23+ hour, 10+ min ago   (708+ words) The cost of seeing a specialist has soared in Australia, leaving almost two million people delaying or going without care and prompting calls for tougher action on excessive doctors’ fees. The Federal Government is considering reforms including fee caps, incentives…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1601+ words) Lyndey Milan has no intention of being called elderly. In a deeply personal conversation, the much-loved cook and television personality talks about ageing with fire in her belly, the son she refuses to stop talking about, and how food, family…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (416+ words) By Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson in Brisbane Australian households plan to spend $85 billion on home energy upgrades over the next five years, a study has found, averaging more than $8300 per home. But renters and younger Australians could miss out on the trend,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (425+ words) Starts at 60 Stroke Risk Rises Sharply in the Months After a Cancer Diagnosis, New Study Finds For the many Australians managing a cancer diagnosis, or supporting a partner or family member through one, new research has identified an important, often…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (498+ words) By Emily Woods in Melbourne A friend’s suggestion to get a further heart test saved Sharron Yaxley’s life. With a family history of cardiovascular disease, the Tasmanian woman was examined by a cardiologist every two years. The avid cyclist, 60, had…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (568+ words) Menopause has long been framed as something to fear, endure or quietly manage. A new book from Australian physiotherapist and pelvic and sexual health educator Lisa Fitzpatrick offers a genuinely different take, one that positions midlife not as a decline,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (533+ words) At first glance, they look like an odd couple. John “Chippy” Le‑Carpentir is 84, a retired tradie with a lifetime of hard work in his joints. Keith is 11, a skinny schoolboy who still has homework and screen‑time limits. Most…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1098+ words) After decades caring for women with high-risk pregnancies, Professor Jonathan Morris AM could have stepped away from medicine altogether. Instead, he and his wife Katherine have shaped a new chapter around family, purpose and sharing their expertise where it can…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (392+ words) Given hypertension remains the single biggest risk factor for heart disease and stroke in Australia, it’s worth knowing that a genuinely simple dietary change may help: eating more of one particular fruit. Potassium works by encouraging the kidneys to flush…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (273+ words) If you were asked to sit a test on bone health tomorrow, new research suggests you’d likely fail it – and you’re far from alone. A major Curtin University study has revealed a genuinely concerning gap in what older Australians know…...