Read time: 2 minutes The world is full of people doing Sudoku or crosswords hoping to stave off dementia. The problem? You just get good at puzzles rather than improving your thinking and memory overall. This is a much broader issue in cognitive training called…

Read time: 2 minutes As adults, we’re often warned to keep our salt intake under control. Most of us have far too much, and most comes from processed foods. High salt intake has been linked to raised blood pressure with its risk of heart attacks and strokes, kidney…

Read time: 2 minutes By now, many women have seen the Four Corners episode which exposed poor care, and particularly the overuse of laparoscopic surgery leaving women much worse off with severe, unrelenting pain. Hundreds of women have come forward with complaints…

Read time: 2 minutes Palliative care is widely misunderstood. Many assume it’s just for the final days of life – a service focused on easing the process of dying. That’s not what it is. Palliative care doctors and nurses are really expert at improving quality of life…

Read time: 3 minutes Since the original CHOICE report in June 2025, the TGA has issued recalls on a number of sunscreens that failed to meet their SPF claims. The TGA also raised significant concerns about the reliability of SPF testing undertaken by a UK-based…

Read time: 2 minutes You might recall the infamous press conference in September 2025 where President Trump and his health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, claimed there was a crisis in autism spectrum disorder and blamed paracetamol use during pregnancy. President…