An innovative study mapped preterm births, low birth weights and infant mortality to municipal water wells downstream from PFAS-contaminated sites. The results show the high cost of PFAS harm.
Surviving a stroke is only the beginning. Many people face years of hidden disabilities, limited rehabilitation and financial strain without enough help.
A new Grattan Institute report shows how Australia can build a national system of psychosocial supports within five years without spending any more money.
Australia’s regulator has issued warnings about the risk of suicidal thoughts and lower effectiveness of contraceptives in those taking Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro.
Australia’s response to mental illness is still hospital-centric. Treating more patients in their homes is a step in the right direction.
Isabelle Dinoire, the woman who received the world’s first partial face transplant with a new nose, chin and mouth, in an operation on Nov. 27, 2005, addresses reporters on February 6, 2006, during her first press conference since the transplant.
Associated Press
Twenty years after the first face transplant, the procedure still carries profound unknowns about safety, identity and what it means to live in a stranger’s face.