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Ashleigh Gleeson
National Health Editor

This week we have investigated just how many deaths in Australia are linked to weight loss jabs. This exclusive report by Maria Bervanakis explains how more than 60 Australians have died with the cause possibly linked to medications such as Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro. The piece also explores some of the very serious side effects. Meanwhile, if you are on a weight loss drug or thinking about taking one, then you should read this informative column by doctor Sneha Wadhwani. The GP has answered 10 common questions her patients often hesitate to ask her. Are any of them things you might have been too afraid to bring up?

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Meanwhile, it seems that men really want to understand what women want in the dating world and in the bedroom, going off the interest we’ve had on two recent pieces tackling the topics. Kiz Harvey divorced at age 49 and started dating again in her fifties. She’s penned this article about the 10 things divorced women want from eligible bachelors in the dating world – and she notes none of them involve being tall or having a full head of hair. Sex therapist Ally Moore has also shared six things women wish men knew about sex. "I’ve noticed a common theme in my sessions: many men genuinely want to be better lovers but they’ve just never been taught what women actually need to experience pleasure," she writes, adding the problem isn't a lack of effort. See her useful insights here.

Until next week.

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Four stories to read today
I started dating again in my 50s. Gentlemen, here’s what divorced women want
Forget six feet tall and a full head of hair – a twice-dating veteran says what women in midlife really want will surprise most men.
Six things women wish men knew about sex
Most men genuinely want to be better lovers – a sex therapist says the real problem is they have simply never been taught what women actually need.
I’m a physio — These 6 exercises will help with a big concern among people aged 40+
A physiotherapist with more than 25 years of clinical experience says this is the worst thing over-40s can do for their knees. WATCH THE VIDEOS
Patient traumatised by colonoscopy that left her breast burned
A Queensland woman went in for a routine colonoscopy and woke up with third-degree burns on her breast – now she wants every patient warned before going under.

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#1 ‘Faeces half way up his back and front’: Shocking aged care home incidents exposed Australia’s aged care crisis has become so dire that one resident called police just to get someone to answer their call bell, as whistleblowers reveal horror cases of neglect and understaffing.

#2 ‘She’ll be right’: How doctors dismissed baby girl’s brain tumours Every specialist said she was fine. Baby Isla Rae wasn’t – and now her family is warning other parents to keep fighting for answers.

#3 I was told to lose weight – but it was terminal cancer For more than a year, doctors told Erica Devitt to “drink peppermint tea” and “meditate” – a second opinion revealed terminal cancer and a four-month prognosis.

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