A parasite found in water and which is resistant to chlorine has been linked to a surge in gastroenteritis cases in South Australia. SA Health has reported 164 cryptosporidiosis cases in 2024, compared with 33 cases at the same time last year and 196 total cases in 2023. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE: Urgent health warning for … Read more
A country doctor has been banned from working after wrongly diagnosing a woman with glandular fever and anxiety weeks before she died of liver cancer and heart disease. The 71-year-old woman went to GP Kin Vui Tan in Lithgow, central western NSW, five times in early 2021 with “alarming” blood test results and rapidly declining … Read more
Big Brother star Reggie Bird has shared another update about her 13-year-old son, who has been in hospital since December. Lucas lives with the incurable condition cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that affects the lungs, digestive system and reproductive system. He was admitted to hospital after contracting a cough in December that he has been … Read more
If you suffer from embarrassing foot odour, a doctor has revealed his simple trick to get rid of the smell — using two unusual supermarket items found in most homes. Dr Joe Whittington explained how black tea and mouthwash can do wonders for treating your smelly feet, having learnt about the little-known remedies while working … Read more
A size-22 mum whose weight spiralled after her highly demanding job put a huge strain on her health has detailed how she lost 51kg naturally in just two years — without stepping foot in a gym. Kayleen, from South Australia, was always overweight, even as a child. But her weight began to escalate when she … Read more
Jamie-lee Raphael darted into a nail salon, hoping to squeeze in a manicure before a specialist’s appointment nearby. As the 22-year-old sat down, the nail technician grabbed her left hand and flipped it over before tracing her fingers along the palm. “She just looked at me and said: ‘Are you sick?’,” Jamie-lee tells 7Life of … Read more
An Australian nurse has proved the old-fashioned way to lose weight still works. Samantha Abreu, 25, said she has always struggled with her weight — reaching over 115kg at her heaviest, wearing a size 22/24. Growing up, the Melbourne nurse would often binge-eat, filling up on toast and cereal after meals, and she hated to … Read more
When Jane McFadden began taking Vyvanse, the “music” in her head stopped for the first time in her life. “Before I started taking medication, I felt like I was constantly overwhelmed, in constant anxiety and felt like I had all of these music tracks going on in my head all the time,” the Sunshine Coast … Read more
Esme Hotston Moore appeared to have a wonderful life: a solid family, good friends, lovely home and a string of sporting achievements. With a degree in aeronautical engineering, she would go on to work as a software engineer for a start-up that aimed to make IVF more affordable and accessible. But inside, the 25-year-old was … Read more
When two-year-old Jaxon Barnes developed a “hard tummy”, his mother took him to the hospital thinking he had a common infection — but it turned out to be something much more sinister. Hayley Barnes, 33, from Carlisle, a city in Cumbria, in England’s north, noticed the right side of Jaxon’s stomach had become hard in … Read more
