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Dr Sadhana Mahajani awarded AM for dedicated service to aged care and community health

Dr Sadhana Mahajani, popularly known to many as Dr M, retired in 2011 after 38 years of working as a doctor in the Northern Territory, most recently as a geriatrician.

Dr Shailja Chaturvedi awarded OAM for dedicated service to medicine and community

Dr Shailja Chaturvedi founded the first private psychiatric practice in Penrith in 1982 and at present is the Founder of ChildCan Cancer Foundation (India).

Why is my leaking tap keeping me awake at night?

People describe the sound of a dripping tap in the middle of the night as anything from annoying to torture.

Have you tried these science-backed anger management tips for parents?

Even if you haven’t encountered this exact situation, just thinking about it might raise your hackles.

The last 5 kilos really are the hardest to lose. Here’s why, and what you can do about it

There’s a scientific basis for why losing the last few kilos is hard, called the weight-loss plateau.

Do you know what is more potent than cyanide? 

The venom of blue-ringed octopus contains tetrodotoxin, a potent neurotoxin claimed to be a thousand times more potent to humans than cyanide.

How eating chilli may help regain sense of taste after COVID

Eating chilli might be useful to provide sensory stimulation to diners when their sense of smell isn’t quite up to scratch.

Five New Year resolutions almost everyone makes but doesn’t always follow!

While there are some new ones, some simply are carried forward every year.

Structured school days can keep kids healthy. How can we maintain it over school holidays?

New research shows in the summer holidays, kids are getting less physical activity, more screentime, and eating more junk food and less fruit than they do during term time.

How many Australians are going hungry?

Food insecurity can range from being anxious about not having enough food in the house to eating cheaper, less healthy food

Must-read

Indian woman get permanent residency after husband’s sponsorship of two former wives triggered visa crisis

She told the tribunal that her husband had no meaningful ties to India and was unlikely to relocate, having lived in New Zealand since his teenage years after moving from Fiji, where he was born.

Sydney couple gets 10 years jail over failed $12 million meth import from Iran

The court heard the couple used fraudulent consignee details and repeatedly redirected the shipment to different locations in an attempt to avoid detection by law enforcement.

Indian scientists identify antiviral compounds in cow urine, effective against Chikungunya virus

Researchers reported even stronger results when the distillate was combined with thymoquinone, a compound derived from Nigella sativa, and piperine from black pepper.
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