Living with dietary requirements and food intolerances can be difficult — especially when dining out. One woman shared her struggles with coeliac disease after she recently discovered she could no longer stomach food with gluten. “I recently changed my diet and I had to go gluten-free due to a new health development,” the 18-year-old said … Read more
When Marlene and David Sardo-Infirri found out they were expecting their second child, they were overjoyed to welcome a little girl into the world. Seven months into Marlene’s pregnancy, and preparations were well underway. So, when David felt unwell and visited his doctor, the couple was distracted and did not think it was a cause … Read more
Working in palliative care, Melbourne nurse Kylie spends her days surrounded by people who are sick and at the end of their lives. She never imagined this would one day follow her home. That was until six-year-old Elijah started feeling unwell. “He was complaining all the time when usually you couldn’t stop him,” Kylie told … Read more
Seven-month-old Hailey was a “perfectly healthy baby” when she went for a check-up with a GP in Perth. Mum Rebekah Ballingall was told her little girl was fine. When Hailey woke up screaming and vomiting after being put to bed for the night, Ballingall knew something was wrong. “She was still demanding formula but she … Read more
WARNING: Distressing images With excruciating blisters, raw open wounds and flaky skin all over her body, Brisbane mum-of-three Cath Davies says people think she is “contagious”. The reality is Cath has eczema — a non-infectious skin condition that affects 2.8 million Australians. Catch the best deals and products hand-picked by our team at Best Picks … Read more
When mum-of-two Gemma Farquhar was 35, she was told she most likely wouldn’t make her 36th birthday. The Sydney woman spent precious months trying to get to the bottom of her ongoing vomiting and debilitating abdominal pain, only to be diagnosed time and again with gastroenteritis. But in fact Gemma had a large tumour winding … Read more
“I’m coming home tonight.” These were the four words NSW girl Tirion Wilkinson uttered when she told her siblings she was free of stage four ovarian cancer. The 11-year-old was diagnosed with ovarian cancer three days before Christmas. Since then, she has endured four rounds of chemotherapy and three operations. Ovarian cancer is rare in … Read more
Healthcare workers in NSW will no longer have to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The state’s health department updated its rules on Thursday, following a consultation process with staff and unions back in March. Vaccination against COVID-19 for all health workers is now “strongly recommended” rather than required. NSW Health introduced mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare … Read more
The Australian Ballet has fiercely defended its dancers following a critical review of a performance which described them as “unusually thin”. A review of the company’s show Circle Electric in the Sydney Morning Herald criticised it as “unrelatable”, however writer Chantal Nguyen also commented on the appearance of the dancers. “The dancers are fabulous, although … Read more
The Oliver family’s world was “turned upside down” when nine-year-old Scarlett lost her battle with brain cancer in April. Scarlett was given just 12 months to 18 months to live after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, called high-grade glioma, in October last year. She would have turned 10 on May 7. … Read more
