Fighting an invisible illness: the curse of Long Covid
Exhaustion, erratic heartbeat, brain fog, pain: women aged 31 to 45 are contracting Long Covid in greater numbers than any other part of the population. Why?
Health
The $200bn industry sucking tweens in – and parents dry
For the kids, it’s no longer about ordinary brands like Clearasil and Neutrogena. The soaring spend on beauty is driven by creams and sprays that cost $110 a pop. But is it doing more harm than good?
Cancer therapy offers hope for more
CAR T-cell therapy is a one-off treatment that has fewer side-effects than chemotherapy but currently suffers from very low efficacy rates on solid tumours.
What you can do to help prevent dementia later
Intervening earlier to improve brain health might help you stay sharper as you age.
Menopause may be putting you at risk of heart disease
Danger for women accelerates with hormone changes, researchers said.
Mice weigh in on mystery of heavy exercise
It turns out that exercising might lead some people to gain weight. A Japanese professor is seeking volunteers to test the theory.
‘We got a sleep divorce and our marriage has never been better’
These couples are trading restless nights for dual primary bedrooms and ‘snore rooms’.
One in five of us live with disability, it’s time we are seen by brands
When I turned on the TV, the radio or read the newspaper growing up, I never saw or heard anybody like me. But with help of industry, creatives, consumers and the wider public, things are changing. Slowly, but they are.
Men’s rising interest in cosmetic procedures
More men are choosing to enhance their appearance with hair transplants, veneers and tweakments, but are they willing to talk about it?
Do you do enough exercise? Test your fitness IQ
No matter how great your efforts, the health benefits of your workout will be affected if you make uninformed decisions. Here’s a way to make smarter choices to achieve the most | ANSWER THESE 10 QUESTIONS … HONESTLY
How Big Tech created the ‘anxious generation’
The revolution starts here: we’ve over-parented our kids – but let them run wild on social media. Now a growing movement of fed-up parents are fighting to keep kids off smartphones.
Meta under the microscope on eating disorders
Varsha Yajman can tell if she’s on the brink of an eating disorder relapse just from her Instagram feed. Experts fear a rise in online communities devoted to unhealthy dieting.
Breast cancer drug hope for women with ‘Jolie gene’
Scientists hail immunotherapy treatment which may provide alternative to mastectomies.
The truth about low-carb diets
With the majority of Australians now classified as metabolically unhealthy, is it time to endorse low-carb eating for all?
20 rules for raising kids in the age of the smartphone
Smartphones are poisoning our children’s minds, says Jonathan Haidt. But it’s not too late to arrest the damage and send the kids out to play.
Major breakthroughs bring us closer to ending Parkinson’s
Australia has joined a worldwide project led by the Michael J Fox Foundation to radically accelerate the prevention of the condition affecting 220,000 Aussies.
Do the majority of Australians really have a mental disorder?
Separating mental illness from normal human stress and anxiety seems lost in ever-loosening psychiatric definitions.
Diabetes drugs hoarded in cities
Australia is failing to ensure that new-generation drugs that could help prevent a devastating tide of diabetes complications are made available to the sickest in the country.
Charity bankrolls ovarian cancer vaccine research
Vaccines would tailor cancer treatment to an individual, with researchers appealing for governments to take the financial burden off charities in the sector.
Change your opinion on zucchini with this salad
The walnuts are there for texture, and I can’t go past the salty, savoury hit of Parmigiano Reggiano, although a feta or goat’s cheese can be equally as pleasing.
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