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A mother-of-three is doing her best to spend every moment she can with her three children after the siblings were all diagnosed with childhood dementia.Renee Staska, from South Australia, and her family’s life was turned upside down when…

Gym steroids can cause erectile dysfunction, reduced libido, infertility and other sexual problems in men who take them regularly. (Representational image: Shutterstock)If good sex is important to you, stay away from these drugs. Not only…

Countless cancer patients could soon avoid brutal chemotherapy thanks to a groundbreaking new blood test.A major bowel cancer trial in the UK – known as TRACC, Tracking mutations in cell-free DNA to predict relapse in early colorectal…

A woman has gone viral for sharing that her husband refused to go halves in the $8k medical bills that amassed due to her giving birth to their child. The anonymous woman in her 30s went to Reddit to ask if she was being unreasonable for…

Blood tests are scary, especially when a patient is a child (Newborn to 12 years old). As a parent, it can be hard to watch your child undergo a medical procedure, especially one as invasive as a blood test. But with the right preparation…

Eating less could help you live longer, a study found.Experts say slashing calorie intake slows the ageing process and reduces the risk of an early death.It could even boost your health as much as quitting smoking, The Sun…

A video has emerged of the moment police intervened to allow a New Zealand baby to be taken away for pre-operation checks.Four police officers in stab-proof vests were in the hospital room on Thursday night, as the baby’s father labelled…

A lonely gamer in the US narrowly escaped a brush with death after downing a dozen cans of energy drinks in 10 minutes in a “legendary” stunt to wow his co-workers.“A man drank 12 energy drinks in 10 minutes. This is what happened to his…

Former patients and supporters of Australian neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo have shared their “absolute disgust” at a 60 Minutes segment which claimed the doctor offered false hope to families of patients, while coming forward to support the…

A man has opened up about the horrifying moment he claims to have found a syringe inside a tin of peaches he had been eating from for two weeks.Dave McKell told Nine News he went to put the Gold Reef canned peaches onto his Weet-Bix…