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MAY 2023

'I went to my doctor looking 7 months pregnant. They told me it was untreatable cancer.'
Survivor's guilt, body image and divorce: The side of cancer we don't talk about.
'She was going downhill fast.' What Robert Irwin wants you to know about Bindi's health.
Colostrum supplements are a thing now. Here's what the experts are saying.
Modern Etiquette: 'I’m a paediatric nurse, these are 10 things I wish I could tell my patients’ families.'
'Clean eating' is still distorting our idea of what a healthy diet is.
'At some point it's going to get me'. Johnny Ruffo shares update on fight with terminal cancer.
'I was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 25. It helped save my brother’s life.'
'After I lost my toddler to cancer, I was completely bereft. Age 52, I reclaimed my life.'
'My doctor "lost" my IUD in my body. It was hidden behind a tumour.'
19-year-old Molly Day assumed 'nangs' were harmless. Now she may never walk again.
'I was 14 when I was told my mum had schizophrenia. I've been trying to understand it ever since.'
PSA: Tap water could be destroying your hair. Here's exactly what you need to know.
Nearly half a million Aussies have the same eating disorder. But it's not what you think.
Tammy Hembrow's postpartum body is making women feel bad. But we're missing the point.
'I’m a personal trainer with a bigger body. People think I can't do my job.'
'I'm a sleep expert. Here are the 4 ways I teach people to sleep better.'
'I have the flu, COVID-19 and I'm 33 weeks pregnant. Here's what it's really like.'
‘I was 21 when I was diagnosed with an "old man’s disease". For years, doctors ignored my symptoms.'
Why Gwyneth Paltrow's former right-hand woman has quit cleanses for good.
Megan Fox is a celebrity 'sex symbol'. Body dysmorphia means she's "never ever" loved her body.
There's an unexpected reason your feet are getting bigger.
EXCLUSIVE: 'He never reached out.' Exactly what happened after Lorelei fainted on Farmer Wants A Wife.
Hilary Duff and Gwyneth Paltrow accidentally let slip how they stay Hollywood-thin. It's about damn time.
'It took me 10 years to accept my bipolar diagnosis. When I did, everything changed.'
'Yes, you can still be sexy.' A GP on the most common new-mum worries.
Michelle Bridges was a trainer on The Biggest Loser. She agrees the show wouldn't work today.
'My husband survived brain cancer. No one talks about how it impacts the family.'
Did body positivity kill Jenny Craig?
Yes, you can become 'immune' to anti-wrinkle injections. Here's what you should know.
Doctors told Larissa the lump she found while breastfeeding was mastitis. Two months later she started chemo.
Cathrine Mahoney endured a monthly 'murder scene bloodbath' – but it wasn't perimenopause.
'I was called Monster Mum.' I've had reproductive depression 3 times. Here's what it's like.
Thinking about lasering off your pubic hair? You might want to read this.
'I’d rather go to Europe than spend $20K freezing my eggs.' Why I won’t be preserving my fertility.
Natalie's endometriosis pain kept her couchbound for 10 years. There may now finally be a solution.
In 2023, The Pill has become the villain. And we need to have a conversation about it.
Days after the ball tampering scandal, Candice Warner miscarried. She says this was her 'rock bottom'.
Australia is banning vaping while the UK is giving vapes away for free. Here's what you need to know.
#fitspo is prolific on Instagram. For fitness influencers, a reckoning is coming.
Ellie Cole was told she wasn't 'disabled enough’ to represent Paralympians. Here’s her response.
'He will be greatly missed.' MasterChef host Jock Zonfrillo has passed away, aged 46.