Yes, it’s real, and we’ve got it: the footy blues
Sports fandom is essential to human psychological needs, the experts say. So how do rugby league fans cope during the off-season?
Health
What the government’s boost to menopause support means for women
For women who experience adverse effects of menopause, help can be hard to come by. Soon, experiences such as Reena Murray’s should be the norm, not the exception.
Sponsorship of refugees a path to ‘facing future’
Former NSW premier Nick Greiner is a key backer for Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia, a charity body that helps newly arrived refugees settle into their new homes.
AI breakthrough in mapping sea pollution
An Australian study has provided the technology to rapidly accelerate widespread surveying of ocean microplastic contamination, using artificial intelligence to find a breakthrough.
Why Dr Reddy is quitting the system just months from end of training
Dr Nithya Reddy wanted to change the mental health system after enduring unimaginable trauma. Now senior doctors are warning the accreditation of future psychiatrists, like Dr Reddy, is at critical risk in NSW.
This disease is hitting too many Australians. Why is no one talking about it?
About 180,000 Australians live with this painful, lifelong condition involving inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. But as cases grow globally, Australia leads the pack.
Doctors plot path to halving gap fees
The GP College is pushing for a major lift in the Medicare rebate for long consultations to halve out-of-pocket costs.
How disability was hijacked by the privileged
I have ADHD but I am not disabled, I am not a victim. We need to direct our conversation, attention and – most important – funding to the right causes.
Spirulina the secret to this blue dream smoothie
Twins Ashley and Taylor Johnston, who live in British Columbia, Canada, have made smoothies their life – at least on social media. Here’s one of their most popular creations.
Australian MP tells UK parliament VAD prevents suicide
NSW Independent MP Alex Greenwich told a UK parliament committee that voluntary assisted dying prevents suicide. How does this stack up against the data?
Calling all midlife men. It’s time to try pilates
With Jeremy Clarkson and David Beckham big fans, Georgina Roberts finds out why the exercise is great for balance and fitness — and definitely not just for girls.
Why can’t I pick up my prescription? Australia’s medicine chaos explained
ADHD drug shortages wreak havoc on patients returning to work and school. It is just one symptom of Australia’s ailing medicine access systems, explained here.
Labor to invest $573m in women’s health
Improved access to birth control and treatments for UTIs, menopause and endometriosis will reform care for a health area ‘shrouded in shame and stigma’.
Midlife rules: How to hit peak fitness over 40
Yes, you can be as fit as you were in your thirties, you just need to change the way you train.
Which sleep animal are you? It matters more than you think
Early-rising lion or late-night wolf? Our internal body clocks have a type.
‘Basically a milkshake’: debunking the cult of protein powder
In a consumer quest for ever-higher protein intakes, protein powder has become a huge industry. But is it really giving the body what it needs?
Tragic teen trapped in culture chasm
A young girl is raised in two different cultures, by different parents. Then she dies. Who decides what happens next?
Meet the CEO balancing work, life, and triplets
Juggling a corporate job, a personal life, and 13-year-old triplets is not for the faint of heart. But Dan Hunter would not have it any other way.
Five-year funding lifeline for ‘crucial’ savings support program
Expanding a charity savings support program marks the latest cost-of-living support from the Albanese government; for Melissa Hughes it allowed her to ‘start from scratch’.
How much sleep do you need to stay heart healthy?
Sleeping too little or too much doesn’t just make you cranky, forgetful or tired. This little-known risk factor affects millions of Australians.
Booze or weed: what’s worse for your health?
Both can do you harm, and the debate is clouded by less research into the effects of cannabis.
Hopes for five-year deal dead: premiers
Anthony Albanese announces $1.7bn as an interim funding measure for public hospitals as his government fails to reach agreement with states before the WA election being called.
The scientific fight over whether ageing is a disease
A small but growing movement of scientists wants to classify ageing as a disease. They face an uphill battle.
I can’t do cryogenics; I’d get brain freeze
Who knows where you might end up if you opt for future freezing. Planet of The Apes anyone?
Naloxone shortage puts lives in danger
Access to lifesaving overdose medicine has become ‘critically’ precarious, foregrounding the shortcomings of a federal program in a crisis of stigma, stimulants and supply issues.
What to expect when you’re expecting: dad edition
Be patient with conception, be kind to your partner and remember that parenthood is one of the greatest gifts, says an obstetrician who has delivered more than 5000 babies.
Doctors divided on digital records fix
Doctors will likely soon be obligated to provide patients with digital access to test results, provoking appeals not to crack down on noncompliance.
Enjoy this hearty soup without guilt
Traditionally, broccoli cheddar soup is loaded in calories from all the butter, cheese, and cream it includes. This recipe, however, is packed with protein.
Dissatisfied, stagnant or in a rut? You might be languishing
The state of joyless stagnation, emptiness and low wellbeing is a condition Kurt Annis is familiar with. It prompted the then insurance broker to take action.
Headspace flails under demand
The majority of headspace users see no improvement to health outcomes, and its chief executive is appealing for structural reform to change that.
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