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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Rachel Carbonell |Loretta Florance |Jackson Worthington
When five-year-old Queensland twins Louis and Theo started school this year, they had an unusual boast: They were allowed to drink as much water as they liked. It's something most kids take for granted, but throughout their young lives, the Gold Coast boys had strictly limited their intake of water because they were born with kidney disease. "It's so difficult to stick to that — you're watching things like when you're doing your teeth, have I taken an extra sip?" the boys' mother Kath said.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Rachel Carbonell
New research has found nearly four in five Australian women aged between 18 and 44 say they've had 'problematic periods' in the last five years. Almost half of them reported missing days of work or study. The study estimates the economic burden of debilitating menstrual symptoms to be more than 14 billion dollars a year in Australia.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Rachel Carbonell |Gemma Breen
Four in five Australian women have experienced problematic periods in the last five years, according to a new study. The resulting economic burden is estimated to be about $14 billion a year. Jean Hailes for Women's Health has recommended a review of the economic impact to develop an evidence informed equitable workplace policy in Australia. Periods can be difficult and painful for many but fresh data shows a substantial number of women experience debilitating menstrual symptoms.
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Jan 5, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Gemma Breen |Rachel Carbonell
ARFID is a newly recognised eating disorder, which became an official diagnosis for adults and children in 2013. For 12-year-old Alex*, the diagnosis came as a relief after years bouncing around the medical system.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachel Carbonell
The cost-of-living crisis is forcing hundreds of thousands of people to downgrade their private health insurance, new data suggests. Government figures show the number of people with top level gold coverage dropped by more than 400,000 between December 2020 and the end of last year. At the same time, the number of people with silver and bronze coverage increased.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachel Carbonell
With a parliamentary inquiry into menopause expected to report shortly, experts are warning of a rise in ineffective and potentially harmful menopause supplements. Susan Davis, head of the Women's Health Research Program at Monash University, said women are being targeted by "commercial interests".
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachel Carbonell
Teenagers struggling with mental health and stress are more likely to use E-cigarettes or vapes, according to a new study of Australian high school students. It found those with signs of severe depression were twice as likely to vape as those who didn't have depressive symptoms.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachel Carbonell |Rhiannon Hobbins
For Geo, the rush he gets from vaping is "euphoric". The 17-year-old apprentice electrician started vaping at 13 after a short period of smoking cigarettes. "Everyone around me was doing it so, definitely the peer pressure side of it, also [they're] cheaper than darts, a lot cheaper," he said. "I love it to be honest, just the effect it has on me. "I can focus better, I can concentrate more."But he thinks there is probably a link between his vaping and mental health.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachel Carbonell |Rhiannon Hobbins
A global consortium of world-leading mental health experts and young people have come together to deliver 'a definitive analysis of the worldwide state of youth mental health'. Published in the scientific journal The Lancet Psychiatry, experts say there are big implications for the health, wellbeing and productivity of young people. Experts and young people are calling for urgent action and better resourcing for youth mental health.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachel Carbonell
Chances are you know someone whose alcohol or other drug use is a worry. But do you know how to bring it up with them or how to get help? A new survey by the Alcohol and Drug Foundation has found most people don't know how to have a conversation about it or how to get support. David Lipson: Chances are you know someone whose alcohol or other drug use is a worry, but do you know how to bring it up with them, or how to get help?
