Life

Michele Tydd Stem cell research has achieved some promising results in preventing or delaying the onset of osteoarthritis in younger people who have damaged their knees through sport or trauma.

Jane Caro Until recently, women had a sizeable platform through which to share their views and concerns in the mainstream media. Now, with dwindling revenue exacerbated by the coronavirus downturn, is the voice of modern feminism has being silenced?

Linda Moon With university students suffering academic pressures, career insecurity, mounting debt and social isolation, what is being done to protect their mental health?

Manuela Callari For sufferers of chronic pain the uncertainty and stress surrounding the Covid-19 crisis is exacerbating their anxiety and contributing to their torment.

Leanne Altmann The beverage director for Andrew McConnell’s restaurants recommends her current favourite drops.

Kate Hennessy After realising the perfume industry was dominated by just six major players, Saskia Wilson-Brown set about creating a non-profit enterprise that would empower everyday people with the ability to learn and create. Welcome to LA’s Institute for Art and Olfaction.

Sophia Auld Screening can lead to early detection of cancers and save lives, but sometimes innocuous abnormalities are picked up. The potential for harm in treating these ‘indolent’ cancers needs to be balanced against the benefits of diagnosis.

Jo Hartley GPs are today better educated about mental health management but many Australians are being put on antidepressants and don’t know how to get off them.

Margaret Simons Even in the depths of winter, or the most troubled of times, there will be a few usual suspects in the garden that can worm their way into your heart.