Liposuction is one of the most common cosmetic procedures that enhances your appearance, with the focus on removing excess fat in the middle body area. However, there are other areas on your body you could reshape by removing the accumulated fat. It works on the principle of sucking out...

Picture: Erik Anderson/AAP Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced sweeping changes to businesses across metropolitan Melbourne, including closure of retail stores and restrictions on some industries, including construction. The new constraints come into force from midnight on Wednesday night. They come after metropolitan Melbourne moved to stage 4 restrictions on Sunday, with...

Image: Shuttlestock When announcing a ban on people in six local government areas south-west of Melbourne hosting visitors in their homes, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said this week: People are not necessarily keeping their distance in their family home. It’s a natural thing, you let your guard down. Hugs and kisses and...

Picture: Shuttlestock Everyone’s pandemic experience is unfolding differently. There’s no denying COVID-19 has been devastating for millions of people around the world. At the worst end of the spectrum are the millions of cases and hundreds of thousands of people who have died, as well as their grieving friends...

Picture: Shuttlestock COVID-19 provides a stark reminder of inequity and the spread of disease. These aren’t new ideas and can be traced back to John Snow’s cholera maps and Charles Booth and his colour-coded maps of occupation types and poverty in the 19th century. Today, as case numbers soar in Melbourne, large clusters of COVID-19 cases have...

Picture: JAMES GOURLEY/AAP New South Wales is on a knife edge after recording more than 150 COVID-19 cases over the last 14 days, a worrying sign the situation could spiral out of control. The wide geographic spread is of particular concern, as it would rule out ring-fencing as a possible approach to...

The human body is a complex mechanism. The structural arrangements of the human body are such that it can result in any disorders. For arresting the worst condition, preventive measures are better. Though multiple operations sync in the human body, yet following a daily health routine is a must.  There...

Picture: Shuttlestock We’re now all too familiar with the common symptoms of COVID-19: a fever, dry cough and fatigue. Some people also experience aches and pains, a sore throat, and loss of taste or smell. Sufferers with mild illness might expect to get better after a few weeks. But there’s mounting...

Vadim Zakharishchev/Shutterstock What do multiple sclerosis (MS) and the novel coronavirus have in common? Until this week, not much, but a recent clinical trial has shown a reformulation of a drug used to treat MS can potentially also be used to help patients infected with COVID-19. SNG001 is an inhaled form of...

I’m sitting here reflecting on the year that has been, and there is one thing I know, and that is that 2020 will be a year that will go down in the history books. Last year very few of us had any knowledge of Personal Protective Equipment except for...

We're asking all Australians touched by blood cancer to Light the Night in a new and beautiful way. The lighting of lanterns symbolises the hope we share for a future free of blood cancer and the support of a community that understands the darkness a blood cancer brings to our...