Dementia up 400% in young people – now Australia’s leading cause of death

A top professor called the data “staggering”.
Medicinal cannabis causing psychosis and child poisonings amid surge in use

More than 600 side effects have been reported.
Cost-of-living crisis so bad 1 in 8 households can’t afford enough food

1.3 million Australian are experiencing food insecurity.
New push to tax sugary drinks as it’s revealed more than 30% of Australian adults are obese

The share of adults in Australia who are obese has tripled since 1980.
Australian doctor suspended for Covid vaccine and mask comments – ordered undergo ‘education and mentoring’

Dr Mitch Sambell criticised vaccines, questioned the risks of Covid-19, and said masks did not prevent infection.
‘Infertility chemical’ chlormequat found in bodies of 80% of Americans

The pesticide is linked to infertility, disrupted fetal growth and delayed puberty.
Bottled water contains 240,000 detectable plastic fragments per litre, study finds

There are 100 times more pieces of plastic in bottled water than previously estimated.