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Sarah Booth is a health reporter at the Herald Sun. She previously worked in the masthead’s digital team and on the breaking news round.

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Weight Loss

FILE - The injectable drug Ozempic is shown, July 1, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Warning issued about drugs like Ozempic if you’re having surgery

Authorities have ordered the makers of popular diabetes and weight loss jabs to warn patients about this risk if they are having surgery.

Victoria

Gene variant doubles dementia risk in men, no impact on women

Aussie researchers have identified a specific gene variant, found in one-third of people, that doubles dementia risk in men while leaving women unaffected.

Health

FILE - Vials containing PFAS samples sit in a tray, April 10, 2024, at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

This ‘forever chemical’ is in your blood. Here’s how it affects you

Results from Australia’s first widespread PFAS testing is in — and it found ‘forever chemicals’ in almost everyone. So how does it affect your health?

Cold & Flu

Kids can get seriously unwell from the flu.

Shock number of parents ‘hesitant’ for their kids to get the flu vaccine

Flu admissions are spiking this year amid a surprising number of parents being hesitant to vaccinate their child, despite the risk of them becoming seriously unwell.

Victoria

A portrait of a teenager wearing casual clothing on an overcast summer day in Whitley Bay, Northeastern England. They are standing and looking concerned as they use their smartphone.

The ‘hidden’ online world promoting eating disorders

Expert says parents would be “shocked” at the explicit pro-eating disorder content online, as a survivor warns she learnt most of her disordered behaviours from social media.

VideoPolice & Courts

Northland machete attack. Source unknown from X

Premier to fast-track machete sales ban after gang chaos at Northland

Victoria will this week ban the sale of machetes but Premier Jacinta Allan has refused to fast-track the total ban on the deadly weapons, following the wild gang brawl at Northland Shopping Centre on Sunday.

Conditions

Lani Watson has a painful, autoimmune condition Lupus. She is now in remission after undergoing a

How Lani stopped flare-ups that left her with extreme fatigue

Lani Watson was always fatigued and could barely walk due to her auto-immune disease. Now she’s in remission and has her “life back” with a game-changing treatment.

Health

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Lupus once left her barely able to walk — now she’s back playing footy

Lani Watson has become the first person in Australia to have her lupus, a previously incurable auto-immune condition, successfully treated with a groundbreaking new therapy.

BreakingVictoria

04/08/2020: Chadstone shopping centre is almost deserted as Melbourne retail stores prepare to close for 6 weeks. Picture: David Geraghty

Measles alert for Chadstone Shopping Centre, metro trains

Chadstone Shopping Centre has become a measles exposure site after a confirmed case worked at a popular make-up store, and visited other shops, while infectious. SEE THE FULL LIST.

Victoria

young girl sitting down alone in the dark.

Payouts to kids abused in state care soars as claims spike

Victorian spending on payouts for kids harmed in residential and foster care is set to skyrocket by more than $100 million, government documents reveal.

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