Mary Ward
Reporter
Mary Ward is a reporter at The Sun-Herald.
Future of medical research in doubt as question mark lingers over $45 million funding
The future of a government funding program which has assisted teams developing artificial hearts and turning spider venom into drug therapies is in doubt.
- by Mary Ward
‘Often I just don’t eat’: Food allergies a challenge when Joel dines out
Waitstaff should be trained in food allergies just like they are trained in the responsible service of alcohol, advocates say.
- by Mary Ward
Are you a cool summer or a warm autumn? Welcome to colour analysis
A session at one of Sydney or Melbourne’s growing number of colour analysis salons costs less than a flight to Seoul.
- by Mary Ward
‘It feels exposing’: Teaching Gen Z to pick up the phone
As employers continue to return staff to the office, the generation who started work in the pandemic is struggling at the water cooler. And on the phone.
- by Mary Ward
It’s not just you: ‘flu season’ is starting earlier
There are above-average cases of flu and RSV, as well as the nation’s first surge in whooping cough since the COVID-19 lockdowns.Â
- by Mary Ward
Fighting the ‘allure’ of fast fashion, teenagers start own op shop
The average Australian sends 10 kilograms of clothing to landfill each year. These classmates are hoping to reverse that.
- by Mary Ward
‘Personalised’ treatments are the future of cancer care
When we think of types of cancer, we name a part of the body. But there is a raft of other ways to classify a cancer, and doctors are starting to harness them.
- by Mary Ward
In their home country, Seema and Sania could not go to high school
There are about 12,000 students from refugee backgrounds enrolled in NSW’s public schools, with about 1800 starting as new students each year.
- by Mary Ward
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Thousands evicted without grounds as NSW rental reforms ‘drag’
A year into the Minns government renters can still be evicted on no grounds, or have their application refused because they have a pet.
- by Mary Ward
Like Catherine, more under-50s are being diagnosed with cancer
Globally and in Australia, more people are being diagnosed with cancer before their 50th birthday.
- by Mary Ward