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This patient's medical record said she'd given birth twice — in fact, she'd never been pregnant

Morgan Gleason has had a lot more experience with the health-care system than most college students. Nine years ago, she was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called Juvenile Dermatomyositis, which causes symptoms like weak muscles and skin rashes.

A patient coughed up this huge blood clot that perfectly replicates the airways of his lung

A man undergoing treatment for heart failure coughed up an enormous, intact blood clot that formed a perfect cast of the air passageways of his lung. The completeness of the clot, once unfolded onto blue medical cloth, astounded doctors; they could trace the three branches of the upper lobe of the lung, the two branches… Read More »

Trying to conceive? This new at-home fertility test is as reliable as lab testing

If you’re trying to conceive, the more data you can get the better right? A new first-of-its-kind at-home fertility test allows you to track your fertility moment by moment Before having her first child Charlie, Sarah Shakib had been trying to get pregnant for nine months. ‘I got really stressed about it because I was… Read More »

3 Health-Conscious Cocktail Recipes To Enjoy This Silly Season

Shannon Rosie Barge, clinical nutritionist and owner of wellness foodie hotspot, Rosie’s in Coogee, is a self-confessed nutrition nerd who has a particular interest in gut health. On the flip side, she loves to enjoy a few drinks with friends and indulges in delicious foods when she feels like it. What happens when both worlds collide?… Read More »