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Medical researcher Adrienne O’Neill lived with chronic fatigue for a decade before receiving a diagnosis.

It took 11 years for Adrienne’s illness to be diagnosed. A new computer model could change everything

Chronic fatigue syndrome is notoriously difficult to diagnose, but a new computer-assisted model can predict it with 85 per cent accuracy.

  • Broede Carmody and Hannah Kennelly

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Silicosis.

There was a plan to stop Sydney tunnel workers from being killed. It was ignored for five years

A major construction company and SafeWork discussed strategies to protect tunnel workers from deadly airborne hazards five years ago. Cost was the primary barrier.

  • Max Maddison
Hume City Council councillor Jim Overend in front of the Craigieburn Community Hospital which was built months ago but still isn’t open for use.

Two new Melbourne hospitals were built months ago – but locals still can’t use them

Two of the 10 community hospitals promised by the state government in 2018 have been built but remain largely non-operational, frustrating locals who want to start using them.

  • Broede Carmody and Adam Carey
OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos are both pouring billions into research to extend human lifespan. Australian-born scientist David Sinclair is a pioneer in this field and speaking at the World Science Festival in Brisbane.

Billionaires are racing to extend human life by decades. They are closer than you think

Australian-born Harvard geneticist David Sinclair says reversing the symptoms of ageing in animals and humans is now possible.

  • Nick Dent
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A 32-year-old has a deadly disease. So do a dozen of his colleagues

Thirteen tunnellers on one single roadway project have been diagnosed with silicosis. Their employer is in the crosshairs.

  • Max Maddison
The nicotine pouches are placed between the lip and the gums.

‘They’re guinea pigs’: The new nicotine fad targeting teens

Encouraged by social media influencers, more young Australians are taking up an illegal, unregulated nicotine product being marketed as a “healthier option” to vapes.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
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Dying for attention: Why do some people pretend to be sick?

What drives fraudsters like Belle Gibson and Amanda C. Riley to engage in complex, often decades-long ruses feigning illness? And what does it mean for trust online? The experts weigh in.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Behaviour change can be daunting, but small tweaks can make a significant difference.

What does it take to live longer? Less than you might think

New research shows that even small tweaks to your diet and exercise routines can reduce the chance of premature death. There’s just one catch.

  • Sarah Berry
Professor Richard Scolyer is recovering at home with a long scar on the left side of his head.

Former Australian of the Year down to ‘months, not years’ after brain tumour returns

Surgery has revealed that Professor Richard Scolyer has had a recurrence of his highly aggressive glioblastoma.

  • Garry Maddox
With Jyoti, who spoke no English but who slept by the author’s bed on her final night at the hospital.

When I said I wanted to experience the ‘real’ India, I didn’t mean the emergency room

A literature festival was to be the highlight of a trip to the subcontinent. Then came a sudden medical detour.

  • Gay Alcorn

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