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A strong pelvic floor can help prevent incontinence, prolapse and even pain during sex.
From burnout to body shaming – the hidden pressures for female footballers are mounting. The game may be thriving, but are the players?
Amid declining vaccination rates in Australia, a new strategy seeks to reduce vaccine hesitancy and improve access to immunisations.
Too many people miss out on seeing specialist doctors, while others face long waits or high costs. A new Grattan Institute report outlines a blueprint for reform.
When a plane crashes, it’s natural to question just how safe flying really is. Here’s what the data shows – and why we often perceive the risk to be greater than it is.
Being a sole survivor of a mass casualty may have its own complex psychological challenges.
The length of your vagina can change with age, hormones and sexual arousal.
This small organ in our intestines plays a major role in regulating gut microbiome.
Mounjaro leads to weight loss, which can help patients with sleep apnoea.
Australia’s IVF industry generates more than $800 million each year.
First came psychological abuse, then physical, then came sexual abuse.
Over the past 20 years or so, big companies have been buying smaller clinics once owned by radiologists. Here’s how that can be a problem.
Selling products without packaging can lead to anti-environmental outcomes. It can also pose risks to hygiene and health.
Two cases of locally acquired malaria have been reported in the Torres Strait. Here’s what you need to know.
Generative AI models are like auto-complete on steroids. Bots learned to converse by reading text scraped from internet sites – and they’re not always accurate.
hMPV tends to hit hardest in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. A virologist explains.
There can be a range of reasons for a persistent cough. But most chronic coughs are caused by three conditions.
You can still pass whooping cough on, even if you’re vaccinated.
Bloating, abdominal pain, constipation? You might have diverticular disease — a condition that affects nearly 7 in 10 people over 80. Here’s what you need to know.
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