on a mission to save others.

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Golden staph infection up close. Image: Hachani and colleagues, Doherty Institute

How sneaky superbugs can hide from antibiotics

Victorian scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that has revealed the Golden staph infection is a perfect and patient “trojan horse”.

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Men are being urged to swallow their pride and slap on some sunscreen after it was revealed from a SunSmart case study just one in three regularly protect themselves from the sun. SunSmart Victoria to launch a new action campaign targeting men and urging them to take sun exposure, and the risk of skin cancer. Sam King dressed for protection from the suÃs UV rays, points out his friends David Walker and Harry Wilson asking for trouble. Picture: David Caird

Men missing early signs of deadly melanoma

Victorian men are being urged to look out for these signs as worrying data finds males are twice as likely to lose their life to melanoma compared to women.

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