If you tend to think that ignorance is bliss, then genetic testing could be your worst nightmare. On the other hand it could help you make important decisions about your work, family planning or even whether to take more holidays. ….Read More    

A cameraman for the ABC’s Insiders program is “awake and talking” after fainting during a live interview with Bill Shorten, with Aussie Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander on set to give first aid assistance. ….Read More    

Canberra has the lowest number of doctors in the country and the cost of seeing them is higher than ever, but there are a few solutions to the problem. ….Read More    

Regional Australians are feeling ‘pill shamed’ and are avoiding treatment due to the stigma around mental health medication and a lack of confidentiality in small-town pharmacies. ….Read More    

A person takes the antidepressant drug Prozac on February 26, 2008. British researchers have said that antidepressant medications appear to help only very severely depressed people and work no better than placebos in many patients. ….Read More    

Donald Trump praises US Customs and Border Protection Officials for making the “biggest fentanyl bust in our country’s history” after the agency captures almost 114 kilograms of the drug. ….Read More    

Emotional abuse and inefficiency are common among ACT Health staff, as a damning report released by the ACT Government reveals two-thirds of those surveyed have witnessed their colleagues being bullied. ….Read More    

The health benefit of breakfast has now been debunked by a review of research into the impact of skipping a morning meal on weight and metabolic rate, write Tim Spector and Jeff Leach. ….Read More    

A Canadian diplomat who moved to Havana six months ago becomes the 14th staff member at the embassy to experience mysterious symptoms since 2017, but Cuba’s Government says it does not know what is causing the illnesses. ….Read More    

It’s bitterly cold in some parts of the United States as a polar vortex forces temperatures to plunge much further south in North America than normal. But at -50C, this is a new level of cold. ….Read More