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Ella Rich.

Ella was locked in a psych ward at 19 weeks pregnant, but doctors had misdiagnosed her

The pregnant mother of two just wanted some relief for severe nausea. She was in disbelief when she was later admitted to a mental health unit.

  • Kate Aubusson

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Eli Lilly’s study of its tablet, orforglipron, has raised hopes of an effective and easy-to-use treatment reaching a market dominated by injections.

Weight-loss pill ‘works as well as Ozempic’ in new trial

Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly’s study of its tablet, orforglipron, has raised hopes of an effective and easy-to-use treatment reaching a market dominated by injections.

  • Deena Beasley and Manas Mishra
A digital representation of neurons in a section of a mouse’s brain, part of a project to create the largest map to date of brain wiring and function.

Watching The Matrix lit up this mouse’s brain. That’s good news for our health

The massive dataset from a new study is a step towards unravelling the mystery of how our brains work and could lead to treatment of human brain diseases.

  • Lauran Neergaard
Phoebe Kinrade spends half of her pay trying to manage her long COVID symptoms.

How scientists are planning to stop long COVID in its tracks

In the search for better ways of tackling the debilitating condition, Australian researchers have zeroed in on a newly discovered chink in the virus’s armour.

  • Angus Dalton
Australian Medical Students’ Association President Melody Ahfock said funding could be used to boost rural programs and suport students from rural communities before being directed to a new school in Brisbane.

Students say ‘flashy’ QUT med school would be better in the bush

The medical fraternity says funding for the proposed facility would be better spent plugging a GP shortage in rural communities.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
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Medical researcher Adrienne O’Neill lived with chronic fatigue for a decade before receiving a diagnosis.

It took 11 years for Adrienne’s illness to be diagnosed. A new computer model could change everything

Chronic fatigue syndrome is notoriously difficult to diagnose, but a new computer-assisted model can predict it with 85 per cent accuracy.

  • Broede Carmody and Hannah Kennelly
James was diagnosed with ADHD after emerging from lockdown in the pandemic - part of a growing cohort diagnosed post-pandemic

How the pandemic prompted a surge in adult ADHD diagnoses

Everything changed in 2020. Millions of Australians found themselves stuck inside – just as an ecosystem of ADHD content creators was flourishing on social media.

  • Liam Mannix
The cosmetic injectables industry badly needs greater regulation to better protect patients.

Ugly reality of beauty industry demands urgent makeover

It is clear that cosmetic injectables businesses have galloped ahead of regulators. It’s time to put the patients back in focus.

  • The Age's View
The cosmetic injectables industry has boomed.

‘Brotox’ and ‘slimming injections’: Thousands of illegal ads spruik cosmetic injectables

Advertising regulations prohibit the use of terms such as wrinkle-reducing injections or colloquial names such as “tox” or “Brotox”. Many industry players advertise regardless.

  • Clay Lucas and Henrietta Cook

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