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Westend61/Getty Images A Gold Coast woman has given birth to twins who aren’t genetically related to each other, after becoming pregnant with a surrogate couple’s embryo and her own biological baby at the same time. This has produced one of the rarest outcomes in reproductive medicine, the first in...

Phynart/Getty Voluntary assisted dying will soon be legal in the Northern Territory, after its parliament passed new legislation on Thursday via a conscience vote. All but one member (who abstained) voted to pass the bill. This makes the NT the last Australian jurisdiction to legalise voluntary assi...

Galina Zhigalova/Getty It can take years for someone to be diagnosed with endometriosis. This can mean ongoing pain, repeated appointments and uncertainty, and delayed treatment. However, two new tests are being trialled in the United Kingdom. One is a saliva test; the other measures electrical acti...

Tourialay Akbari/Getty It’s 4am, you’ve finally drifted off, and then the phone rings. It’s work calling. You have to go in. The right to disconnect from work has been protected by law in Australia since 2024. This means most employees can refuse to answer calls from work outside their regular work...

stellalevi/Getty Mention psychotherapy and many people picture a familiar movie scene: someone lying on a couch, talking about their childhood, while a therapist sits behind them taking notes. That image comes largely from psychoanalysis. But it doesn’t represent most psychotherapy today. Psychother...

Thurtell/Getty Images The inherent connectedness between people, land and spirituality runs deep in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. It’s seen today through art, songs, stories, ceremonies, languages and cultures being revived and practised across the continent. In Indigenous world...

DragonImages/Getty The devastating recent deaths of three toddlers in Queensland, linked to low iron levels, have understandably left many parents wondering whether their own child is getting enough iron. The good news is that life-threatening iron deficiency is uncommon. But being low in iron is o...

Timnewman/Getty Images Later this week, a Senate committee is expected to deliver its report into legislation to tighten eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The committee’s inquiry was extended and the bill amended in a deal with the Greens in June. This clears the way...

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