As my ‘Parkinson’s pause’ fast forwards,I am stunned by acts of bravery

As my ‘Parkinson’s pause’ fast forwards,I am stunned by acts of bravery

The longer I Iive with Parkinson’s disease,the more I fear its impact - in particular,the resolute determination it shows in searching out skills to degrade.

  • byJohn Watkins

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‘Like the Day of the Triffids’:How a researcher saved her friend’s life from the ‘monster’ among us

‘Like the Day of the Triffids’:How a researcher saved her friend’s life from the ‘monster’ among us

When Troy complained on Facebook about something weird in his shoulder,one of his friends who took notice was pandemic-famous epidemiologist Catherine Bennett.

  • bySherryn Groch
What’s driving a surge in whooping cough cases among NSW children

What’s driving a surge in whooping cough cases among NSW children

Whooping cough diagnoses,which dropped dramatically during the pandemic,have escalated in school-aged children this year.

  • byMegan Gorrey
At 19,Tom was feeling ‘a bit fluey’. Within months,he’d lost limbs
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At 19,Tom was feeling ‘a bit fluey’. Within months,he’d lost limbs

When Tom Nash was in hospital,his best mate,Chris Hutchison,helped him through with daily visits and “glimpses of normalcy”.

  • byKatie Cunningham
You’re probably eating too much sodium. Here’s what you need to know

You’re probably eating too much sodium. Here’s what you need to know

Without sodium,your body wouldn’t function. But experts say Australians are consuming too much salt.

  • byAlice Callahan
The deadly reason your dog should avoid the communal water bowl

The deadly reason your dog should avoid the communal water bowl

A chronic shortage of vaccines against a bacterial disease spread by rats has frustrated vets and is concerning dog owners.

  • byAngus Dalton
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One in three Australians have high blood pressure. Here’s how to reduce it

One in three Australians have high blood pressure. Here’s how to reduce it

Everything you need to know about high blood pressure,including how to get it under control.

  • byLiz Szabo
‘Long COVID’ doesn’t exist as we know it,according to new research

‘Long COVID’ doesn’t exist as we know it,according to new research

The term ‘long COVID’ should be ditched,according to new Australian research that found no evidence that COVID-19 is more likely to inflict long-term impairment than the flu.

  • byAngus Dalton
Man in iron lung for 70 years got a law degree,wrote a book,and became social media star

Man in iron lung for 70 years got a law degree,wrote a book,and became social media star

Paul Alexander,who has died aged 78,was six when he contracted polio – once one of the most feared diseases in the West.

  • byJamie Stengle
The genetic ‘crystal ball’:Would you want to know which disease will kill you?

The genetic ‘crystal ball’:Would you want to know which disease will kill you?

Your risk of cancer,heart attack and Alzheimer’s could be revealed with a swab of saliva. But the burgeoning DNA technology has significant flaws.

  • byAngus Dalton
‘My brain exploded’:Geoff thought he had the flu,but he was wrong

‘My brain exploded’:Geoff thought he had the flu,but he was wrong

It took 15 days and three trips to hospital before Geoff Martin learned he had a life-threatening condition.

  • byMegan Gorrey