Health & Wellbeing

NSW Premier Chris Minns admitted the state did not deserve a ‘gold star’. NewsWire / Nikki Short

updatedHospital photo that shook state ‘to the core’

A nurse at one of Australia’s busiest hospitals has made a desperate plea after disturbing images were revealed.

Nathan Schmidt

91 per cent of Aussies are struggling to fall or stay asleep in a typical week. Tero Vesalainen

NewsExpert reveals secrets to flawless sleep

A new report has revealed the extent of Australia’s silent sleep epidemic, with one expert offering simple fixes for the nation’s most common sleeping difficulties.

Robert White

Waverley Council is considering a permanent memorial to the victims of the Bondi Westfield attack. NewsWire / Monique Harmer

NewsPermanent Bondi Westfield memorial revealed

A Sydney council is discussing a permanent memorial to the victims of the Bondi Westfield horror, with early plans for a ‘garden space’.

Duncan Evans

After a decade of research, effective RSV immunisations have finally made it out of the lab.

Groundbreaking WA research behind major health wins for Aussies

 We explore how some of Australia’s most significant health breakthroughs began right here in Western Australia.

 The Kids Research Institute Australia and Olivia Senior

HealthPush in recognition of chronic pain for millions of Aussies

Millions of Australians grappling with chronic pain are waiting years for a diagnosis as calls mount for the condition to be formally recognised.

Dylan Caporn

HEALTH‘Toxic’ claim against supplement giant

An Aussie supplement giant is facing a potential class-action lawsuit after a father claimed he fell ill from using one of the company’s products.

Amelia Swan

Australia's PBS scheme is a bitter pill to swallow for international pharmaceutical companies. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Health & WellbeingTrade stand-off continues as US drug tariffs loom

The deadline on US pharmaceutical tariffs has been dramatically brought forward, in the latest escalation of Donald Trump's trade war with the world.

Adrian Black

HealthLonely sound of silence increases risk of cognitive decline

A large-scale European study has found older adults experiencing hearing loss and loneliness could be at triple the risk of cognitive decline.

Hannah Cross

Young people are more likely to take party drugs than older generations.

NewsWorrying party drug trend on the rise in Australia

A spike in GHB-related call-outs has experts worried as young Australians turn away from expensive alcohol amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Alexandra Feiam

Toddler yoga has proven to be a hit at Floreat Forum this term with free weekly classes run by Yogazoo's Brooke Hunter. Star pupil Maeve Shurman, 4. Kelsey Reid

EducationToddler yoga a smash hit as kids learn emotional balance

Children as young as two are learning mindfulness and how to regulate their own emotions all through the simple practice of yoga.

Claire Sadler

Researchers at Monash University have found the optimal bed time for those looking to increase exercise.

Health Best time to go to bed if you want to exercise more revealed

Early to bed, early to rise makes you healthy, wealthy and wise, the truism goes. But Australian scientists have found a link between people who do not stay up late and better physical activity.

Dylan Caporn

James Shaw, Cumoram Desmond, Mitchell Cannon, Joshua Fabilo, Ryan Fazzalari and Matthew Fabilo will run 400km to Bluff Knoll next month.

Gruelling fundraiserRun club take on gruelling Bluff Knoll trek for good cause

Six members of a Perth run club will be turning pain into purpose as they run 400 kilometres to Bluff Knoll in a bid to raise money for multiple sclerosis research.

Claire Sadler