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Even more reason to avoid ultraprocessed foods.

How avoiding these foods could double weight loss

THE NEW YORK TIMES: New research suggests that people can lose more weight by avoiding these hugely popular foods.

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John Claassen, 98, the oldest lifter at Greysteel Strength and Conditioning gym, in Farmington Hills, Mich., on June 20, 2025. Greysteel, a gym outside Detroit, teaches barbell lifting for older people. Some are well into their 80s and 90s. (Brittany Greeson/The New York Times)

Pumping iron is their secret to ageing well

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Ann Buszard, a retired nurse, had never so much as touched a weight until she was 74, when she found herself struggling to stand up after kneeling down. She wanted to get stronger.

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Paloma Shemirani died after refusing chemotherapy.

Woman died of cancer after coffee enemas instead of chemo

A woman who died from cancer after refusing chemotherapy to treat it was instead having five coffee enemas a day to beat the disease, an inquest into her death has been told. 

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Sydney’s Potts Point hit by deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak with health officials racing to find the source.

One dead, six ill in Potts Point Legionnaires’ scare

Sydney’s Potts Point is at the centre of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, with one man dead and six others recovering.

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Cardiologist and Scientist  Eric Topol, a longetivity expert explains 10 ways to prevent heart disease.

I’m a cardiologist, you need to know these 10 things

THE WASHINGTON POST: Cardiologist Dr Eric Topol says these are the ten most effective, science-backed steps to help protect your heart and prevent heart attacks.

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Vikki Mai Murphy and partner Sean had their children Beau and Maia through Connect IVF. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Calls to make low-cost IVF more accessible in Australia

Australia's low birth rate is being linked to cost-of-living pressures, with experts saying affordable IVF could help reverse fertility declines.

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Investors say genetic prediction services for embryos, used by Elon Musk and others, are a trust fund for future children.  The Nightly

Silicon Valley is paving the way for ‘super-babies’

Pronatalism: It’s a growing movement, especially amongst the rich and powerful, and it’s giving a huge boost to a fertility industry already experiencing heightened demand. 

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Ramsay Health is set to close all but three of its psychology clinics.

Ramsay Health axes nearly all its mental health care clinics

The private hospital giant is set to close all but three of its psychology clinics as data shows more patients putting off treatment due to cost pressures.

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Nash Keen defied the odds to celebrate his first birthday.

‘Nash Potato’: World’s most premature baby turns one

Nash Keen defied incredible odds to make it to his first birthday and now he is a record holder, officially named the world’s most premature baby.

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Millie needed emergency surgery to remove most of her bowel.

Little girl’s bowel torn to shreds by two household items

She had tummy pains, a fever, was vomiting and her skin was pale. She was in a coma and near death.

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Around 40 hospital staff had some contact with a man infected with a rare strain of the mpox virus.

Health alert as officials trace mpox carrier’s movements

Authorities say contact tracing is continuing for hospital, school staff who may have been exposed to a man admitted with a rare strain of mpox.

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Lonely sound of silence increases risk of cognitive decline

Lonely sound of silence increases risk of cognitive decline

A large-scale European study has found older adults experiencing hearing loss and loneliness could be at triple the risk of cognitive decline.

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Sunlight increases COVID protection in one ethnic group

Sunlight shown to boost COVID protection in one ethnic group

Having low levels of vitamin D may increase the risk of hospitalisation with COVID-19, Australian and UK scientists have reported.

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Laine and Matthew before being diagnosed with SSPE.

How a common childhood illness became a death sentence

Two mothers share their heartbreaking stories of the devastating aftermath of a simple dose of measles.

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