5 ways to filter your tap water at home

5 ways to filter your tap water at home

There are many ways to filter tap water. Here are the most effective if you are concerned about PFAS concentrations.

  • bySarah Berry

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Poms are miffed that Aussies live longer. My grandma,who lived to 101,knew why
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Wellbeing

Poms are miffed that Aussies live longer. My grandma,who lived to 101,knew why

You’re probably wondering why I am willing to give up two years of my life expectancy to live in grey and grimy London.

  • byKathy Lette
Tracking staff,family deals:Health council in ‘chaos’ amid claims of service failures
Investigation
Indigenous

Tracking staff,family deals:Health council in ‘chaos’ amid claims of service failures

A taxpayer-funded medical council faces allegations of tracking its staff,nepotism and reneging on sponsorship commitments.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andAngus Thomson
WHO has declared mpox a global emergency. Why?

WHO has declared mpox a global emergency. Why?

What do we know about mpox,and what does this mean for Australians? Who is most at risk,and how can they protect themselves?

  • byKate Aubusson
How Tom walked away from knee pain without expensive surgery
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How Tom walked away from knee pain without expensive surgery

An orthopaedic surgeon is talking patients out of operating on their knees and his diagnosis leaves them shocked.

  • byKate Aubusson andLiam Mannix
A ferret’s sneeze is helping monitor the risk of a bird flu pandemic

A ferret’s sneeze is helping monitor the risk of a bird flu pandemic

A new strain of bird flu is causing a wave of deaths in animals around the world. What needs to happen for it to infect humans,and how prepared are we?

  • byLiam Mannix
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Dim light,failing sight:Behind this classic sign of middle-age
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Illness

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?

  • byJackson Graham
When Ollie took a pill,he didn’t realise it would be a ‘never-ending trip’

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.

  • byTim Elliott
Hunter had friends and a busy job. He still felt something was missing

Hunter had friends and a busy job. He still felt something was missing

It’s been described as a “silent epidemic”;now a NSW parliamentary inquiry will shine a spotlight on the distress triggered by a lack of social connection.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Why it seems like every NSW school has a case of whooping cough

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.

  • byMichael Ruffles
Hunger Games hospitals:Victoria’s radical health shake-up sparks fears
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Healthcare

Hunger Games hospitals:Victoria’s radical health shake-up sparks fears

Victoria’s health system is ‘no longer fit for purpose’,as the government announces an overhaul that will avoid mergers but centralise staff and services.

  • byRachel Eddie,Broede Carmody,Jewel Topsfield andKieran Rooney