The Essure device was implanted into women’s fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy. It left some women with chronic pelvic pain that took a hysterectomy to resolve.
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A new study found young Australians often face discomfort and difficulties such as leakage when using menstrual cups, especially at first. This shows the need for more information and support.
The number of GPs has actually increased in the past five years. But the number of full-time equivalent GPs has gone down.
Many adults with hearing loss hide their hearing difficulties due to stigma. But there are some simple ways we can all support family and friends with hearing loss this Christmas.
If you’re taking the boat out this summer, or going to a Christmas or New Year’s Eve party on a boat, here’s what to know if you plan to drink alcohol.
More and more countries are legalising voluntary assisted dying. But who is accessing it? The results of a recent international study provide some answers.
Christmas isn’t always the most wonderful time of the year – here’s a brief guide to some of the most common festive ailments
The company’s privacy policy does mention sharing data with research bodies, as authorised by Australian law. But few Australians read and understand privacy policies.
Sure, the ancients went on holidays for a rest and to cure illnesses. But they didn’t always come back healthy.
Captagon was once a pharmaceutical drug but it’s now made illicitly, generating billions of dollars for the Syrian economy.
A type of irregular heartbeat is common over the festive season. Here’s what you need to know if you’ve had a few drinks.
For some, the current peak of the wave has passed. For others, it’s more a slow rise in cases. Here’s what we can expect as the festive season approaches.
While Santa’s appearance may be synonymous with the season of goodwill, it doesn’t suggest he’s in the best of health.
The heightened relaxation of a hypnotic state can be similar to meditation or an athlete’s ‘flow’.
Most people who record their medical appointments do so to help them understand and remember medical information.
Omega-3 fatty acids, abundant in oily fish like sardines and mackerel, offer considerable promise in cancer prevention. Other classes of marine lipids hold potential for therapeutic innovation.
The festive season can evoke feelings of loss or sadness, especially when holiday messaging focuses on being together.
A series of vaccines offered during high school protect teenagers against certain diseases, and help reduce the spread of these diseases in the community.
The debate over adding fluoride to drinking water is almost as old as the practice itself.
Some studies say menopause hormone therapy increases the risk of dementia, while others say it reduces it. Here’s how to make sense of the conflicting results.
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