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How a piece of tape could help treat snoring and sleep apnoea

How a piece of tape could help treat snoring and sleep apnoea

The trend has made its way across social media as a way to improve sleep. Here’s how to do it safely.

  • by Lindsey Bever

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‘Cheese, chocolate and other sweet treats’: A chef’s diet rated by a dietitian

‘Cheese, chocolate and other sweet treats’: A chef’s diet rated by a dietitian

Pastry chef Anna Polyviou shares her day on a plate.

  • by Nicole Economos
Lifestyle and the ‘lag effect’: What’s causing the rise of early onset cancer

Lifestyle and the ‘lag effect’: What’s causing the rise of early onset cancer

Since 1990, cancer in people aged 18 to 49 has increased by 80 per cent worldwide. But why?

  • by Sarah Berry
Should we get time off from work after a break-up?

Should we get time off from work after a break-up?

Earlier this year, the Philippines parliament considered a bill to introduce “heartbreak leave”. Will Australia follow suit?

  • by Angus Delaney
Everything I learnt by giving up my card and using only cash for a week

Everything I learnt by giving up my card and using only cash for a week

According to the government, physical currency isn’t going anywhere. But just how easy is it to give up tap-and-go?

  • by Angus Delaney
Strengthening Australia’s preparedness against emerging superbugs
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Strengthening Australia’s preparedness against emerging superbugs

Nikolaos Komilionis was 66, and on holiday in Greece, when he was admitted to hospital for minor surgery. It should have been a simple procedure, but after picking up a superbug that was resistant to antibiotics, he was soon fighting for his life.

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Frozen in fear: Sleep paralysis is more common than you think

Frozen in fear: Sleep paralysis is more common than you think

It’s a condition most people will experience at least once in their lives, yet it remains woefully under-researched.

  • by Nell Geraets
It started as a headache. By evening, James was unresponsive to his name
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It started as a headache. By evening, James was unresponsive to his name

After losing core years of his young life to COVID-19 lockdowns, my teenage son’s life was almost claimed by an entirely avoidable illness.

  • by Fiona Hall
‘A strong coffee delivered with a smile’: An actor’s day on a plate

‘A strong coffee delivered with a smile’: An actor’s day on a plate

Jeremy Lindsay Taylor shares the green juice recipe that gets top marks from our dietitian.

  • by Nicole Economos
I went on a $5000 sleep retreat. This is what I took home to bed

I went on a $5000 sleep retreat. This is what I took home to bed

What does one actually do on a sleep retreat besides, well, sleep?

  • by Sarah Berry
Foxes, joggers and fat feet: What I learnt doing Sydney’s new overnight walk

Foxes, joggers and fat feet: What I learnt doing Sydney’s new overnight walk

To preview the first UNICEF Dusk to Dawn walk, Herald writer Garry Maddox plodded from North Sydney to Bondi with ultramarathoner Pat Farmer.

  • by Garry Maddox