Illness
Chronic pain cases in Australia are soaring. There are three reasons why
An estimated 3.2 million people had chronic pain in 2018, with that figure projected to increase to 5.2 million by 2050.
- by Amber Schultz
Latest
How to shield your children from lurking lurgies
Two Qld experts unravel the mystery of why some kids seem to catch every bug doing the rounds, and offer ways to protect them.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Opinion
Autoimmune diseases
I have a chronic illness. Michael J. Fox brought me back to my future
In our culture, illness is a foe to be quashed with courage and determination. That’s just wrong.
- by Kerri Sackville
The Great’s Belinda Bromilow on fighting cancer twice
“Bringing new life into the world and facing the possibility of not being there to raise your child was an incredibly confronting time,” says the actor.
- by Jane Rocca
When Tess died in her sleep, it unravelled a family health secret that saved her mum
When fit young people like Tess Hughes, 23, pass away unexpectedly, families and pathologists are faced with a medical mystery that spans generations.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Exclusive
Drugs
This Perth teenager tried ‘nangs’ at leavers. Now she is bedridden in hospital
Molly Day, 19, can no longer walk, eat or shower without her mother’s assistance after becoming indefinitely bedridden by nitrous oxide poisoning.
- by Zarisha Bradley
Early surge in flu, RSV hospitalisations has doctors on edge
One doctor said she could not recall a time when there had been so many cases reported among children so early in the year.
- by Melissa Cunningham
WHO declares mpox global health emergency over
The disease wasn’t known to spark big outbreaks beyond the continent or to spread easily among people until last May, when dozens of epidemics emerged in Europe, North America and elsewhere.
- by Maria Cheng
The startling role that disease played in human evolution
Jonathan Kennedy examines illnesses and their effects on entire societies.
- by Pat Sheil
Explainer
Science
‘That sounds a bit made up’: Why frozen shoulder is real (and painful)
First comes the pain, then the immobility. Here’s what experts know about this mysterious condition.
- by Jackson Graham
‘Like leaving a loud nightclub’: How to manage tinnitus
Around 15 to 20 per cent of people experience constant ringing in their ears. There is no treatment, but there are strategies that can help ease it.
- by Evelyn Lewin