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Muscle loss is more common than diabetes in old age. Here’s how to avoid it
One in five Australians over 60 are living with sarcopenia. Experts share how to avoid and prevent this common health condition.
- Shona Hendley
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One in 30 will experience it, but few people want to talk about bowel incontinence
For young Australians, living with bowel incontinence can come with shame and isolation. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
- Lauren Ironmonger
On my 29th birthday, I felt older than my friends who were already 30
If you have a milestone birthday coming, here’s why you may feel older than you really are.
- Hayley Peppin
Could your phone predict when you’re in perimenopause and menopause?
Apple announced a new raft of features this week, including an update to its Health app to address the life stage. So what does it do?
- Lauren Ironmonger
At 98, Peter Clemenger is not too old for one life-affirming revelation
The advertising executive was an industry giant who once child-minded the young Lachlan and James Murdoch.
- Stephen Brook
- Opinion
- Jobs
Is your workplace facing a ‘Boomer bottleneck’?
Take a close look around your workplace, and you’re likely to see more older workers continuing to work well past the traditional retirement age.
- Tim Duggan
Why thyroid disorders can often be missed – or dismissed
More than one million Australians are living with an undiagnosed form of thyroid disorder.
- Ashley Abramson
- Opinion
- Sunday Life
Want to really gross out your adult kids? Tell them how much fun you’re having
My friends are leading secret lives to avoid their judgemental kids. But not me.
- Kathy Lette
Dementia is Australia’s leading cause of death. It’s even harder for people like Mithrani
LGBTQ+ people with dementia and their carers can face unique challenges.
- Lauren Ironmonger
- Opinion
- Opinion
There’s a good reason I don’t like birthdays and no, it’s not what you’re thinking
Some people can’t wait for their birthdays. Me? I’m quietly relieved when the clock ticks over to the following morning, and it’s done for another year.
- Melissa Hoyer