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'Suicide rates would climb' due to veterans' health cap

'Suicide rates would climb' due to veterans' health cap

An ex-army senator has warned that veterans will be at risk of extraordinary trauma and even death under government plans to cap health spending.

Warning on addiction help amid funding uncertainty

Warning on addiction help amid funding uncertainty

Warning on addiction help amid funding uncertainty

Warning on addiction help amid funding uncertainty

A peak health body is warning that people needing help with drug and alcohol addiction are missing out because treatment capacity can't meet demand.

'Pure elation': Aussie IVF innovation sparks baby joy

'Pure elation': Aussie IVF innovation sparks baby joy

'Pure elation': Aussie IVF innovation sparks baby joy

'Pure elation': Aussie IVF innovation sparks baby joy

Australian scientists have achieved the first pregnancies using a trail-blazing 3D-printed IVF device smaller than the width of a human hair.

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Child cancer survivors plead for support later in life

Child cancer survivors plead for support later in life

Surviving childhood cancer can change the trajectory of the rest of someone's life but there is not enough support available, researchers say.

Masseur accused of 'gross' rape after radio show praise

Masseur accused of 'gross' rape after radio show praise

A woman has told a jury she felt disgusted and repulsed after being raped by an alternative massage therapist she learned about from The Kyle and Jackie O show.

Health issues hamper millions from everyday activities

Health issues hamper millions from everyday activities

More than 7.5 million Australians have had to cut back on work, study, caring for family or community activities because of health issues, injury or disability.

How one wellness habit redeemed a life of addiction

How one wellness habit redeemed a life of addiction

After battling addiction as a teen, John Ogilvie reclaimed his life and found passion and purpose as the founder of Australia's longest-running yoga centres.

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Screen misuse blamed for painful 'tech neck' problems

Screen misuse blamed for painful 'tech neck' problems

Screen misuse blamed for painful 'tech neck' problems

Screen misuse blamed for painful 'tech neck' problems

Medical experts fear digital technology misuse is leading to a surge in neck pain, with women deemed the most vulnerable to the condition dubbed "tech neck".

Counsellor abused young boys across two states

Counsellor abused young boys across two states

Counsellor abused young boys across two states

Counsellor abused young boys across two states

A counsellor already jailed for sexually abusing seven young boys in Western Australia also ensnared 10 victims in a rural NSW town, a Sydney jury has found.

Love & AI: the artificial intimacy of being understood

Love & AI: the artificial intimacy of being understood

Love & AI: the artificial intimacy of being understood

Love & AI: the artificial intimacy of being understood

Australian experts are wondering if people should be concerned by AI's growing use for intimacy, and whether human connections are yet to be challenged.

Free hotline providing hope to those hit hard by war

Free hotline providing hope to those hit hard by war

Free hotline providing hope to those hit hard by war

Free hotline providing hope to those hit hard by war

With distressing images of war dominating news feeds, a multilingual hotline is providing counselling to anyone in Australia affected by global conflicts.

Companies sense opportunity in psychedelic legalisation

Companies sense opportunity in psychedelic legalisation

Companies sense opportunity in psychedelic legalisation

Companies sense opportunity in psychedelic legalisation

Millions of Australians live with mental ill health and companies are gearing up to take advantage of new psychedelics-as-medicine rules.

Horses offer 'magnetic' calm for rehabilitation clients

Horses offer 'magnetic' calm for rehabilitation clients

Horses offer 'magnetic' calm for rehabilitation clients

Horses offer 'magnetic' calm for rehabilitation clients

Over the past seven years, horses have helped Queensland rehabilitation clients with issues ranging from anxiety to video game addiction.

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