Two-year-old Shifra with her parents Michelle and Neville Matar. Photo: Joe Armao. By Peter Barrett Shifra Matar arrived too early. Like 500 babies born prematurely in Australia each year, she spent less than 25 weeks […]
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Category: Health
Some care for the mother carers
Natalie Elder, whose daughter was born with a rare genetic disorder. Photo: Paul Jeffers. By Peter Barrett Any mother of a pre-school age child knows that life can be intense. There’s the bathing, feeding, toiletting, playing, […]
Kitchen spy – Nick Ritar
Permaculturist and co-founder of Milkwood, Nick Ritar, in his home kitchen. Photo: Sylvia Liber. By Peter Barrett Nick Ritar, 43, grew up on a national park in far western NSW but these days he lives in […]
L’Oreal-UNESCO award recognises researcher’s work on premature menopause
Elena Tucker, fertility researcher at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, is about to fly to Paris to receive the L’Oreal-UNESCO for Woman in Science International Rising Talent award. Photo: Simon O’Dwyer. This story was originally published […]
Pictures tell a story of mental illness
According to a survey, titled Picture This: How Australians picture mental illness, the most popular image depicting mental illness was of a woman surrounded by multiple profiles of herself in various states of emotional distress. Photo: […]
Jumping into peril: Thrillseekers risk life-changing injuries
Young men jump from a pier into Port Phillip Bay. Photo: Leigh Henningham First published in The Age, 30 January, 2016 By Peter Barrett Summer is the season for increased water-related mishaps but could social media […]
That sugar problem: sweet poison or paranoia?
I waded into the sugar debate today with this cover story in The Age and the SMH’s Good Food sections. It’s beyond doubt that Australia has a problem with obesity, tooth decay and diabetes but […]
