Popular festivals to roll out pill testing
Several popular Aussie music festivals – including one where a person died and another where multiple overdoses occurred – will both have pill testing in place.
Young Adults
Mystery condition leaves young woman in ‘debilitating’ health fight
It started with a virus, now this 23-year-old SA woman is bed-bound and doctors investigating what’s caused her life-altering health condition.
‘Not a dream’: Young mum has organ removed after misdiagnosis
A mum-of-two spent the holidays in hospital away from her young family due to receiving surgery for the removal of an organ. Doctors soon discovered the true cause of her symptoms.
‘Split-second decision’: The burger that cost Odetta her life
Odetta Maxwell, 25, will never meet her sister’s new child – all because of one moment on our roads. Here, her family pleads for change.
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The sudden illness that stole Tyrone’s life
A mother endured what no parent should ever have to – the loss of one of her children. Now she is speaking about how her son died to help raise awareness of the cruel condition.
‘I tried 15 mins of hypnotherapy a day for IBS and it’s life-changing’
Joanna could only book afternoon flights because she spent her mornings on the toilet with crippling IBS – now her life isn’t dictated by her chronic condition.
Mum’s horror as son’s friend makes nightmare discovery
The Adelaide mother has paid tribute to her son after receiving news no parent can imagine.
‘I had a good cry’: Mum stuck in sickness cycle learns shocking truth
This Yorke Peninsula mum thought she was caught in a cycle of daycare sickness bugs. When she couldn’t get better she went to the doctor and the results were unbelievable.
‘I was climbing Mt Lofty and now I might never walk again’
A woman in her 20s is facing the possibility of never walking again after a cough triggered a plethora of debilitating disabilities which have left her bed-bound, unable to feed herself.
Jordan’s shock as doctor’s sad prediction proved wrong
An Australian-first stem cell treatment was expected to have a life-altering side effect for the young woman.
Heartbreak after young Adelaide chef fails to turn up to work
When chef Ryan Krouwel missed his shift at a well-known bistro in the CBD, his sister rushed to check on him. What she found left her family shattered.
Doctors said my 200bpm heart rate was ‘just anxiety’
Mum-of-three Lauren Pfeiffer would be sitting on the couch and her heart would be beating over 200 beats per minute, but doctors said she had “anxiety”.
‘Fireworks in your face’: Woman’s insane mystery pain after Covid
A consuming pain condition has left a young married woman confined to her parents’ home, after she was forced to give hers up when her condition got too much to bear.
‘Voices in my head’: Unusual symptom sparks devastating diagnosis
Saffron Fry began hearing new voices in her head when she suddenly started suffering from seizures earlier this year.
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