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If you’ve spent much time in the wellness space these past few years, you’ve probably heard of Health At Every Size – a movement that prioritises healthy habits over the size or shape of your body.

But while many people have found it freeing, a new review of the evidence shows that, at least when it comes to measures like cholesterol and blood pressure, it’s not enough on its own.

Laureate Professor Clare Collins is from the University of Newcastle.

For people with irritable bowel syndrome, one of the most common interventions is an elimination diet to try to identify a trigger.  But that diet might carry its own risk – of triggering disordered eating – a new study warns.

Dr Caroline Tuck is a senior lecturer in dietetics at Swinburne University

A look at some of the Health Report correspondence this week, featuring "stoolgazing" and when to collect your own samples… or not.

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Researchers have found a possible link between iron and long-COVID

How long before that big overseas trip should you get your COVID booster?

And how a plant based diet may be a positive step with a prostate cancer diagnosis.

Each year the flu vaccine is reformulated to target the current strains of influenza A and B that are circulating globally — but what if it didn't need to be?

Melbourne researchers have identified consistent fragments from influenza B that could tell your immune system how to recognise all varieties of that virus.

Professor Katherine Kedzierska, from the Doherty Institute says, while their research is exciting, the current annual vaccination is the best defence against both influenza A and B.

While grief effects everyone differently, a small group of people can find themselves 'stuck' in intense grief.

It's not depression, it's known as prolonged grief disorder.

UNSW Professor Richard Bryant and his team compared cognitive behaviour therapy with mindfulness and found that while they both work in the short term, CBT is more impactful for long term recovery.