Lifestyle
Health & wellness
Nobody wants a broken hip in their future. These low-pressure moves will help
Most of us know someone who’s had a fall in old age. A new report suggests a new approach to prevention that sees physiotherapy come under Medicare.
- by Jenna Price
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Opinion
Healthcare
I’m a doctor who’ll trust pharmacists to diagnose
NSW and Victoria are indicating a move to give pharmacists more responsibility. Doctors should be part of this reform rather than dismiss it out of hand.
- by Dr Nick Coatsworth
Opinion
Women at work
Call it the post-glacial period: women might finally get leave to be women
For too long it’s been secret women’s business in the workplace: crippling menstrual pain. At last there’s a movement to give us time off to hit the couch in our trackies and binge on Netflix and Tim Tams, but why stop there?
- by Cherie Gilmour
Explainer
Skin cancer
‘Dead cells all over the place’: What happens when the sun hits your skin?
We know we should be sun smart but what does that mean? How does sun cause skin cancer? And isn’t sun good for vitamin D?
- by Samantha Selinger-Morris
Asking for a friend. When is the best time for World Cup fans to sleep?
Burning the candle for the Socceroos? It’s time to get nap-literate.
- by Sarah Berry
A medical discovery changed Chris Hemsworth’s life. What is the Alzheimer’s gene, and should you get tested?
The 39-year-old Thor star says he will take a break from acting after discovering he has the ApoE4 gene. What is it, and can you get tested?
- by Lauren Ironmonger
You’ve heard of a ‘smash room’. Now, step inside a ‘paint splash room’
It’s just after 6pm and I’m hurling a cup of bright pink paint at a wall. Could this really be therapeutic?
- by Evelyn Lewin
Exclusive
Fitness
From fitness empire to baby brain: F45 founder Rob Deutsch’s next industry shakeup
The man who started fitness giant F45 is launching a new business aimed at reducing the amount of waste from baby products.
- by Sarah Berry
Series
Sleep
How to get a better night’s sleep
Sleep is vital for our health and happiness, yet many of us are operating on a deficit. Ahead, how to get a better night’s sleep once and for all.
‘Tap into your own clock – not the clock on the wall’: What to do when you can’t sleep
Global rates of insomnia are around 10-to-30 per cent of the population. We can’t force sleep, but we can create an environment that facilitates it.
- by Sarah Berry
Daytime tweaks you can make to improve sleep quality
Good sleep doesn’t start when we go to bed, it starts when we wake up. Here’s how to fix your sleep in your waking hours.
- by Sarah Berry