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Healthcare
More Australians die while waiting for an organ donor
More than 50 Australians died while waiting for an organ transplant last year – and the number of registered donors is declining.
- by Mary Ward
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After eight years, Darling Harbour carousel reopens
The carousel is one of the two oldest in Australia, having been imported by ship from England in 1894.
- by Mary Ward
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Sexual health
Using AI, this app may tell if you have an STI
An Australian app is showing promise in identifying infections in photos using artificial intelligence, amid a surge in people contracting STIs over the past year.
- by Mary Ward
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Mental health
Lawmakers to consider impact of housing, education policy on suicide rates
Mental Health Minister Rose Jackson has promised suicide prevention legislation will be introduced to parliament next year.
- by Mary Ward
Opinion
Anzac Day
Don’t just tinker with Anzac Day. What about our other public holidays?
Is it appropriate to commemorate our nation’s military history by drinking like a fish at your local, but inappropriate to shop for Anzac biscuit ingredients at the supermarket?
- by Mary Ward
Ozempic is much more than a weight-loss drug, studies show
New diabetes drugs are very likely to improve heart and kidney health for sufferers, research reveals. But Australia’s supply shortage will not be resolved this year.
- by Mary Ward
For drowning experts, Jarome Luai’s pool rescue was not a ‘good laugh’
Many drowning cases begin as a dare from a mate, and end in tragedy.
- by Mary Ward
Employers spruik workplace wellbeing services. But who is picking up the phone?
More workers are accessing their company’s Employee Assistance Program, but psychologists and researchers have questioned whether the system is working.
- by Mary Ward
TGA to review warnings after young father’s supplement death
The medicines’ regulator will reconsider warnings for some cold and flu tablets, after a young father died from a severe allergic reaction last month.
- by Mary Ward
‘No phone rule’: The Sydney nightclub covering up cameras
A Sydney nightclub is asking clubbers to put away their smartphones and enjoy the atmosphere. Will it catch on?
- by Andrew Taylor and Mary Ward
Mark was charged with graffiti. What happened next surprised him
Historical photographs are a common sight on construction hoardings across the CBD, but one photograph from the 1960s has raised eyebrows.
- by Mary Ward
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