Embarrassment may be putting Australian women at greater risk of developing cervical cancer
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Feelings of embarrassment may be putting Australian women at greater risk of developing cervical cancer.
A third of women put off cervical screening because they feel awkward, research finds
A national campaign has been launched to increase screening rates across the country
Australia is on track for elimination, but experts say more work...
Chronic pain sufferers 'not believed', with most saying they face stigma over the condition
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In the past 10 years Kirsty Buhlert-Smith estimates she's spent $150,000 trying to treat her chronic pain, but like many in her position it's a daily struggle to have people even believe there's something wrong.
A new survey by Chronic Pain Australia, released on Monday, revealed 86 per cent of sufferers reported facing stigm...
Hot, wet start to Summer sees fly numbers boom across Australia
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No matter how much you swat, wave, yell, or occasionally swallow flies, their persistence always beats yours. And tropical to start to summer for most of the country has provided the perfect breeding conditions for these pesky insects. Associate Professor James Wallman from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Wollongong said fly ...
Aged care Royal Commission to examine use of restraints on patients after cases in NSW, Victoria
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The use of chemical and physical restraints in nursing homes in two cases highlighted by the ABC was "totally unacceptable", Federal Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt has said.
Key points:
Ken Wyatt says he is glad the royal commission will look into cases like the ones exposed by the ABC
Aged and Community Services Australia bo...
How oral allergy syndrome, a form of food allergy, may be linked to your spring hay fever attacks
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Key points:
Oral allergy syndrome occurs when foods prompt an allergic reaction
The symptoms can mimic those of pollen allergies that cause hay fever
Extreme reactions can include anaphylaxis, when the throat swells and closes up
Nikki Atack hasn't eaten raw fruit or vegetables for more than a year because she fears the c...
Walking isn't just good for you — it's good for the economy
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It's a truism that walking — as with most forms of exercise — is good for you.
John Howard credited his longevity as PM, in part, to daily walks; Albert Einstein walked to sharpen his mind; writer Henry David Thoreau needed four hours a day to preserve his "health and spirits". But walking isn't just good for your p...
New 3D printer set to 'turbocharge' fight against cancer
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An Australian innovation in 3D printing could soon help in the fight against cancer.
Key points
The 3D bio-printer can rapidly print human cells to help with testing cancer drugs
Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar is financially backing the start-up behind the technology
It's hoped the technology will eventually grow skin, tis...
Your poo is (mostly) alive. Here's what's in it
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If you've ever thought your poo is just a bunch of dead cells, think again. Most of it is alive, teeming with billions of microbes. Here's what studies in healthy adults reveal makes up our poo.
Water
Our faeces is largely (75 per cent) made up of water, although this differs from person to person.
Vegetarians have a higher water c...
'Arrogant' private health changes could hit less wealthy hard
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Big changes are coming to private health insurance that are meant to make things simpler but doctors and patients say Australians could be caught out by the new four-tier system.
"I don't think they're going to simplify anything at all, in fact I think they're going to make it more confusing," former health insurance lobbyi...
Will the territories ever be able to legalise voluntary euthanasia?
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Voluntary euthanasia will not be legal in the national capital for the foreseeable future, with a Senate bill voted down last night. The bill would have allowed the ACT and Northern Territory to legislate on the issue, something they are currently banned from doing. But it was narrowly defeated, 36 votes to 34.
How did we get here?
The territ...
