Illness
‘She was crying uncontrollably’: What not to do when consoling someone who’s grieving
Josephine lost her daughter to suicide. Ashton’s mother was murdered. Here’s what they wish people would never say to those who are grieving.
- by Cassandra Morgan
Latest
This virus is surging in China. In NSW, it’s already passed
Cases of human metapneumovirus have declined in NSW, while health authorities continue to monitor elevated COVID infections over the festive period.
- by Angus Thomson
Opinion
Workplace safety
Why Sydney tunnel workers remain at severe risk from toxic dust
As a respiratory physician, I am very concerned about the health risks facing tunnel workers who may be inhaling deadly silica dust.
- by Deborah Yates
Bird flu has turned deadly in the US. Is it time to re-evaluate our pandemic risk?
A deadly strain of the virus killed a patient in the US and left a teenager critically ill. The outbreak has raised concerns about bird flu spreading between humans.
- by Angus Dalton
Health service charged over patient’s death inside Geelong psych unit
Barwon Health has faced court after a woman took her own life while undergoing treatment at the Swanston Centre in Geelong, an acute psychiatric unit.
- by Melissa Cunningham
First US bird flu death reported in Louisiana patient
Nearly 70 people in US have contracted bird flu since April. Most cases have been mild.
- by Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen
‘It really is simple’: Four top doctors share the secret to a healthy life
It can be difficult in today’s social media-driven age to sort fact from false information when it comes to being healthy.
- by Liam Mannix and Henrietta Cook
Inside the lab that tests food, detects salmonella and analyses athletes’ urine samples
Scientists at the National Measurement Institute test about 30,000 samples a year, predominantly food for nutritional value, allergens, safety or place of origin.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
New COVID strain sweeps Queensland with ‘sharp increase’ in cases
“Don’t be the person who gives the unwelcome gift of COVID-19,” the chief health officer warns as a new variant lands 250 Queenslanders in hospital daily.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
Bird flu ‘may be mutating to become more transmissible to humans’
Scientists believe the virus – which has spread across bird and cattle farms in the US and caused 60 mild human infections – is a pandemic waiting to happen.
- by Tony Diver
It has no cure, but this doctor believes he has an answer to chronic fatigue
For 25 years, Dr Raymond Perrin has been developing a theory on how to treat myalgic encephalomyelitis. A new brain discovery might finally help confirm it.
- by Boudicca Fox-Leonard
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