I think I have ADHD, how do I get a diagnosis? What might it mean for me?

Adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been in the spotlight lately, with comedian Em Rusciano detailing, at the National Press Club, her journey to diagnosis and...

Is your gas stove bad for your health?

Cooks love their gadgets, from countertop slow cookers to instant-read thermometers. Now, there’s increasing interest in magnetic induction cooktops – surfaces that cook much faster than...

Sneezing with hay fever? Native plants aren’t usually the culprit

Hay fever is a downside of springtime around the world. As temperatures increase, plant growth resumes and flowers start appearing. But while native flowering plants such...

What do aged care residents do all day? We tracked their time use to find out

What’s the daily routine like for older people in residential aged care facilities? To find out, we spent 312 hours observing 39 residents at six Australian...

Masks also protect us from other contagious diseases, says expert

MANILA – The wearing of face mask is protection against other communicable diseases and not just coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), a health expert said Monday. In a...

Are home-brand foods healthy? If you read the label, you may be pleasantly surprised

The price of PBS medicines is coming down. But are we helping the right people?

Some Australians will be paying less for prescription medicines from January, in a move announced this week and designed to ease cost-of-living pressures. Prime Minister Anthony...

When does COVID become long COVID? And what’s happening in the body when symptoms persist? Here’s what we’ve learnt so far

As the COVID pandemic nears 1,000 days in Australia, we’re well-versed in recognising the cough, fever and fatigue that characterise the infection. Almost 50% of Australians...

Monkeypox may cause neurological damage, including inflammation of the brain – new study

Monkeypox’s effect on the skin – the disfiguring rashes – and the flu-like symptoms have been well described, but few have investigated the neurological and psychiatric...

La Crosse virus is the second-most common virus in the US spread by mosquitoes – and can cause severe neurological damage in rare cases

For the Laudick family of Greensburg, Indiana, life forever changed on Aug. 5, 2013. That was the day 4-year-old Leah Laudick told her mom, Shelly, that...