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Breakthrough in reversible male contraception

Scientists have announced a major breakthrough in creating a “safe, reversible, long-acting and 100 percent effective non-hormonal” male contraceptive. Cornell

Body mass index a poor guide for one third of adults

A new study suggests that body mass index (BMI) might be the wrong health metric for a large portion of the population. It found that many people labelled as overweight

Health fund warns of ‘extremely dangerous’ flu situation

Health fund Bupa has warned of an extremely dangerous combination emerging for the 2026 influenza season. Bupa Chief Medical Officer Dr Nic Woods said this morning that

Harmful ‘plastic rain’ is falling onto forests

“Plastic rain” has been found to be falling onto forests as high concentrations of microplastics accumulate in the atmosphere. Researchers at TU Darmstadt in Germany

When is the best time to get a flu shot?

By Meru Sheel and Allen Cheng We usually have to wait until winter approaches before we see an increase in cases of influenza, or the flu. But we have already seen a lot

Big jump in Australians choosing Voluntary Assisted Dying

Voluntary Assisted Dying or VAD applications have increased 40 percent in 2025-25, accounting for up to three percent of all deaths in Australia. The typical VAD

Strong evidence emerges of vaping cancer link

By Bernard Stewart As early as the 1880s, there was evidence that smoking tobacco damaged your lungs. But it took almost 100 years to definitively show that smoking

Meta loses landmark social media addiction case

By Rob Nicholls Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a jury in the United States has ruled. The Los Angeles

Sleep habits falling short of health targets

The vast majority of Australians do not have consistent bedtimes and most people fall short of eight hours sleep a night. Only one in four people have consistent

‘Death switch’ may hold key to shutting off Alzheimer’s

An Alzheimer’s disease “death switch” has been discovered that may hold the key to switching off the illness in the brain. Alzheimer’s is believed to be caused

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