Healthcare
Autistic man starved to death in hospital after ‘multiple systemic failures’
Stewart Kelly was not in a critical condition when he was taken to hospital, but he had been refusing to eat. He never came home.
- by Dan Nolan
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Lucia had time-blindness and missed social cues. Finding out why changed her life
NSW GPs will soon be able to diagnose ADHD under reforms to make it easier and cheaper for people to get treatment.
- by Kate Aubusson
Head trauma, fractures, ICU: This is the e-bike ‘epidemic’
Two Sydney hospitals have treated 35 children injured by e-bikes and e-scooters this year as new figures reveal a surge in dangerous incidents.
- by Angus Thomson
Health minister orders review into troubled maternity unit
The announcement follows a series of complaints, including from a mother who said she was coerced into a painful examination while giving birth.
- by Courtney Kruk
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Women's health
Why some doctors think endometriosis is being treated with unnecessary surgery
After decades of women’s pain being dismissed, endometriosis operations in Australia have nearly doubled. But some experts warn the system may have swung too far towards dangerous overtreatment.
- by Henrietta Cook and Liam Mannix
The Sydney hospitals where patients wait nearly two days for a bed
NSW public hospitals are failing to meet their own performance targets. The state’s health minister says he can turn it around – with some help.
- by Angus Thomson
Statins don’t cause the majority of ‘side effects’ on the label
These life-saving medications have been blamed for a laundry list of side effects. They’ve just been vindicated.
- by Kate Aubusson
‘Max should still be with us’: Teenager who died of anaphylaxis should have been treated sooner, coroner finds
When experienced emergency doctor Ben McKenzie arrived at Box Hill Hospital he found himself having to intervene and try to resuscitate his own dying son.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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AHPRA
‘Very dark place’: Psychologist pays price of vexatious complaints
Complaints to the health regulator from a disgruntled ex-employee who tried to sell tarot card readings to her patients have destroyed Jenna’s mental health and cost thousands in legal fees and higher insurance premiums.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Probe into controversial surgeon’s appointment to top Queensland role
The surgeon, who was investigated after complaints over his practice in NSW, will lead a new surgical quality and safety program at Queensland Health.
- by Courtney Kruk
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Hospitals
‘Treated like slaves’: Junior doctors’ class action against St Vincent’s Hospital
Junior doctors are suing St Vincent’s Hospital for hundreds of thousands of dollars, alleging the hospital demands excessive hours of unpaid overtime or risk career sabotage.
- by Kate Aubusson