Jewel Topsfield

Melbourne

Social Affairs Editor at The Age

Social Affairs Editor at The Age. Former Indonesia correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. [email protected]

Articles

‘We’ve been constructed to think a certain way’: The psychology of ageing

Dec 22, 2024 | smh.com.au | Jewel Topsfield

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. School girl Carson Bradley caused shockwaves when she posted a TikTok of her elaborate skincare regimen titled: “Things I do to slow down the ageing process as a 14-year-old”.
The fad diet linked to an increasing risk of chronic disease

Sep 4, 2024 | smh.com.au | Jewel Topsfield |Henrietta Cook

By Jewel Topsfield and Henrietta Cook September 5, 2024 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It’s credited with quick weight loss and endorsed by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, but researchers say a low-carbohydrate diet can increase a person’s risk of developing diabetes by 20 per cent.
‘Having a gun to your face is scary’: What saved Kaea from a life of crime

Aug 17, 2024 | theage.com.au | Jewel Topsfield

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Kaea Takiari was 14 when he says he had a gun held to his face. He was sleeping at a friend’s place when police raided the home. “His dad was an underworld figure and we always used to go back to his house after school just to hang out, chill, be with the older boys and stuff,” Takiari says.
What saved Kaea from a life of crime

Aug 17, 2024 | smh.com.au | Jewel Topsfield

Takiari believes he would be in jail if he hadn't become involved in Nga Matai Purua, a community organisation in Melbourne dedicated to preserving and sharing the heritage of Maori people through performing arts and cultural workshops. "My mother actually put me into this group because she saw the huge disconnection I had from my culture, me not knowing my identity, who I am," he says. "Nga Matai Purua for me is home.
Victorian hospitals urged to ration IV fluids amid global shortage

Aug 16, 2024 | theage.com.au | Henrietta Cook |Jewel Topsfield

By Henrietta Cook and Jewel Topsfield August 17, 2024 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Victorian hospitals have been urged to ration intravenous fluids by getting patients to drink water, scaling back the use of drips during surgeries and administering medications orally after warnings about a global shortage of saline.
The moment Jim closed his eyes – and exposed Ambulance Victoria’s ‘festering sore’

Aug 14, 2024 | theage.com.au | Jewel Topsfield |Henrietta Cook

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Veteran paramedic Jim Avard had been working for 18½ hours when he fell asleep at the wheel. His shift started at 7am on June 26. He was about to knock off when he was dispatched from Wangaratta Hospital to a job in Corowa, almost 50 kilometres away. “I had never done a job in NSW before.
Laverton North cooling tower identified as the source of the state’s worst outbreak in more than two decades

Aug 4, 2024 | watoday.com.au | Jewel Topsfield |Henrietta Cook

By Jewel Topsfield and Henrietta CookUpdated August 5, 2024 — 4.02pmfirst published at 1.53pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A cooling tower in Melbourne’s west has been identified as the probable source of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has killed two Victorians and spread to almost 90 cases.
Laverton North cooling tower identified as the source of the state’s worst outbreak in more than two decades

Aug 4, 2024 | theage.com.au | Jewel Topsfield |Henrietta Cook

By Jewel Topsfield and Henrietta Cook August 5, 2024 — 3.53pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A cooling tower in Melbourne’s west has been identified as the likely source of the Legionnaire’s disease outbreak which has killed two Victorians and spread to almost 90 cases.
Hundreds of staff underpaid by private healthcare provider

Jul 31, 2024 | smh.com.au | Jewel Topsfield |Henrietta Cook

Save Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it One of Australia's largest private hospital operators underpaid staff by an estimated $21.7 million after hundreds of disability service workers were incorrectly paid and some nurses may not have received their full entitlements.
It's winter, your nose is runny. But these cold and flu tablets may not help

Jul 20, 2024 | smh.com.au | Jewel Topsfield

A spokesperson for the Australian regulator said the advisory committee to the FDA made non-binding recommendations, which the FDA generally followed but was not legally bound to do. "The TGA is not aware that the FDA has identified safety concerns or made a decision that phenylephrine is ineffective," the spokesperson said.