Healthcare
Greg tried ‘everything he could’ to stop drinking. An unexpected discovery helped him quit
Thousands of Australians have used this service to detox from alcohol – all from the privacy of their own homes.
- by Courtney Kruk
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Hospitals
‘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.
- by Angus Thomson
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Healthcare
A bitter pill: Tension between premier and minister over contentious health plans
Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas liked a scathing social media post about the state government, drawing attention to internal friction over two big policy calls.
- by Henrietta Cook and Kieran Rooney
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Health
Millions of Australians have kidney disease and don’t know it
The number of Australians treated for kidney failure, including dialysis, over the past two decades has doubled to 2.7 million.
- by Grant McArthur
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Measles outbreak
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.
- by Angus Thomson
The five-minute test that could fast-track diagnosis for thousands of women
Endometriosis affects roughly one in seven Australian women, yet it takes on average six to eight years to be diagnosed.
- by Courtney Kruk
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.
- by Angus Thomson and Kate Aubusson
‘I didn’t see myself as a man any more’: The silent rise of this rare and stigmatised cancer
Australia has experienced a more than doubling of penile cancer cases over the last two decades and it’s puzzling health experts.
- by Henrietta Cook
Beyond the mammogram: How AI is spotting hidden breast cancer risks
A new tool provides a personalised risk score for developing breast cancer, and can reduce unnecessary investigations.
- by Henrietta Cook
‘Serious injuries’: 67 per cent rise in children hurt by e-scooters in just one year
The injuries, which commonly occur among boys aged 10 to 14, can include broken bones, fractured skulls and even a ruptured spleen.
- by Broede Carmody
Doctor accused of excessive pap smears, kissing patients banned indefinitely
The doctor performed four pap smears a year on one patient, but no pathology report was found. Another patient said he kissed her on the lips.
- by Courtney Kruk