Health

Low-grade prostate cancer, commonly known as GG1 among physicians, often does not spread or causes symptoms.
Health
Kate Pickles

The cogent reason why prostate cancer’s name should change

Doctors should stop describing early changes to the prostate as ‘cancer’ to ease the minds of patients, experts suggest.

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Despite a Medicare funding boost, inflation has increased the cost of a GP visit. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
Politics
Tess Ikonomou

Out-of-pocket cost at GP rising despite bulk billing incentive

Despite an increase in funding to health care delivering more bulk-billed trips to the doctor, Australians are paying more to see a GP.

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Coronavirus vaccinations.
Health
John Flint

COVID-19 vaccine injury scheme deadline closes in

Monday is the last day for Australians to apply for compensation under the Federal Government’s COVID-19 vaccine injury scheme.

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A new study has found that babies conceives with assisted reproductive technology (ART) are twice as likely to be born with a congenital heart defect.
Health
Hayley Taylor

IVF babies twice as likely to suffer heart defects, study finds

‘These procedures are not without risks.’

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Video
A morning cup of coffee may do more than just perk you up, according to new research.
Health
Madeline Holcombe

Little-known health reason proves why you should drink coffee every morning

A morning cup of coffee may do more than just perk you up, according to new research.

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Sunrise’s Edwina Bartholomew returns the desk after speaking about her cancer diagnosis
Culture
Caleb Taylor

Sunrise’s Edwina Bartholomew makes surprise return to the desk after revealing her cancer battle

‘I wanted to be back in time, not just for the mini jaffles, but to see you all.’

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NSW women will now be able to get repeat prescription for the contraceptive pill without having to visit a GP.
Health
Ailish Delaney

Thousands of women to benefit as common medication made available over the counter

Eligible people will no longer have to book a GP appointment to refill their script.

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As summer starts to draw to a close, why not commit to making this the year you really do stick to a dietary upgrade?
Health
Antonia Hoyle

What is OMAD and why is it changing people's lives?

Devotees of OMAD claim the health and wellbeing benefits far outweigh the daily sacrifices.

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Alice Webb, 34, passed away on Monday just hours after having the cosmetic surgery in the Cotswolds.
Health
Nick Pisa and Matt Strudwick

Mum of five first to die of bum lift complications in UK

A mother of five has become the first person to die after a Brazilian bum lift procedure in the UK. 

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Experts are warning parents-to-be after an analysis of more than 3.6 million mother-child pairs.
Health
Abe Maddison

‘Adverse perinatal outcomes’: New warning for hopeful mums

Experts are warning parents-to-be after an analysis of more than 3.6 million mother-child pairs discovered a new link for an increased risk of neuropsychiatric conditions.

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The key ingredient in weight-loss brands Wegovy and Ozempic – was found to reduce significantly painful flare-ups. 
Health
Kate Pickles

Ozempic ingredient could help ease chronic skin disease

Jabs given for weight loss can ease symptoms of a common skin condition that affects around one in 100 people, research suggests.

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From the “kissing bug” to a bacteria that causes food poisoning, experts now think one in five deaths from cancer start with a virus.
Health
Pat Hagan

How one in five deaths from cancer begin with a virus

Scientists believe this could be behind a worrying increase in bowel cancer cases among young people.

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DAN JERVIS-BARDY: COVID-19 was the nightmare no one wants to revisit. But to avoid the mistakes of the past, sometimes you don’t have a choice.
Opinion
Dan Jervis-Bardy

Did we interrogate the COVID-19 nightmare enough?

DAN JERVIS-BARDY: COVID-19 was the nightmare no one wants to revisit. But to avoid the mistakes of the past, sometimes you don’t have a choice.

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WATCH NOW: In Up Late, Ben Harvey gives a behind-the-scenes look at what happened when he spent a week inside Australia’s toughest drug rehab centre.
Up Late
Up Late

What I witnessed in Australia’s toughest drug rehab centre

WATCH NOW: In Up Late, Ben Harvey gives a behind-the-scenes look at what happened when he spent a week inside Australia’s toughest drug rehab centre.

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Charlotte O’Brien attended Santa Sabina College in Strathfield, NSW, a private girls' school with tuition fees up to $28,000 a year, where her family alleges she was bullied for two years. She died by suicide on September 9.
Opinion
Jeni O’Dowd

How many more kids have to die before we act on bullying? 

JENI O’DOWD: It’s time for the Government to introduce Charlotte’s Law — a comprehensive national framework addressing school bullying across all States and Territories that includes reporting serious cases.

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