Illness
What Amy Winehouse and Shane Warne can tell us about death statistics
An Australian analysis has compared the death rates of sports stars and musicians.
- by Angus Dalton
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It’s winter, your nose is runny. But these cold and flu tablets may not help
What some consumers don’t realise is that a common drug used to treat blocked noses does not work when taken in tablet, capsule or liquid form.
- by Jewel Topsfield
IBS affects one in five Australians. What’s the best way to treat it?
It’s not known what causes IBS, and there is no cure, so the condition is often difficult to manage. But a new study offers clues for how best to find relief.
- by Alice Callahan
Intermittent fasting over two days can help people with Type 2 diabetes
A recent study involved more than 330 overweight and obese adults who had recently been diagnosed with the medical condition.
- by Anahad O’Connor
The end of venom? Sydney scientists find new cure for flesh-eating snake bites
A bold new technique for finding antidotes for box jellyfish stings, vipers’ venom, and death cap mushrooms has emerged from a Sydney lab.
- by Angus Dalton
‘People don’t want to talk’: The taboo ‘zombie’ problem in medical science
Bad science is affecting clinical guidelines, but now an Australian professor has a solution.
- by Angus Dalton
New hit: Contact sport, CTE link to Parkinson’s-style disease
New research from Boston University links repeated head knocks to physical and mental deterioration.
- by Greg Baum
Why aren’t there any good medical treatments for a stroke?
As more young people experience the affliction which strikes at least 100 Australians a day, research into better medicines is getting held back.
- by Angus Dalton
Health chief warns return to school will worsen current Qld spike in viruses
Cases of COVID-19, influenza and RSV are already on the rise, with the return to school expected to see numbers continue to climb across the state.
- by Courtney Kruk
Gastro cases hit 20-year high as parasite spreads disease to toddlers
A gastrointestinal disease caused by the cryptosporidiosis parasite has reached alarming rates, with daycare and school aged children picking up the infection.
- by Amber Schultz
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Smoking & vaping
Vape crackdown in chaos with regulators unprepared, fearing organised crime
Four days into a nationwide ban on the sale of vapes, federal and state authorities are playing the blame game about who should be enforcing the rules.
- by Chris Vedelago