A critically ill Melbourne mother and her family are making a desperate plea to help them raise funds to cover her medical bills and the cost of flying her back to Australia for emergency surgery. Gina Wherrett, 62, was diagnosed with motor neuron disease (MND) in September 2022. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Melbourne mum stranded … Read more
An inquest held into the death of a British mother who suffered a fatal brain injury after consuming too much water found failings by medical staff “probably more than minimally” contributed to her death. Michelle Whitehead, 45, died in hospital on May 7, 2021 after drinking an excessive amount of water and falling into a … Read more
Tammin Sursok has opened up about her struggles with an eating disorder and the way she is raising her daughters to love their bodies. The former Home and Away actress says she continues to struggle with Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) after no one around her noticed her struggles with food and her appearance. WATCH THE … Read more
Nine-year-old Haylee loves swimming, riding her bike and adores being outdoors. So, when the Queensland schoolgirl had a few bruises pop up on her shins, her mum Danielle thought it was the result of her daughter’s adventurous spirit. But as the bruises began to appear sporadically and became lumpy to touch, the mum took Haylee … Read more
A Melbourne father told he may not make it to Christmas is undergoing a potentially life-changing new cancer therapy in the US — thanks to $1 million of Australian government funding. Father-of-two Geoff Nyssen, 49, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer, in 2014 and told he would likely live for only … Read more
With warm water spilling down her back, Indi Woollard stood hunched over in the shower, screaming and crying in agony. Her mum stood helplessly in the bathroom knowing exactly the cause of her daughter’s excruciating pain — endometriosis. The Melbourne schoolgirl had gone with her mother from doctor to doctor, seeking an answer to the … Read more
For the past seven excruciating years, Nikki Quinn tried desperately to have a baby. The 32-year-old, from Sydney, wanted nothing more than to fulfil her dream of starting her much longed-for family with her fiancé Jade. But the couple endured years of heartbreak with 18 IVF cycles, six embryo transfers and seven devastating miscarriages. For … Read more
Australian health insurance company HCF has announced it is giving back an additional $40 million in health insurance claims savings to its members. Private health insurer HCF has already given back a total of $536 million since the start of the pandemic to its 1.8 million Australian customers as part of their pandemic-related savings support … Read more
Driving to hospital with her seven-year-old son in the car, Mel Wyse was overcome with a feeling of “impending doom”. “That gut feeling that just doesn’t sit well in your stomach,” she told 7NEWS.com.au. It was December 23, 2022 and Wyse’s husband had just spotted a lump on their son, Tom while at a Sydney … Read more
Queensland’s top doctor says he would feel safe having a heart transplant at a Brisbane hospital after two people died amid claims of a potentially deadly fungal outbreak. Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said it was still unknown if there was a common source for the fungus but indicated two types were found within heart … Read more
