The untold business benefits of learning to samba
Learning to dance has offered both peace and excitement to EY’s deputy CEO in Australia, Jenelle McMaster, who thinks business leaders can take note of her experience of switching off and having fun.
Health & Wellbeing
New guide for diagnosing gestational diabetes
Guidelines on the diagnosis of gestational diabetes will be overhauled in Australia amid concerns too many low-risk pregnant women are being subject to monitoring and treatment with unclear benefits.
Lunch is seriously easy with these healthy honey chicken bowls
This simple stir fry featuring bright vegetables and a delicious sauce is the ideal midday meal.
Five body parts you never knew you had (and their curious stories)
Adam Taor was conceived in the hospital where he was born (his parents were doctors), he qualified as a doctor and he has made medical writing his profession. So his highly entertaining stories on the human body are also highly accurate.
The truth about cooking oils: the experts’ guide
Are seed oils really all that bad for you? What about coconut?
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Revitalise your liver with this fresh take on a frittata
Incorporate this recipe into your weekly rotation and reap the health benefits later.
Why some ultra-processed foods go down so easily, so fast
The texture of many packaged foods plays a big role in driving people to eat more of them, new research shows.
Eat your veggies … and rule the world
A new study has found that vegetarians, on average, have a greater desire to wield power than their meat-eating counterparts.
Try this hearty soup that helps reset your liver
Repair your inner health and improve your wellbeing with this nourishing soup that targets your liver.
Obesity
Can you trust the BMI? Plus options for weight loss programs
Weight loss drugs
The benefits, the hype, and the potential side effects
Recipes
Salads, soups and more: Healthy food options to inspire you
Nutrition
The latest on protein, carbs and gut health
SURVIVING ROCK'N'ROLL
‘It’s never too late to change’: Jimmy Barnes on the exercise regimen that changed his life
The rock singer, songwriter and author, 69, speaks on fitness, wellbeing, alcohol and drug use and managing severe pain on Cold Chisel’s most recent tour.
Star’s secret cancer battle: ‘I haven’t got the breath power to play drums anymore’
Just six months after completing Midnight Oil’s epic farewell tour, drummer Rob Hirst was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He has been fighting it in secret ever since. Until now.
Rappers outgrow their demons
Getting off alcohol was ‘hectic’, and learning about food has been life-changing: these chart-topping hip-hop artists talk about how they have stayed fit and healthy across their ARIA Award-winning career.
Gordi: ‘Staying in shape is part of my job on stage’
The ARIA-nominated artist, also known as Sophie Payten, speaks of parallel careers in music and medicine and staying fit while touring (and how she does it).
Undergoing IVF or a knee replacement? Read this first
Everyone thinks more openness in medicine is a good idea. And our world leading IVF and joint replacement projects are great examples. But information sharing doesn’t always produce better outcomes for doctors and patients.
‘The sky’s the limit’: Australian scientists rewrite the cancer script
A big shift in treatment is set to dramatically increase the survival rates of patients with melanoma, paving the way for a revolution in how other cancers are dealt with.
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WATCH | Deep beneath a medical centre in Israel’s north, babies are being born in a carpark converted into an extraordinary world-class hospital that is running like clockwork as bombs and rockets rain down above.
‘Clean it up’: state poised to regain control of key hospital
The Minns government is preparing new legislation to seize back control of scandal-prone Northern Beaches Hospital after its partial owner entered receivership.
Research
Drugs and treatments, plus the latest ideas from the medical community
Women’s health
New thinking on menopause and the use of hormone replacement therapy
Heart
Fitness for cardiac health, plus treatments and regenerative research
Cancer
Breakthrough therapies and stories on breast, prostate, brain tumours and other cancers
First it was coffee, then I realised other smells were gone
Losing a sense of smell can be an alarming signal of other potential diseases down the track, including mental decline. But there are ways to reverse the loss.
How a brush with rotten tomatoes led to my food obsession
Is it a quirk or a disorder? Am I a ‘whiteatarian’? My own history of picky eating looks different now that everything has a label.
I had a hip replacement. Here’s everything I wish I knew
So you’re thinking about a hip replacement. Here’s what you can learn from my experience before and after surgery, from pain management to when to get your teeth cleaned … and will you be able to manage the dog?
Stomach bugs, sex scenes and raw eggs: inside Tuppence Middleton’s acting journey with OCD
The Downton Abbey actor gets candid about the intrusive thoughts encircling her daily existence, and how performance sets her free.
