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Research raises hope for dementia prevention pathway

MELBOURNE: Health and lifestyle factors including vitamin D deficiency, depression and suffering a stroke increase… read more

Antidepressant drugs used by 6 in 10 residents in aged care homes

MELBOURNE: Researchers warn there could be risky side effects to the soaring rates of antidepressant… read more

Matchcraft pioneer still making mind-blowing models after 60 years

MELBOURNE: Len Hughes pioneered the unusual art of matchcraft. Over the past 60 years, the… read more

Sick system forces hospitals to close claims secret study

CANBERRA: The $19bn private hospital sector is in financial crisis, with sky­rocketing wages, energy, insurance… read more