The nation’s independent aged care overseer is urging the Albanese government to tear up parts of its planned new aged care act so that care becomes a universal entitlement for older Australians, like Medicare.
The simple act of walking in nature is being hailed as a health booster for everyone from Gen Z to Boomers and beyond.
If we’re not in a baby drought now, we soon may be, experts warn, unless Gen Z finds its mojo.
At least four in every 10 nursing home residents in Australia continue to be malnourished despite the problem being identified by the aged-care royal commission more than three years ago as an ‘immediate’ reform area.
In her pursuit of ‘perfect’, Lydia O’Donnell was running 170 kilometres a week. She was also exhausted, her social life and relationships in tatters.
Sinead Diver joined a run club in her early thirties during maternity leave. Now she’s at the Paris Olympics. Run clubs improve mental health and social lives — but there are common misconceptions.
Medical ‘profiteering’ is inflating health costs, an eminent psychiatrist has warned, as new data from The Australian’s Needs of The Nation survey reveals Australians are struggling to pay soaring medical bills.
A startup is enabling prospective parents to screen their embryos for future health risks. ‘Your genetics is a lottery,’ says founder Noor Siddiqui, ‘why don’t we try to make it a little more fair?’
Scientists are closer to settling on how much — or how little — you can consume without raising your risk for health problems.
Richard Scolyer and Georgina Long faced the worst possible scenario when Richard was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The melanoma researchers fell back on their medical knowledge to make a brave decision.
While most people diagnosed with a glioblastoma die within two years, joint Australian of the Year Richard Scolyer is training for an aquathlon and a duathlon, with no sign that his cancer has recurred.
Jane Rowan felt helpless when she discovered her daughter had secret social media accounts filled with pro-anorexia content. Now, the Eating Disorders Families Australia executive director has sent a powerful message to the federal government.
Do you take your fitness journey by land or by sea? Your go-to choice depends on training, injury history and more.
I’m guessing that at no other time in the span of human sexuality has such a shocking act featured so heavily in the bedroom.
The start of last decade saw the beginning of two things – the rapid rise of social media platforms like Snapchat and Instagram, and the rapid fall in the mental health of young women. Coincidence?
The escalating diabetes epidemic threatens to plunge Australia’s life expectancy into reverse and push health systems to the brink of collapse.
Wage rises of up to 13.5 per cent for 250,000 aged-care workers will be paid in two tranches by October next year.
The answer to sexual satisfaction in long-term relationships is complicated – and revealing. And yes, there is a magic number.
New prices for NDIS supports will push some service providers to the brink, advocates warn.
High visceral fat levels in middle age shrink your brain and put you at high risk of dementia – so how can you reduce this dangerous fat?
Should we let people in the last stage of life make the most of the time left, instead of facing constant medical treatments? One family’s experience shows what might be gained if we do.
Recipes like these are woven into the course of our crazy lives, between good intentions and just keeping it together.
Nick Coatsworth rose to public prominence doling out government health advice during Covid-19 and now as a TV doctor is about to debut a docu-series that aims to show us how we can live forever.
Olympians make many sacrifices but the artistic swimmers’ needs for power, grace and synchronicity demands some unusual ones. Training to hold the breath underwater and upside down is one, while losing the colour of their eyebrows is a quirk all of its own.
A simple change to the way antibiotics are given to patients with sepsis and could save thousands of lives, new research has found, promising a ‘game-changing’ approach to a common hospital killer.
From the misconception that Pilates is an easy workout, to the belief that Pilates is only for women, this expert debunks all the most common myths about the popular exercise.
A report on the exploding costs to patients and taxpayers of 30 medical conditions has found those who develop some diseases face a massive financial burden.
People with severe disabilities will suffer if the scheme is not fixed.
Agency officials have revealed evidence indicating up to 90pc of NDIS plan managers were committing fraud.
New technology is changing romance, and it’s impacting not just our hearts, but our heads. Here, a neuroscientist discusses how modern love is changing the dating landscape in our brains.
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