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MAY 2017

An expert wants parents to stop spoon-feeding. Her argument makes a lot of sense.
'Endometriosis has hurt my sex life. And my partner is allowed to say that.'
How can you stop grinding your teeth?
"Man flu is definitely a thing. But you ladies wouldn't understand."
Women urged to speak up on painful transvaginal mesh implant side effects.
Olivia Newton-John shares she is fighting breast cancer for the second time.
"I run ultra marathons but can't feel my feet."
Is anxiety a modern epidemic? An inner city Sydney doctor thinks so.
An Australian father and his baby are fighting for their lives in separate hospitals.
The untold story of the note Marilyn Monroe taped to her stomach for her surgeon.
"We nearly lost him." Andy Lee almost died from a life-threatening condition.
"One month into my ballet career, what I thought was an 'old people's disease' stole my dream."
The telltale signs your body isn't handling all that coffee you're drinking.
A surprising number of Aussie women are flushing their tampons down the toilet.
When Shannon Dooley was 17, her hair suddenly began falling out in clumps.
Eleni's mother is dying. Together, they're fighting for the right to choose how that happens.
Connie Johnson has returned home after her latest hospital visit.
"I just love the feeling of catching a wave being able to do whatever you want."
The 'detox' teas you see on Instagram can lead to unexpected pregnancies.
A paediatric Dietitian answers: Is it safe for babies to drink fruit juice?
The infertility myths and misconceptions we all need to stop believing.
Roger Moore, James Bond star, dies aged 89.
The pain of losing two sons, before you even had the chance to meet them.
After giving birth to her sons, Bec Judd has been left with "twin leftovers".
"I woke up convinced there was a man in my room. And I couldn't move."
Why little Alex's autism diagnosis could be the key that unlocks her future.
Doctors warn against the birth trend that could cause infection in newborn babies.
On the weekend a woman named Eleni Glouftsis made football history.
Two tiny sisters are proving BMX riding isn't just for the boys.
Melbourne boys become orphans after both of their parents die within weeks of each other.
Tammin Sursok: "I'm forced with the decision 'to botox or not to botox'."
Why kids need the ‘good fats’ too.
'My best friend was on the brink of death. I had 8 minutes to keep her alive.'
Doctors say Katie's cancer is treatable but she's 'healing it' with veganism instead.
Queensland anti-vaxxer has disabled son taken from her.
Chell was a happy and healthy mum. Then a routine surgery "completely uprooted" her life.
The major reason getting pregnant after 40 is so difficult.
“The reason I started studying psychology, and the reason I finished, are completely different.”
Courtney Waldon suffered a terrible accident. Two weeks later, her husband left.
Should you be wearing undies to bed? A gyno weighs in.
A mother shares what it’s like when your disabled daughter grows up.
Haneen was told she wasn't allowed to play sport. She didn't let that stop her.
A fertility expert on the reasons you might be struggling to fall pregnant.
Parents have been warned against a secret screening of a controversial anti-vaxxer film.
Mum's warning after 'cosmetic surgery nightmare' stops her breastfeeding her baby.
A controversial new weight-loss device has eating disorder experts concerned.
The before-and-after photos that prove weight gain isn't something to fear.
"The stories that made me never want to return to the gym. Ever."
"I watched her disintegrate." Mum recalls daughter's final plea in thunderstorm asthma.
There's a ridiculously easy way to check whether you smell.
Samuel Johnson's haunting words about suicide.
'Never in our wildest dreams did we think such a terrible tragedy could happen to us.'
Pap smears are about to change for good. Here's what you need to know.
We finally know what that white goo oozing from your salmon really is.
Why am I so forgetful? All your memory questions answered.
Alison was a happy teacher and mum. Then chronic fatigue took her health, job and the place she called home.
Talitha Cummins shares her five tips for talking to a loved one about their alcoholism.
Why nurses don't mind bloody hard work.
International Nurses Day: The beautiful stories behind why nurses choose to do what they do.
It’s the dark purple toothpaste that’s taking off.
Goldie Hawn said her son Oliver nearly died at just one-day-old.
We don't mean to alarm you but your avo could send you to the emergency room.
"I might just pass out." Connie Johnson learns how much her project raised live on air.
After bowel cancer, I understand why people are tempted to reject treatment.
"I was skin and bone. But I felt morbidly obese."
"The Budget’s little jab at anti-vaxxers is a win for all of Australia's children."
The deadly disease that's killing 49,000 babies every year.
Five vitamin deficiencies you can see on your face.
There are so many ways to be a mother.
Surrogate Shannon Garner: "It was one of the best moments of my life."
Mum discovers daughter's heartbreaking Google search after offering to donate kidney.
Six days after she died, Wendy's husband was still sleeping with her body.
A letter to my past self: 'You’re in the midst trying for a baby. This is what I want you to know.'
Charlotte's doctor told her to just have a 'spa day'. She died three weeks later.
Two mums, two stories, two diagnoses and one life-threatening cancer.
The rare breast cancer symptom Jennifer's mammogram missed.
"It took five weeks for me to love my baby."
"My baby boy was born via C-section. But when he was handed to me, I jumped."
You probably didn't ask, but there are actually four different types of penises.
Baby Lachlan just learned to walk but one small fall could see him in hospital.
"This is not what a man looks like. Please tell your sons."
RFDS midwives of the skies: Elation and heartbreak of birthing babies mid- air.
By the age of three months, each of these triplets had undergone surgery.
Cause of rare acral and mucosal melanomas not linked to sun exposure, study finds.
Everything you need to know before you undergo IVF.
'I'm a fitness instructor, yet I've barely exercised during my pregnancy.'
A mum-of-three talks about the challenges of getting them to eat healthy.
"Bloody bring it on." Jesinta Franklin has ripped into critics calling her a 'flake'.
Contracting worms doesn’t mean that you’re a bad parent, it’s just part of life.
After two painful years, 'cancer slayer' Shannen Doherty has some happy news.

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