‘Screaming’: Mum’s nightmare Aussie visit
A woman has shared the horrific moment her mother began “screaming” in pain as her hand turned blue from a terrifying disease during her visit Down Under.
Health Problems
‘Highly contagious’ new STD spreading fast
A rare strain of a sexually transmitted infection spreading through Europe has just been found in the US, sparking global warnings.
‘I lit up’: Tradie’s long weekend warning
Hospitals have concrete data to show long weekends translate into more horrific injuries, particularly for young men.
Man impaled during bizarre act
A man has been rushed to hospital after becoming impaled while allegedly attempting to scale a fence outside state parliament.
Fed-up GP blasts Aussie bosses over sick days
A doctor has called out Aussie employers over a sick day policy — leaving him with an issue he has to deal with two or three times a day.
MP reveals shock health scare
A federal Labor MP has announced she is taking leave from parliament after undergoing surgery to remove a large tumour.
Grace Tame reveals surprise health diagnosis
Grace Tame has taken to Instagram to reveal a surprising health diagnosis after years of unexplained suffering and pain.
‘I took a pill. Then I went blind’
A woman has shared how she almost died after taking a medication that left her blind and “burning from the inside out”. WARNING: Graphic
Why CEO got $750k for a dodgy trampoline
The court heard how the CEO was an “experienced and enthusiastic user and owner of trampolines”.
Push to legalise pot rejected
Australia won’t see any cannabis cafes selling brownies anytime soon, despite agreement that the use of marijuana should be prioritised as a health issue.
Grief after daughter’s botched boob job
The family of a woman who passed away after a failed breast augmentation at a Sydney clinic has released a heartfelt statement seeking justice.
Surgeries shut down as Covid bomb hits
One state’s health system has cancelled elective surgeries as a new wave of Covid and respiratory infections smash hospitals.
Warnings as triple-threat flu wave hits state
One group of Australians has been given a dire warning before winter sets in, amid surging detections of flu, Covid and RSV.
Potent opioids cause more overdoses
Potent synthetic opioids are circulating in the community, prompting authorities to issue a health warning after more people overdosed.
Shocking reason teenager was bullied
A young Aussie who was relentlessly bullied after losing his mum to cancer is hoping he can give back to Canteen Australia after they helped him through a difficult time.
Abbie’s bikini pic exposes awful problem
Australian media personality Abbie Chatfield has revealed her glorious beachside snap while holidaying in Mexico isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
New ‘FLiRT’ Covid strain hits Australia
A new family of Covid sub variants which has been sweeping through the US and UK has been detected in Australia.
First Australian case of bird flu confirmed
A child in Australia has been confirmed as the first case of H5N1 bird flu in Australia.
Nation rocked by infected-blood scandal
Demands are growing for criminal prosecutions following decades of cover-ups after 30,000 people were infected, with one person dying every four days.
Boy’s frog hunting mission ends in tragedy
A family-of-four have shared how an afternoon at a birthday party quickly changed their entire lives.
Toddlers exposed to fumes at pool
Four toddlers have been rushed to hospital after allegedly being exposed to fumes at a public pool.
State on alert after measles case reported
Health authorities in one state are on high alert after a new case of measles – the 10th this year – was reported at one of Australia’s busiest airports.
Woman loses 11 organs, survives 5 cancers
Gayle has survived cancer five times and had 11 organs removed in the process. Doctors say she’s a “medical miracle.”
More than one third of Covid jabs thrown out
The government is spending an eye-watering amount of money to continue the national Covid vaccine program, even as more than one third of the jabs are wasted.
State records cases of deadly mozzie virus
Cases of a potentially deadly mosquito virus have been recorded in Australia.
‘Simpler way’: LGBTIQA+ health struggle
A trans woman has shared her heartbreak as a new study revealed many LGBTIQA+ people are still experiencing stigma and struggles accessing vital healthcare.
State hit with triple whammy flu season
Residents in one state have been warned that the flu season has officially begun and cases are set to “rapidly increase” in the next six to eight weeks.
Model ‘minutes from death’ after tampon
A model has issued a horrifying warning after she lost both her legs and nearly died after using a tampon.
Aussie’s cancer win after ‘certain death’
Australian man Richard Scolyer was facing “certain death”. So he did something nobody had ever tried before.
TV star hid ‘secret’ in plain sight for a decade
An actress and model has revealed how she kept a secret hidden in plain sight for the last decade while building her career.
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