Ageing
Expert advice on how to live well in your later years
Sleep
Improving your rest and techniques to combat insomnia
Meditation & Yoga
Mindfulness at reatreats and tips on wellness
Stress
Fighting anxiety and boosting your mood to improve wellness
Tools
Step out for a healthier life
The Australian is teaming up with The Heart Foundation’s Walking Program to show you how to get your free, six-week Personal Walking Plan.
What is your ‘health age’?
Want to know your ‘health age’? Use our ‘health age’ calculator to find out.
What is your ‘heart age’?
Want to know your ‘heart age’? Use our ‘heart age’ calculator to find out.
She’s the ‘crackpot countess’ who championed psychedelics. Now more are following
Years after Australia approved the use of psychedelics including psilocybin, and decades after a British aristocrat urged scientific analysis, Europe is close to opening the way for treatments.
MDMA to treat PTSD? Medibank says yes
Using MDMA, or ecstasy, to treat post-traumatic stress disorder is contested territory and costly. Now Medibank has stepped in to fund treatment.
Is anger always bad? How to channel rage productively
Suppressed anger consumed Sam Parker until he learnt how to turn it into something positive.
‘It’s a miracle I’m alive’: Liquid antidepressants to ease withdrawal agony
The University of Tasmania is leading a team of pharmacists in developing oral liquid formulations for 11 of Australia’s most prescribed antidepressants.
ADHD
Medication and drug shortages for treatment, plus diagnosis
Depression
Anti-depresssion medication; plus how many Australians are affected?
Addiction
Celebrities focus attention on substance use.
Anxiety
How disorders affect men, plus advice on research
Strength first: ways to burn more fat when you exercise
Lifting weights before cardio can enhance benefits but it’s not the only way to get more bang for your buck. Here’s what experts recommend.
Focus on fitness, not just for weight loss but for brain benefit
An Australian study linking brain mass to physical activity has given middle-aged and senior Australians a goal to follow into later life.
They work, but be careful using injectables for weight loss
Many of us know someone on Mounjaro, Ozempic or Wegovy, but do all users realise the weight-loss injectable drugs can affect everything from your mood to your bones? Here’s what to do.
Give up on fitness goals? There’s something you can do about that
Australians are trying to take their health into their own hands, but many are giving up, making quick purchases rather than building up habits.
‘Gross violation’: NDIS bans Cocoon parent company
Rogue disability provider Cocoon engaged in misconduct, including falsely claiming it provided services to dead or incarcerated NDIS participants, federal authorities have concluded.
An unexpected drama in the family paddock taught me valuable lessons about grief and loss
A warning to horse lovers. This story may distress but it may also instruct in how to approach life in the way only animals can teach us.
‘Window of opportunity’ widens for Alzheimer’s sufferers
While expensive, a new Alzheimer’s treatment marks the first new hope for early stage patients in 25 years.
Firm at centre of 32 NDIS tip-offs
Cocoon SDA Care has been the subject of 32 tip-offs over more than four years, and authorities are now concerned it may have been claiming for services that were never provided.
NDIS
Highlighting flaws and reform in the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Aged care
Reform of aged care and its effects on residents and workers
Disability
Case studies among those who live with disability
End of life
How drug and IV shortages have affected palliative care
If we value children, should we subsidise the cost of egg freezing?
More and more women are choosing to store eggs to ‘protect’ their fertility. But with the cost rising, is it time for us to consider an egg bonus?
‘Weird, icky feeling’: Parents’ anxiety after embryo bungles
Two embryo mix-ups by Monash IVF have shaken confidence in the assisted reproductive technology sector. What does it mean for the future of IVF?
Longevity is now a factor when picking an embryo for IVF
In the United States, DNA analysis predicts the likelihood of age-related conditions such as heart disease and cancer.
Yes, you can have great sex after 60 — I should know
Relationship expert Tracey Cox, 63, who began her career in Sydney, explains what a lifetime of experience has taught her.
Natasha Robinson
Natasha Robinson, The Australian’s health editor, covers medicine, health policy, research, lifestyle and Indigenous health. She has been the National Press Club’s health journalist of the year and is a Walkley awards finalist and a Kennedy Awards winner.
Stephen Lunn
Stephen Lunn is The Australian’s social affairs editor, covering issues including ageing, population, disability and welfare. A former environment writer and Tokyo correspondent, he’s also worked in public policy and practised as a lawyer.
Penny Timms
Penny Timms is a senior health reporter with a focus on consumer health, future preparedness, and medical science. She joins The Australian after working in public and independent journalism in Sydney, London, NT, and Queensland.
Fiona Harari
Fiona Harari is an award-winning journalist who has worked in print and television, and was most recently a staff writer on The Weekend Australian Magazine. She is the author of two books.
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