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Jordan Lambropoulos never imagined she would be fighting for her life at 24.The young woman, from Adelaide, was only nine when she was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, an incurable chronic inflammatory bowel condition where her body attacks…

This article was first published in The Conversation.Shift work means businesses and organisations can be productive for 24-hours a day. It was initially adopted to protect camps or cities against predators, enemies or disasters.Since the…

A woman has shared how she chose to conceive “naturally” with “famous” sperm donor Kyle Gordy – after failed attempts to become pregnant through a sperm bank.Alina Iakushyna, 30, a swimming coach from Ukraine, moved to the US in 2015 after…

It’s a fact women’s fertility declines as they age. But the common description of fertility decline after age 35 as a “cliff” is more anxiety-provoking than factual.If you want children, it’s important to understand the biology of…

Actor Chris Hemsworth, most famous for his role as the god Thor in Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, has announced he will take a break from acting after being told he has two copies of the APOE4 gene, increasing his risk of…

A Queensland workplace has embraced the four-day work week just halfway through a six-month trial, saying staff satisfaction and customer service have improved.Toowoomba-based Momentum Mental Health is one of only 20 workplaces across…

This article first appeared in The Conversation.People who rely on welfare payments to survive are often required to repeatedly tell their stories of personal hardships.In a conditional welfare system, many must regularly attend compulsory…

LONDON -- The British Museum has pledged not to dismantle its collection, following a report that the institution’s chairman has held secret talks with Greece’s prime minister over the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the…

BEIJING -- Chinese authorities on Saturday announced a further easing of COVID-19 curbs with major cities such as Shenzhen and Beijing no longer requiring negative tests to take public transport.The slight relaxation of testing requirements…

PRAGUE -- A musical manuscript handwritten by Ludwig van Beethoven is getting returned to the heirs of the richest family in pre-World War II Czechoslovakia, whose members had to flee the country to escape the Holocaust.The Moravian Museum…