Terrible night’s sleep? Blame your smartphone, tablet, laptop, and other devices that new research has pointed the finger at for keeping us up at night. It isn’t the constant need to check emails or chart ‘likes’ on our facebook posts, but the artificial light screens emit that disrupt the body’s natural rhythm and cut into […]

Suicide can be “contagious”, especially among young people, a new study has found. Canadian researchers found teenagers who had a friend who had committed suicide were five times more likely to have suicidal thoughts themselves. The effect — known as the “suicide contagion” — was most pronounced in 12 and 13-year-olds and the increased risk […]

They may be the most talked about new couple in the country, but a shocking secret lies at the heart of the Biggest Loser’s red-carpet romance. Heartbroken and betrayed, the former partner of Biggest Loser trainer Steve “The Commando” Willis has finally broken her silence, confirming that her de facto husband and father of her […]

Half of Australians who oppose childhood vaccination get their information from the internet, while most supporters trust the advice of their GP. The finding, which emerged from the first national survey on our attitudes to vaccination, has sparked calls from medical experts for scientific evidence supporting childhood jabs to be made more accessible and user-friendly […]

Poor Kim Kardashian is experiencing some seriously swollen feet as she reaches the final months of her pregnancy. The heavily pregnant reality star, stepped out with her mum Kris Jenner in LA wearing sky-high Perspex heels on Thursday. Although she managed to walk in them, it didn’t look comfortable. Kim appeared to be in a […]

Australians have always loved their magazines. In fact, we have one of the highest levels of magazine consumption in the world, spending $850 million last year on our favourite glossies. But would you know exactly what it is certain age groups are reading? The results might just surprise you. Swear you’ve left your latest copy […]

Michelle Bridges and Steve “The Commando” Willis hit the red carpet together on Tuesday night at the InStyle/Audi Women of the Year Awards. It’s the pair’s first public appearance since Woman’s Day reported on Monday that the Biggest Loser trainers, who have both recently ended long-term relationships, are following their hearts and pursuing a relationship. […]

As news broke today that Angelina Jolie had undergone a preventative double mastectomy after discovering she had the BRCA1 gene (a “faulty” gene that increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer), my mind flashed back to the day I found out I also carried the same gene. I wasn’t altogether surprised when my doctor […]

News of Angelina Jolie’s preventative double mastectomy shocked the world, but to some women, it just makes sense. Like the actress whose mother died of cancer at age 56, these three young Australian women know what it’s like for cancer to interrupt their lives at a young age even though they may never develop it. […]

The TV starlet brushes aside the cruel taunts, confidently baring her bump in Greece. Throughout her very public pregnancy, cruel internet trolls have pummelled Kim Kardashian with every fat jibe they can muster from behind their keyboards. And for the first two trimesters, their callous remarks appeared to be getting under her skin, with the […]