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Angus Thomson

Angus Thomson

Angus Thomson is a reporter covering health at The Sydney Morning Herald.

The final report into the RPA fungus cluster is released on Friday.

Patient remains in ICU four months after deadly fungus cluster

Authorities have identified the most likely source of the outbreak that caused the deaths of two patients at a prestigious Sydney hospital.

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Ezra Burke, pictured with their cat Patrice, bought a ChatGPT subscription when their NDIS support for psychotherapy was cut, and feels conflicted about using it.
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The people using AI for therapy – and the scientists trying to catch up

Young people are turning to the new tech for companionship, reassurance and mental health advice amid concerns that chatbots are isolating the most vulnerable.

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Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) President, Professor Jennifer Martin (left), with RACP president-elect Dr Sharmila Chandran in 2024.

Major medical body asks charity watchdog to take over and end dysfunction

The extraordinary intervention came just hours before members were due to begin voting on whether to oust the body’s sitting president. 

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Daniel Yacoel has found his mental and physical health have improved since ending his medicinal cannabis prescription four months ago.

The $300 a week medicine Daniel feels better without

Daniel Yacoel is one of hundreds of thousands of Australians prescribed medicinal cannabis for a mental health condition but there is little evidence it works.

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Simone Annis was diagnosed with anal cancer just short of her 50th birthday.

This cancer is on the rise – but few want to talk about it

Simone Annis was about to turn 50 when she was diagnosed with a disease she knew nothing about.

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A paper note taped to a chair at the entrance of the Children’s Hospital at Westmead on Thursday.

‘It’s chaos’: Surgeries delayed, staff resort to pen and paper amid Sydney hospital IT outage

A paper note taped to a chair at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead on Thursday alerted staff and visitors to the code yellow emergency.

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Tiffany Mather’s baby, Taylen, now 14 months, contracted measles on a flight home from Bali.

Taylen came back from Bali with a sniffle. Then things got much worse

NSW is on track to record its highest number of measles cases in a decade if transmission of the highly contagious disease is not contained.

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US-Iran war news updates: Israel vows to take down Khamenei’s successor; Trump considering putting ‘boots on the ground’ in Iran

The conflict in the Middle East has entered its second week as Israel and the US continue to attack Iran, Israel launches a new offensive in Lebanon, and Iran retaliates on US-allied neighbours. Follow our rolling coverage.

  • Patrick Begley, Angus Thomson and Josefine Ganko
The bodies of two fishermen have been found in the water off Little Beach at Bouddi National Park.

Bodies of fishermen pulled from water at ‘treacherous’ Central Coast beach

The men, aged 42 and 67, were fishing at Little Beach in Bouddi National Park when one was swept off the rocks.

  • Angus Thomson and Riley Walter
Suzanne Lang said she did not feel comfortable placing her trust in a commercial provider that stood to benefit financially from her going through with the procedure.

Suzanne froze her eggs – then a calculator gave her a reality check

Australia’s first independent egg-freezing calculator will give women realistic and evidence-based advice about their own chances of having a baby.

  • Angus Thomson and Kate Aubusson