I can remember most things in vivid detail. It’s both a blessing and a curse
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I can remember most things in vivid detail. It’s both a blessing and a curse

Most people would view having a super memory as a gift. But with the obvious good of remembering the name of your childhood neighbour’s dog,also comes the bad.

  • byCaroline Zielinski

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What is heart rate variability? And how much attention should we pay it?

What is heart rate variability? And how much attention should we pay it?

HRV has become a favoured metric among elite athletes and those looking to improve their health – but experts say people should be aware of these myths.

  • bySarah Berry
‘A huge hole’:Family hopes man’s death after knee surgery sparks change

‘A huge hole’:Family hopes man’s death after knee surgery sparks change

Kenneth Toll was one of three patients to die after receiving bilateral knee replacement surgery from a NSW orthopaedic surgeon,a five-day inquest heard.

  • byAngus Thomson
IVF babies have ‘significantly increased’ risk of serious heart defects

IVF babies have ‘significantly increased’ risk of serious heart defects

A study of 7.7 million babies has found those conceived with IVF have a 36 per cent higher risk of serious heart abnormalities than naturally conceived children,but parents have been told not to be alarmed.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Antonio loved the Swans. A little-known condition killed him on the football field

Antonio loved the Swans. A little-known condition killed him on the football field

Families are being torn apart by a syndrome claiming the lives of young athletes. But almost no one has heard of it.

  • byRiley Walter
Ken went into hospital for knee surgery. Three days later,he was dead

Ken went into hospital for knee surgery. Three days later,he was dead

An inquest is examining the events leading to the death of a 62-year-old grandfather following a routine procedure at a private hospital in regional NSW.

  • byAngus Thomson
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NSW was better prepared to deal with a pandemic in 2020 than now
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COVID inquiry

NSW was better prepared to deal with a pandemic in 2020 than now

There is no doubt among experts that another pandemic is coming,but the goodwill and sacrifice of healthcare workers has been eroded by disrespect.

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The next pandemic is inevitable. Australia isn’t ready
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COVID inquiry

The next pandemic is inevitable. Australia isn’t ready

NSW is less prepared to fight a pandemic today than before COVID-19,say top infectious disease and public health veterans at the nerve centre of the state’s war against the virus.

  • byKate Aubusson andMary Ward
Sick leave soars amid flu,COVID and cold collision

Sick leave soars amid flu,COVID and cold collision

The storm of flu,pneumonia,colds and other germs circulating this winter drove a massive surge in the number of Australians taking sick leave.

  • byKate Aubusson
To treat an incurable illness,he quit science – and took up Qigong

To treat an incurable illness,he quit science – and took up Qigong

What happens when science can’t offer a solution or a cure? The story of how one researcher took things into his own hands.

  • byLiam Mannix
Medical imaging delays add to bed lock pain at WA hospitals

Medical imaging delays add to bed lock pain at WA hospitals

Long wait times for medical imaging is putting lives at risk,says the Health Services Union WA.

  • byClaire Ottaviano