Perth mother blames WA’s mental health systemic failures for her teen daughter’s death
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. The mother of an 18-year-old girl who died…
NHS ibuprofen warning as many need to take second medication
Ibuprofen is available without prescription across the UK Most people have taken ibuprofen at some point(Image: Peter Cade…
Woman diagnosed with anxiety before being told she had ’15 months left to live’
Madi was told she had 15 to 18 months to live before undergoing surgery in the US Madi…
Instagram on trial for youth mental-health crisis
The top executive at Meta Platforms’ Instagram defended the social media platform’s choices regarding features that some company…
Children prescribed puberty blockers without proper assessment at Cairns health service, review finds
Children as young as 12 were prescribed puberty blockers without appropriate assessment, a scathing review of the Cairns…
As Online Gambling Thrives, More Teens Are Placing Bets
Lots of concern has been raised that the pervasiveness of sports-betting apps is creating a new generation…
Youth homelessness leaves ‘huge hidden population’ seeking safety at school
Caitlan was just 11 years old and in her last year of primary school when she became homeless.…
‘Magic Mounjaro weight loss jabs helped me lose 3 stone – then my pancreas began to die’
Alisha Trafford lost three-and-a-half stone while taking Mounjaro, but was later rushed to hospital with pancreatitis which doctors…
Back-to-school budgeting a chance for kids to learn financial literacy and empathy
Covering back-to-school expenses such as shoes and headphones can be daunting enough without your child asking for costly…
Queensland teenagers create coding app to bridge digital divide
Computer coding captured Neth Dharmasiri’s 11-year-old imagination when his father handed him a beginner’s guide to Python —…
Tasmanian teen Zeke Woolcock says building bike jumps taught him leadership, and researchers agree
In a patch of private bushland outside Launceston, 16-year-old Zeke Woolcock meticulously crafts piles of dirt into jumps…
Little known vitamin deficiencies that are leaving you feeling tired and breathless
Feeling unusually tired, out of breath or struggling to think clearly could signal hidden nutrient deficiencies, which may…