Health
Swimmer’s ear can ruin a summer holiday. Here’s how to avoid it
Travelling somewhere humid, or swimming in fresh water? Keeping ear infections at bay can be as easy as taking a few preventive actions.
- by Shona Hendley
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Ageing
Forever young
Whether we like it or not, ageing is inevitable. But that hasn’t stopped it from becoming a source of both fascination and fear.
A new wave of ‘age-reversing’ pills is upon us. Should we bite?
As new drugs and supplements promise to help extend our lives, it’s hard not to be intrigued.
- by Angus Dalton
What would you give up in the name of health? For these biohackers, the list is long
Biohacking is the idea that we can enhance our biology to improve our health span, wellbeing and performance. And it’s becoming more common.
- by Sarah Berry
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Healthcare
RMH scandal deepens with claims surgeons rorting WorkCover, private health insurers
The state’s corruption commission is investigating claims that surgeons at one of the country’s top hospitals fraudulently billed WorkCover and private health funds.
- by Broede Carmody and Henrietta Cook
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Hospitals
Patients wait months for scan results at ‘toxic’ Sydney hospital
A backlog of more than 17,000 MRIs and other scans at Nepean Hospital is putting patients at risk of delayed diagnoses, the hospital’s staff have warned.
- by Angus Thomson and Kate Aubusson
‘One of the great human crises’: Warning after microplastics linked to lung, colon cancer
A major review led by a Sydney expert has sounded the alarm on the health effects of the tiny, ubiquitous pollutant.
- by Angus Dalton
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Hospitals in crisis
Hospital stripped of trainee doctors over staff, patient welfare concerns
The Central Coast’s only public obstetric and gynaecology service is about to be severely depleted with the temporary loss of accredited trainee doctors.
- by Kate Aubusson
Flesh-eating ulcer ‘endemic’ in coastal town with ‘significant risk’ of spread to Sydney
A flesh-eating bacterium that causes gaping ulcers has taken root in a NSW holiday spot, with warnings from experts that it may now travel along the state’s coast.
- by Kate Aubusson
Do you really need to throw out your black plastic spatula?
According to recent headlines, black plastic cooking items can be dangerous for your health. Here’s what the experts say.
- by Emily Schmall
Trump calls for end to daylight saving. Some health professionals agree
Elon Musk, whom Trump tapped to lead a commission on eliminating government waste, recently mused about ending Americans’ clock changes too.
- by Dan Diamond
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