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28 July 2024

  • Gloved Hand holding a Syringe

    Widely advertised hormone test unreliable as fertility prediction tool for women, researchers say

    Experts warn patients are making ‘significant life changes’ based on the anti-Müllerian hormone test, which they say is not reliable for many of its advertised uses

27 July 2024

  • intravenous drip in hospital room

    Australia is facing a shortage of ‘crucial’ IV fluids. What does it mean and who will be affected?

    Intravenous fluids have a ‘myriad of uses’ in the health system, but supply is expected to be constrained throughout 2024

26 July 2024

  • composite of Tony, Des and Bruce

    ‘It brings you back’: the suburban choir helping people living with dementia reconnect

  • A nurse in an intensive care unit

    AMA warns surgeries may be cancelled due to ‘unprecedented’ shortage of IV fluids across Australia

25 July 2024

  • Surfer Kai McKenzie lost his leg after a shark attacked him while he was surfing at North Shore beach near Port Macquarie.

    An Australian surfer was attacked by a shark. What happens if you lose a leg – and can it be reattached?

    Kai McKenzie’s leg was transported to hospital. Here’s what surgeons say about limb reattachment
  • Aerial view of glacier ice floating in the sea

    Man dies after trying to drive truck on to NSW ferry; global sea ice levels hit record low – as it happened

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    • Ex-coalminer awarded $3.2m for black lung in Australian first

    • Australian judge dismisses class action claiming Roundup causes cancer

    • LNP vows to scrap Labor’s Gold Coast schoolies pill testing plan if it wins power

24 July 2024

  • Bread with margarine

    Refined tastes: 11 foods you might not realise are ultra-processed

    From breads and cereals to plant-based meats and milks, many products marketed as healthy options have undergone processes found to be linked to health harms
  • A shopping trolley in a supermarket aisle

    Australia’s health star rating system exploited by companies making ultra-processed foods, experts say

    Labelling focused on nutrients such as protein or fat distracts from ‘poor quality’ or ‘chemically transformed’ products, according to experts
  • People at Mindil Beach in Darwin watch fighter jets roar past at sunset as part of Exercise Pitch Black.

    Australia news live
    NT military exercise suspended after pilot escapes crash – as it happened

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23 July 2024

  • Andrea Hipsher with children Levi, 3, and Jonah, 11 months, preparing food in the kitchen

    How Australia’s infant food labelling’s ‘health halo effect’ risks leaving babies under-nourished

    Despite public perception of strict regulation of the quality of food for infants, report finds the reality is very different
  • US admiral Lisa Franchetti

    Australia news live
    US ‘committed’ to Aukus regardless of who is president, admiral says – as it happened

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  • Close-up of many colourful drink cans standing in rows

    Energy drinks with nine times as much caffeine as a can of Coca-Cola removed from Australian shelves

    Nearly 700 beverages with almost double the allowed maximum caffeine content seized from South Australian retailers

22 July 2024

  • Couple holding hands looking at sunset

    After several miscarriages – each with its own trauma – my husband and I were forced to cobble together a new life

    Tess Pryor
  • Anne Hollonds is the National Children’s Commissioner

    In the box
    Disabled children kept ‘in cages’ in police watch houses, Australia’s children’s commissioner says

20 July 2024

  • Left to right: Shehan, Sohan and Roshan Karunaratne

    ‘I’m so sorry, I’ve got cancer’: why do two of every five Australian men die early from preventable conditions?

    A new report suggests men are less likely than women to have a trusting relationship with a doctor and so miss out on health literacy and advice
  • Colourful gummy bears on white background

    Cannabis gummies like ‘a glass of wine with dinner’ for a growing number of Australians

    More people are turning to the edibles instead of alcohol, but experts warn they cannot be sure what they are consuming
  • Rear view of a woman walking on dirt road during sunset

    Can you prepare for a good menopause? Perhaps start by thinking of it as a ‘second spring’

    There are some things women can do to get ready. Thinking of it as a positive transition may be one of them
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