King Charles is having a medical procedure. It’s all too common for men

King Charles is having a medical procedure. It’s all too common for men

From trouble with the waterworks to deadly cancer,the prostate seems to attract trouble for men. What is a prostate and why is it prone to problems?

  • byLiam Mannix

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Why do men with cardiac arrest get more help than women? It’s the breasts
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Why do men with cardiac arrest get more help than women? It’s the breasts

New research finds gender impacts how bystanders respond to someone having a cardiac arrest – it could be because they are uncomfortable exposing breasts.

  • byHenrietta Cook
When your fate hangs in the balance,all you can do is stand up

When your fate hangs in the balance,all you can do is stand up

A visit to a surgeon threatens to wipe the grin off Anson Cameron’s face.

  • byAnson Cameron
‘I’m really proud of my old man for saying he needed to get help’

‘I’m really proud of my old man for saying he needed to get help’

From one campaign to the next,Nathan Appo is continuing to show up for his community.

  • byCourtney Kruk
I had no strong desire to go to my school reunion. But then ...

I had no strong desire to go to my school reunion. But then ...

Previous catch-ups had felt fake,too full of swagger,or like speed dating. Then we hit our late 60s,and everything changed.

  • byDavid Leser
‘Spermageddon’:Behind the headlines of the great Western fertility furore

‘Spermageddon’:Behind the headlines of the great Western fertility furore

Research suggesting human sperm counts are plummeting across the West generated panicked global headlines. But fear not ...

  • byTim Elliott
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‘His brain was just toasted’:It was only after Shane’s death that his family learnt the truth

‘His brain was just toasted’:It was only after Shane’s death that his family learnt the truth

An Australian medical peak body has become the first to speak out about the long-term impact of repeated head trauma on athletes and their families.

  • byAngus Thomson
Young men feel under siege – and it’s driving them to dark places

Young men feel under siege – and it’s driving them to dark places

When I first turned up at university,I was confronted by two bracing pieces of graffiti:“All Men are Rapists” and “Women Walk. Men Stalk”. Anger was my first impulse.

  • byMichael Bachelard
‘He forces himself to eat more’:One mum’s struggle with her son’s ‘bigorexia’

‘He forces himself to eat more’:One mum’s struggle with her son’s ‘bigorexia’

Worries about muscularity and body image are affecting more boys than ever before.

  • bySally Leeds*
‘Absolutely stunned’:Sperm counts are falling faster than ever

‘Absolutely stunned’:Sperm counts are falling faster than ever

Chemicals in tin can linings,cosmetics,teflon pans and on cushions have been linked to the steep decline in male fertility – and a potential “crisis in human reproduction” – but some experts question the findings.

  • byWendy Tuohy
‘No one is talking about this’:What happens when men age

‘No one is talking about this’:What happens when men age

What’s eating men over 50? A host of serious physical and emotional issues that no one wants to talk about.

  • byGreg Callaghan