Diseases and Disorders

The reality is these shiny stone benchtops are not a necessity and too many of our tradies who work with them are getting sick or dying, writes Adele Ferguson.

Eileen's heart used to beat through her chest due to a rare medical condition. A lung transplant gave her a second chance, and her family would like to see more people register as organ donors.

Geoff is selectively mute and has a fragile X syndrome. When his mother engaged a disability service to take him to work, she didn't know it would use up almost all his NDIS funding.

Australia is one of only around 40 countries with visa restrictions for people living with HIV. Advocates want that to end.

As a mental health nurse, Sarah Lovell has cared for patients with eating disorders. But little could prepare the single parent for when her own teenager daughter developed anorexia nervosa.

SA Health says it has identified multiple people who had contact with the man and have directed them to take clearance antibiotics, as a 15-year-old is also admitted to hospital with the disease in a stable condition.

Next time you get a blood test, a robot using artificial intelligence could be the one to scan it for infections.

While a sausage in white bread is a staple of community events, leaders in Djarindjin, north of Broome, are putting their foot down by demanding healthier options be served.

There's no known cure for the genetic condition Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy but a world-first treatment trial is being hailed as a potential "game changer" for children like Lucas. 

A small sticker that uses UV light to indicate when contaminated water is safe for drinking is revolutionising life for villagers in South-East Asia.

Decades of research on Alzheimer's disease have started to come to fruition, with at least three new drugs demonstrating the first glimmers of promise.

You only need to get a screening for breast cancer when you're older, right? We break down everything to do with mammograms and with the help of these experts, bust some myths about them.

When Harley Stanton was first diagnosed with Parkinson's disease four years ago, he hid his diagnosis — but he is "silent no longer" and is instead using the knowledge of his own condition to help others.

A cheap version of ketamine commonly used as a sedative might help some people with hard-to-treat depression, research finds, raising hopes that the off-label treatment could become less expensive.

Flu vaccine uptake in recent months across Australia is almost 2 million down on what it was last year, with experts blaming COVID 'fatigue' and cost-of-living pressures. Two students have died from influenza this week, including an 11-year-old Queensland girl and a teenager from NSW. 

In the 1970s, Stanley Clark wanted to stop his little girl's suffering. So, he built the world's first portable blood glucose monitoring machine in a New South Wales suburban backyard. 

No topic is off bounds for Summer Williams and her biographer who is part of a new program offered to children hospitals across Sydney allowing kids to chronicle their life.

Reported cases of respiratory syncytial virus have surged in Australia, with about 70,000 notified so far this year — but how and when is testing done?

Lightning strikes in a split second. Those who survive being struck can be left with lifelong consequences, including cognitive disability, relationship breakdowns and a dark shadow over their mental health.

While continuing to grieve the loss of her husband, Anita Frawley began to learn more about the disease and sought to raise awareness of CTE.

Australia is experiencing its seventh wave of COVID-19, but health experts fear many people are becoming complacent, despite the virus still posing a significant risk.

Jake Usher wants you to talk about poo, and not for frivolous reasons. Last year, at the age of 31, he was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer. Look back on our expert Q and A.

The brain disease is caused by repeated head injuries. It's most commonly associated with athletes in contact sports, but there's a lot researchers are still trying to learn about it.

Adelaide premiership player Heather Anderson is the first known professional female athlete to be diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

It made perfect sense for Sham to start her own business while using her life experience to create accessible beauty products, as figures show people with disabilities are far more likely to be self employed.