Illness
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Health
Dim light, failing sight: Behind this classic sign of middle-age
The menu looks foggy. The tiny instructions are a blur. It’s that time when your vision, a marvel of evolution, needs some help sharpening up. What’s going on in the eye itself? And what else could possibly go wrong?
- by Jackson Graham
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When Ollie took a pill, he didn’t realise it would be a ‘never-ending trip’
From medical trials to magic mushrooms, psychedelics are back in the spotlight. But for those with the little-known condition HPPD, the side effects never end.
- by Tim Elliott
Why it seems like every NSW school has a case of whooping cough
Infections of a disease that can be life-threatening for babies has spiked among school-aged children the end of the holidays.
- by Michael Ruffles
Opinion
Opinion
Why I hang around public toilets watching what you do with your hands
I do not miss COVID-19 lockdowns, apart from the way people behaved about matters of personal hygiene.
- by Jenna Price
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Hospitals
The four NSW hospitals grappling with skin disease outbreak
People potentially at risk of an outbreak of scabies which has broken out across multiple hospitals in the Illawarra Shoalhaven area are being traced.
- by Kate Aubusson
David Lynch says he has emphysema, may not direct again
The creator of Twin Peaks revealed that his condition leaves him only able to walk short distances before running out of breath, making directing nearly impossible.
- by Kate Lahey
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Health
Cooling tower that caused deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak found
A Laverton North cooling tower has been identified as the likely source of the state’s worst Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in more than two decades.
- by Jewel Topsfield and Henrietta Cook
Second person dies as Legionnaires’ disease cases rise to 77
A man in his 60s has died from Legionnaires’ disease amid an outbreak in Melbourne’s west.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
A vitamin through the vein? Why IV drips are surging in popularity
Vitamin infusion drips promising “biohacking”, hangover cures and stress reduction are surging in popularity amid a dire global shortage of intravenous fluids.
- by Amber Schultz
Woman dies as contact tracers identify suspected source of Legionnaires’ outbreak
A cooling tower in Melbourne’s west is the suspected source of a deadly outbreak that has killed one woman and spread to 70 cases.
- by Henrietta Cook
CHO warns of ‘nasty pneumonia’ risk after legionnaires’ disease outbreak
Health authorities believe the outbreak is likely from a single source and expect a wave of cases before it diminishes.
- by William Ton