When 12-year-old Spencer Farley was complaining of knee pain, his mother, Lou, took him to the physio, who suspected he might have torn his ACL. Nothing could have prepared the Berkeley Vale mother for the truth. Spencer was booked in for an MRI and, thinking it would be a simple procedure, Farley sent her son … Read more
When Constanza Isabel Guerra Parada — known to her friends as Connie — first noticed bruising on her arms and legs last month, she brushed away any real concern. Her part-time cleaning job at the Mercure Sydney involves “very rough” work and she assumed she had simply been banging into things while working. But when … Read more
A former Aussie paramedic and mum has revealed a list of what she says paramedics wish everyone knew when calling triple-0 in the event of an emergency. Nikki Jurcutz, who is now CEO of the parenting and health organisation Tiny Hearts Education, shared in a now-viral video the six things of which she wanted people … Read more
Brand specialist Kodi Brown, 27, from Brisbane, was living the dream in America, working at Disneyworld, when she noticed a change in her health. Then aged 21, Kodi confessed she didn’t have the “healthiest lifestyle” but never imagined she would be diagnosed with thyroid cancer at such a young age. “I was pretty much always … Read more
A Sydney mum has had her dreams of becoming a teacher dashed after what seemed like mild head pain turned out to be a 7.4cm brain tumour. Ashley Hankin, 39, began experiencing a “squeezing” feeling in her head in early July. The pain would last about 10 seconds and would come about very sporadically, Hankin’s … Read more
The choice to use artificial stone slabs for kitchen benchtops and the like could be contributing to an emerging health risk, experts have warned. Silicosis, a condition characterised by irreversible lung damage, primarily affects workers who cut engineered stone, a joint investigation by the NBC4 I-Team and Telemundo 52 Investiga revealed. Gustavo Reyes-Gonzalez, who was … Read more
A New South Wales family of eight are struggling to make ends meet after the father, Robert Miller, 34, had an aneurysm that was initially believed to be food poisoning. Miller has been unable to work after surgery last month, leaving his partner, Kerrieann James as the sole income earner. “We’re both casual workers … … Read more
“Time is for living in the present.” It is a simple message often taken for granted, but what if you could see the minutes of your life slipping away? Melbourne resident Emily Lahey is among the tens of thousands of Australians who face this reality. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The … Read more
Sparked by schoolyard bullying and fanned by Instagram. That is how Robb Evans sees his late daughter’s battle with anorexia nervosa, which ended in tragedy in April 2023. “The claws were in so deeply she couldn’t see a place to recover,” he said of his 15-year-old, clutching her urn under his right arm. Know the … Read more
Most Australian baby and toddler foods fail to meet international nutritional guidelines while featuring dodgy health claims in their marketing. More than three-quarters of 309 food products featured in a newly released study from The George Institute for Global Health failed on overall nutritional requirements, often because they had too much sugar in them. None … Read more
