Mother-of-two, Emma Tinkler, now 48, from Sydney, first experienced blurred vision when she returned from her honeymoon. She also noticed her handwriting was messy and a toe on her right foot was numb. Her GP checked her eyes and said the best-case scenario would be something wrong with her vision or, worst-case scenario, multiple sclerosis. … Read more
A devastated mother-of-two has urged young people to check their bodies after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer at 24. Sky Bampton found a lump in her right breast while she was expecting her son, Albie, in January 2023, but assumed it was just “to do with hormones” during pregnancy. However, when she visited her … Read more
Children as young as three years old are being referred to a gender diversity clinic, prompting a South Australian MP to call for an independent review of gender dysphoria treatment. The Women’s and Children Hospital reported three children aged between three and five years old were seen by its services between March 2022 and March … Read more
Pru Gibson spent roughly 24 years of her life suffering debilitating symptoms that were dismissed by doctors, as she desperately searched for answers. By 40, she’d had enough and insisted on a uterine hysterectomy. What should have been a simple surgery turned into a five-and-a-half-hour operation and confirmation of a condition, she says, she knew … Read more
Consumers have been urged not to ingest so-called “mushroom” gummies after at least five people were hospitalised with symptoms including hallucinations, anxiety and vomiting. The NSW Chief Health Officer issued the warning for the “cordyceps” and “lion’s mane” varieties of the Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies on Wednesday. The gummies’ packaging claims the product is “infused … Read more
After a long day at work, thoroughly washing lunchboxes and drink bottles is likely to be the last thing you want to waste time on. But are your containers still safe to use after a few days without a wash? General practitioner Dr Rodney Pearce said there was an unlikely risk of faecal-oral transmission of … Read more
Young Australians who vape are remaining hooked to the habit despite repeated attempts to quit, research reveals. The insight comes from a University of Melbourne survey released on Monday which quizzed more than 600 vape users aged between 14 and 25. Sixty-one per cent of young people who vape expressed a desire to quit, and … Read more
Peanut butter sandwiches, mangoes, prawns and Caesar salads should not taste spicy — unless they have a hot reputation. But a group of Australians have revealed they noticed a strange tingling sensation on their tongue or throat when they ate certain foods — only to discover later in life they were actually suffering from a … Read more
EXCLUSIVE “Missing and loving you all xxxxxxx.” It’s the final text Craig sent to his family before he ended his own life three months ago, at age 54. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today “We are all in disbelief,” daughter Taylor, 31, tells 7Life. “We were completely blindsided when we got the … Read more
A new mum who once weighed 170kg after “almost eating herself to death” has revealed how she dropped more than half her body weight in an incredible transformation. Claire Burt, 31, from New Zealand, was “barely living and only existing” before having life-changing gastric-sleeve surgery. At 182cm tall and weighing 170kg, Claire confessed she was … Read more
