Corinne ‘Cozzy’ Truslove never liked the rat race, with stressed-out office workers bustling to and from their 9-5s and the crawling peak-hour traffic. So with her partner Mitch, the 53-year-old decided to quit the corporate life and sail the open seas — for good. But just shy of a year into their ocean adventure, Cozzy … Read more
From her first smile, her first word, her first step and her first birthday — doting parents Nadine and David Lipworth captured every moment of their “feisty” Sasha. But seemingly overnight, their little girl could no longer even utter the words “mummy” or “daddy”. The once-vibrant seven-year-old has lost her ability to talk, she is … Read more
The world’s first personalised mRNA cancer jab for melanoma — which also has the potential to stop lung, bladder and kidney cancer — is being tested in British patients. The jab, which offers hope of a cure, is custom-built for each person in just a few weeks. It works by telling the body to hunt … Read more
A 33-year-old man has been charged with threatening two paramedics in Adelaide with a firearm when they were called to provide medical support. The ambulance officers were called to a home at Evanston Park at 7.20pm on Sunday, April 14 to treat the 33-year-old man. “While the ambulance officers were treating the man, he allegedly … Read more
An Adelaide couple have thanked a triple-0 operator who guided them through the birth of their son over the phone. Ben and Tiana Green said they planned an at-home water birth for the arrival of their second child with a midwife in December. But Tiana’s contractions started earlier than expected, and she went into labour … Read more
How often do you clean your toothbrush? Seems like many of us are guilty of not doing it enough — or in some cases, not at all. American emergency doctor Dr Joe Whittington has revealed how frequently you need to thoroughly wash your toothbrush. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Why you should wash your toothbrush every … Read more
Sydney resident Rachael Murphy is grateful for the small things. Simply being able to get off the couch is something she doesn’t take for granted. It’s an outlook shaped by an “intense” health battle that reinforced her sense she was “lucky to be alive”. Newsletters: Breaking news as it happens. Subscribe now The 31-year-old was … Read more
American actress Olivia Munn has opened up about the shock of seeing her body for the first time after having a double mastectomy. Last year, the 43-year-old Hollywood star found out she had stage 1 cancer in both breasts after her doctor suggested a routine scan. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Olivia Munn shares shock diagnosis. … Read more
An Irish mum-to-be was diagnosed with cancer at five months pregnant when her extreme morning sickness turned out to be a symptom of the disease. Caitlin McAlinden, 24, put her cancer symptoms – including a golf ball-sized lump on her neck, nausea and fatigue – down to morning sickness but after losing about 12kg in … Read more
An Adelaide teenager was in hospital for about six months when what was believed to be a common cold turned out to be an invasive sepsis infection. Harry Trowbridge, now 14, began showing common cold symptoms last year before his health quickly declined, his mother, Meagan Mercurio, said. She said within three days Harry began … Read more
