Elle Macpherson's breast cancer is non-invasive. That means her treatment - a lumpectomy - was actually "conventional", according to people who actually know about this stuff. Read more: theconversation.com/elle-macpherso… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Bill Shorten’s greatest legacy is the NDIS. It transformed the lives of people like me with disability theconversation.com/bill-shortens-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Elle Macpherson's breast cancer revelation caused a stir this week. Shout out to Guardian Australia coverage from Melissa Davey & Natasha May for theguardian.com/society/articl… . For more detail from health experts, proud to have commissioned this: theconversation.com/elle-macpherso…

New COVID boosters are on the cards: New COVID vaccines may be coming to Australia. Here’s what to know about the JN.1 shots theconversation.com/new-covid-vacc… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Have we been too hard on MSG all these years? MSG is back. Is the idea it’s bad for us just a myth or food science? theconversation.com/msg-is-back-is… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Fantastic explainer for anyone who's confused ... not just about life in general ... What’s the difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest? One’s about plumbing, the other wiring theconversation.com/whats-the-diff… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Donated #mpox vaccines have only just arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It's history repeating itself: theconversation.com/africa-despera… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

‘He had no symptoms’: how wearable tech can help older Indigenous people catch heart problems – and save lives theconversation.com/he-had-no-symp… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Some clinicians are using AI to write health records. What do you need to know? theconversation.com/some-clinician… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

What’s the difference between MSG and table salt? A chemist explains theconversation.com/whats-the-diff… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Which gut drugs might end up in a lawsuit? Are there really links with cancer and kidney disease? Should I stop taking them? theconversation.com/which-gut-drug… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Need medicine in hospital? Our study finds how often IT flaws lead to the wrong drug or dose theconversation.com/need-medicine-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

What’s the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath? Less than you might think theconversation.com/whats-the-diff… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Yes, you do need to clean your tongue. Here’s how and why theconversation.com/yes-you-do-nee… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

I think my child is having panic attacks. What should we do? theconversation.com/i-think-my-chi… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Why is pain so exhausting? theconversation.com/why-is-pain-so… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Many people in the Pacific lack access to adequate toilets – and climate change makes things worse theconversation.com/many-people-in… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Coles and Woolworths raise price of milk by $10m to offset legal costs chaser.com.au/general-news/c…

Are private hospitals really in trouble? And is more public funding the answer? theconversation.com/are-private-ho… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

A government review into private hospitals has yet to be made public. In the meantime, here’s whether there’s a case for a government bail-out. Monash University theconversation.com/are-private-ho…