Almost as unbearable as the pain is the lack of knowledge. Endometriosis is better known these days. Now, let’s talk adenomyosis. Jen Fleming knows it all too well. It forced her to have a hysterectomy at just 30.
A peak charity spent just over 10 per cent of the more than $1m given in donations and grants on research, spending big on consultants and filming instead.
Two families have been left furious and heartbroken after a woman unwittingly gave birth to another couple’s baby in a massive IVF bungle which saw her implanted with the wrong embryo.
An urgent warning has been issued for Australians as doctors fear this year’s flu season could prove fatal.
Arpita Nandi lost more than 21kg through making a change. But since then she has experienced a difficulty that’s more common than you might think.
Natalie is 35, studying her third degree, and lives at home with her parents. She is one of many millennials struggling to get ahead. This is why the generation is battling.
A Sydney woman who had a “feeling something wasn’t right” downstairs has taken matters into her own hands after it left her very isolated.
Aussies have been warned to monitor for symptoms after a person with a highly contagious disease visited multiple tourist spots in one state.
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When two-year-old Marlow Kay developed a black spot on his tongue, his mum immediately wanted it checked out. But she couldn’t believe the diagnosis.
Music teacher Dawn Kenny’s seizures get so bad it’s too dangerous for her to drive. But we take you behind the scenes to show how her life could change in just 5 minutes.
A dangerous social media trend that has emerged under the name #SkinnyTok, promoting unhealthy eating and weight loss habits, sparking fears of the impact it could have on vulnerable youths.
In this chapter of Imogen’s pregnancy diary she reveals how her baby shower went and also why she’s keeping her son’s name a secret until he is born.
If you look at your phone multiple times a day then experts say you should do this simple exercise to avoid a common problem being seen in people aged 16 and up.
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