Collagen: gimmick or green light? We ask the experts
With hefty promises of more youthful skin and greater wellbeing, are collagen supplements worth the hype or just clever marketing?
Women’s health
How extreme is your daily routine? Ask the new health-obsessed
Before their first date, biohacker Kayla Barnes asked her future husband for his gut, toxin and nutrient levels. He passed. They’re part of a wellbeing-fixated generation who are willing to do whatever it takes to live beyond 100.
Critical condition: AMA website clocks hospital emergency wait times across nation
The AMA has launched a website tracking and rating real-time hospital wait times, saying the findings are grim and show patients are languishing as they wait for care
How effective are Apple’s AirPods as hearing aids?
I hadn’t had my hearing checked in 20 years, so was keen to give Apple’s new at-home test a go. The results were surprising. Here is what I found and what audiologists say.
‘Is that illegal?’ Calls for greater clarity over cosmetic injectables
‘It just started feeling really, really, unsafe’: calls for nationally recognised minimum training standards to be applied to those practising cosmetic injectables.
Day Zero: leadership lessons from a mum’s unimaginable loss
Business executive Michelle Japp was excited about her pregnancy as were her colleagues, and a hospital check-up was so routine that she was dressed for work. Then her world unravelled.
‘It’s not reflux, you’re having a heart attack’
Women often deny the heart attack signs and decide they’ve got indigestion or some other minor disorder instead of seeking treatment.
Expert guide to home health tests: how useful are they?
Australians can now do at-home tests for everything from menopause to sexually transmitted diseases. But which DIY kits can you rely on?
Ten new things Gwyneth has taught us about her fabulous life
As she returns to acting, the queen of woo-woo, sexual health and mental healing has given a revealing interview. We have picked out the best bits.
Why I changed my mind about Menopausal Hormone Therapy
The advocacy of more than 2000 pissed-off menopause warriors pushed me to research and rethink the role of MHT in keeping women healthy in their later years.
The end of cancer: cell therapy breakthroughs take us to the edge of a cure
Rapid immunotherapy advancements could relegate killer cancers, such as the dangerous and deadly ovarian cancer, to the status of a ‘chronic disease’.
The essential guide to women’s health for the men in their life
As a father, brother, partner or workmate, you want to understand some of the basics about the health of the women in your life. Here’s some practical information that will help.
Hospitalisations, E. coli, infection: The ugly reality of our cosmetic injectables industry
‘Something has to change’: Doctors ask what will it take before regulators act on our cosmetic injectables industry? | WATCH
HIV warning issued to clients of city cosmetic clinic
Health authorities in NSW have issued a warning to patients of a Sydney city cosmetic clinic, saying they may have been exposed to blood viruses.
Four tips to get the most from your health insurance
We asked insurers and consumer advocates how you can get the best value from your private health cover ahead of looming price rises. Here’s what they said.
‘Our 20th IVF cycle worked’: the case for freezing your eggs
Everyone’s reason for choosing to freeze their eggs is different. Three women who have undertaken the process tell how they began, and share their hopes and fears | READ AND WATCH THEIR STORIES
Women aren’t being heard, but is medical misogyny the only thing at play?
The term medical misogyny is divisive and hits hard against men who care for women. But is there a deeper issue of mismanagement built into the system?
‘I got the shock of my life’: when the NSW Governor became aware of her diagnosis, she took action
NSW Governor Margaret Beazley was thrown when the results of a general health exam indicated she has a condition that can be a prelude to osteoporosis.
Private maternity services to close in Darwin and Hobart
Embattled private hospital provider Healthscope has announced the closure of its maternity services in Darwin and Hobart.
Battling cancer was no walk in the park. I wasn’t prepared for what came next
When Aalia Ahmed visited her doctor about her ‘strange symptoms’, he assured her she was not going crazy.
The pill’s about to get cheaper for some. What are your new options?
Women might want to revisit their choice of contraception as changes are about to be made on price and availability. Here’s an expert’s take on what’s happening.
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.
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.
When Daniella was told she was in perimenopause, she cried with relief
Not all women will experience adverse effects of perimenopause, but for those who do, they say it can be a confusing and isolating time.
We treat menopause like it’s an enemy to be defeated. Surely there’s a better way?
There’s a sort of one-note chorus about how awful it is, and how it’s something that needs to be fought against with every seed, leaf and synthetic biochemical compound at our disposal.
Think your body shape is changing in menopause? It’s not your imagination
As women transition into perimenopause and menopause, they may notice a change in their body shape and how they feel. Here’s what some experts say will help keep you nourished.
Dear Premier, stop playing politics with my mental health
Public sector psychiatrists who offer a critical service are quitting and it seems like you just don’t care. They should be able to work in safe conditions.
Life after the pill: why it feels like no one understands
The belief, popularised on social media, that the pill is to blame for all our health woes is seeing women shun it in record numbers – but life on the other side can be a shock.
The silent effect of menopause many women are unaware of
In the years around menopause women will experience the most rapid natural loss of bone mass in their lives. It makes good bone health essential, and there are things you can do.
Expectant mums offered free RSV jab to protect babies
The immunity protection program for pregnant women will start from February 3 and is aimed at protecting newborns from the life-threatening virus until they are six months old.
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