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  • What is diet stacking and are you doing it?

    What is diet stacking and are you doing it?
    Jan 7 2026
    Fodmap, high protein, gluten-free, lowfat, clean eating - so many diets, so much conflicting advice. Australian experts are warning that following multiple diets at the same time could have unexpected consequences.
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    9 min
  • New developments and old battles: Australia's health year in 2025

    New developments and old battles: Australia's health year in 2025
    Dec 26 2025
    As with most years, the health sector has been a constant source of news stories - from outbreaks of illnesses to outstanding medical research, from politics to pandemics, from injuries to infections. SBS news looks back at some of the medical stories that hit the news in 2025.
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    12 min
  • 'Make memories’: the tragic reality of childhood DIPG and the new research giving families hope

    'Make memories’: the tragic reality of childhood DIPG and the new research giving families hope
    Dec 5 2025
    An Australian cancer research centre has been awarded a 2.5 million dollar grant to further their research into one of the country 's deadliest brain cancers. Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne hope to fast-track diagnosis and treatment options.
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    4 min
  • 'Adult’ pressures hit hard as UNICEF warns teens are losing hope

    'Adult’ pressures hit hard as UNICEF warns teens are losing hope
    Nov 24 2025
    A new report from UNICEF Australia has found less than a third of Australian teens are feeling excited or hopeful about their futures. Mental health issues and anxiety around 'adult' challenges like housing and money are key drivers of declining wellbeing. For marginalised children and teens, these kind of pressures are felt even more acutely.
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    5 min
  • 'Isolation and shame': Australians are avoiding perinatal mental health support, new research reveals

    'Isolation and shame': Australians are avoiding perinatal mental health support, new research reveals
    Nov 22 2025
    Around one in four Australians are failing to seek support when experiencing perinatal mental health issues. Experts say the data released by the Gidget Foundation highlights a lack of awareness around signs and symptoms, and ongoing stigma around the issue.
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    8 min
  • Chris Minns on hospital funding row: we can't all be wrong

    Chris Minns on hospital funding row: we can't all be wrong
    Nov 19 2025
    State premiers have come together for an urgent meeting, as tensions rise over reaching a new public hospital funding deal with the federal government. A new report from the Grattan Institute also finds Australia's hospitals are wasting more than $1 billion a year on avoidable spending.
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    4 min
  • 'It shouldn't be painful to be a woman': Victorian report lays bare health care battle

    'It shouldn't be painful to be a woman': Victorian report lays bare health care battle
    Nov 9 2025
    The Victorian government has released the final report of an inquiry into women's experiences of pain - and it's made for some uncomfortable reading. Shaped by the experiences of 13,000 women and girls, the report has revealed gender health gaps, experiences of medical bias, sexism and misogyny, and feelings of being ignored or dismissed by clinicians are rampant throughout the Victorian health system.
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    7 min
  • 'Heartbreaking': Experts argue egg donation rules could change to help Australia's fertility issues

    'Heartbreaking': Experts argue egg donation rules could change to help Australia's fertility issues
    Nov 7 2025
    Demand for donated eggs is growing in Australia as more people face fertility challenges. But the demand for eggs far outstrips their supply and now, experts are arguing Australia should consider changing the rules around donation.
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    8 min
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