It wasn’t too long ago that the death of infants directly after birth was a common phenomenon. Thanks to medical advancements, however, infant mortality rates are no longer climbing in plenty of nations around the world. But what happened recently took those powers to a whole new level. When a baby needed heart surgery to […]
Have you ever had one of those colds that feels endless? You go through box after box of tissues, up your fluid intake, and get plenty of rest, but that illness shows no signs of releasing its annoying grip. Stuffy noses are arguably the most annoying symptoms, since having to be a mouth breather for […]
All humans make mistakes; it’s just part of our nature. There is an unfortunate truth, though, that we all must accept. Even the professionals that have our lives in their hands can make mistakes. When you’re under the knife in an operating room, your surgeon can make an error at any point. (After all, he is human… probably.) […]
Not being able to get married sucks. But it’s just one of many conversations. We asked attendees at Sydney’s annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Fair Day what LGBT issues meant the most to them, with one catch: they couldn’t answer marriage equality. These are the topics people wished got more attention. 1. Queer youth […]