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Sami thought her pregnancy was fine. Then an ultrasound changed everything
18+ hour, 9+ min ago (601+ words) When mother to two healthy daughters Sami Glastonbury went for a routine scan during her third pregnancy, she felt confident and curious, but like it was just a formality. "Your heart and your stomach sinks because you're looking at the…...
Youfoodz just made back to work and school meals a whole lot easier
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (633+ words) The emotional whiplash of going back to work. The end of summer holidays always lands with a thud. One minute you are choosing between a morning swim or another coffee. This year, that collective emotional whiplash finally has a name....
Boy suffers gruesome injuries as TikTok trend goes wrong
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (331+ words) A nine-year-old boy in Illinois was hospitalised with severe burns after a TikTok trend inspired him to put his NeeDoh, a popular sensory toy, in the microwave. Caleb Chabolla heard about the trend of heating the squishy toy from a…...
Health chief floats big change as ‘total menace’ takes over roads
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (601+ words) Health Minister Mark Butler has warned Australia is facing a rapidly escalating e-bike crisis, describing the vehicles as a "total menace on the roads" as devastating injuries surge through hospital emergency departments. His comments come amid renewed calls for a…...
Fears hospital overcrowding will only worsen
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (430+ words) The shocking death of Adelaide grandmother Helen Sargent has intensified fears South Australia's overcrowded hospitals could soon see patients lining corridors as the winter flu season hits. The opposition says scenes already unfolding overseas " including UK hospitals so overwhelmed that…...
Medical workers ‘robbed’ teen of chance at survival
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (661+ words) Hospital staff and paramedics "robbed" a 15-year-old boy of his best chance at survival by failing to intervene earlier after he suffered an allergic reaction, his grieving parents say. Melbourne teen Max McKenzie died in August 2021 after suffering a cardiac…...
‘It’s vital’: New Alzheimer's drug offers hopes
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (345+ words) A groundbreaking Alzheimer's drug is offering new hope to dementia patients, with a Gold Coast grandmother experiencing remarkable results after becoming one of the first Australians to try the treatment. Ruth Talbot, 77, lives with Alzheimer's and travels to a Gold…...
‘Breaking point’: Dire hospital warning after corridor death
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (317+ words) Doctors are warning that South Australia's overcrowded emergency departments could see even more patients treated in corridors, as pressure intensifies for an urgent review into the death of Kilburn grandmother Helen Sargent at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Royal Adelaide and…...
Bec Judd and co-host discuss egg freezing for their kids
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (624+ words) Model and media personality Bec Judd has sparked an interesting conversation about fertility and egg freezing. On the latest episode of her podcast Vain-ish, Judd and her co-host Jess Roberts discussed the process of freezing eggs and whether it's something…...
Nurse left reeling after fire destroys Townsville family home, leaves two-year-old and 13-year-old critical
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (317+ words) A nurse and single mother of four has been left reeling after a fire tore through her home, leaving two of her children fighting for life. Karah Perry, a registered nurse at Townsville University Hospital, was at home with her…...