Hero ingredientsHealthThis recipe, which uses ground almonds and yoghurt instead of cream, is better for your gut bugs, yet still deliciously creamy. Extracted from a newly published book on Food for Menopause, offering recipes and nutritional advice for perimenopause and beyond.
DR LINIA PATEL
ExclusiveMedicalIf the danger of drug-resistant superbugs is not addressed there could be a return to the medical dark ages, where a superficial scratch could be life-threatening.
Future medicineHealthDespite his commitment to fund Genomics Australia, Health Minister Mark Butler is being accused of walking back an election commitment.
Q&ADietCalorie counting is the tried and true method of controlling or losing weight. Here an expert reveals what to do to shed unwanted kilos.
HealthMedicalDiagnosed with an incurable disease, Anna Volska was warned to prepare for a bleak future. What happened next surprised her.
HOLLYWOOD TRAINERHealthPhil Hilton wants to be as buff as the 28-year-old film star. He asked a Hollywood trainer for help – plus his top exercises to beef up your arms and chest.
Phil Hilton
Robert F. KennedyHealthTrump’s pick as Health Secretary promises sweeping changes to food and drug regulation and scientific research, warning the FDA’s entire nutrition department needs to be eliminated and warning employees to ‘pack your bags.’
Liz Essley Whyte and Andrew Restuccia
NO QUICK FIXHealthRecent research appears to show intermittent fasting isn’t as promising as scientists once hoped.
ALEX JANIN
PODCAST POLITICSHealthThe wellness-minded pair, poised to shape Trump’s health agenda, represent a sharp break from his first term.
KRISTINA PETERSON and LIZ ESSLEY WHYTE
EXPERT TIPSHealthWant to know how to live better for longer? We all do. Here are the latest tips from Australia’s experts on how to improve your chances of ageing well – and it’s not just diet and exercise.
VIDEOHealthThey’re in their ninth and tenth decades. So what do some of the nation’s leading elders have to say about ageing? Watch the video to preview their stories in coming weeks | WATCH
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCESHealthAustralians of the Year Richard Scolyer and Georgina Long have caused a huge ripple of hope to run through the pool of brain cancer patients and their families. The Australian’s Tansy Harcourt, who has outlived her own early prognosis, details the effect.
EXCLUSIVEHealthIt has the potential to transform how healthcare is delivered in this country – so why is it not more readily available?
EXCLUSIVEHealthKrystal Barter is calm as the mask that will deliver anaesthetic gas into her body is placed gently over her face. The 41-year-old has been here before.
VACCINE DILEMMAI am one of the country’s most senior doctors and I am facing the same questions as you about when and if I should have the next Covid-19 booster vaccine.
genetic informationHealthGene screening will transform medicine as we know it. Chris Hemsworth did it, but is it useful for you?
Health shortfallsCaringVictorian hospitals are running deficits of up to $321m as they struggle to control costs and grapple with increased demand.
STAY IN SHAPEHealthIf you find it hard to hold back middle-age spread, you’re not alone. Here are the lifestyle, diet and exercise tips that really work.
Antonia Hoyle
Digital firstHealthGet to know the team behind The Australian’s new Health and Wellbeing section, a digital-first offering designed to reach readers with personal stories, information and news that affects their lives and that of their families.
ELECTION 2025MedicalThe Greens are pledging $1bn over a decade so that all public hospitals can provide abortion services, in a policy move designed to pressure Labor to commit to universal reproductive healthcare.