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Victoria’s only public sexual health clinic axes a key service as STI rates soar
When Robbie tried to access the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, the doors were locked. It was then he discovered the walk-in service had been axed.
- by Henrietta Cook and Alexander Darling
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Banned doula ordered to break silence over influencer’s fatal free birth
Controversial free-birth advocate Emily Lal has been ordered to give evidence to an inquest into the death of Stacey Warnecke, who died hours after delivering her son at home.
- by Henrietta Cook
The WA law that made Kyro’s ‘waiting game’ take longer
Transitioning affects both children and parents – but what options are out there for young people in WA? And should parents get the final say?
- by Indigo Lemay-Conway
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Mental health
Revealed: The biggest predictors of depression, anxiety in teenagers
Bad sleep and trouble at home can set adolescents on a trajectory towards depression and anxiety, an Australian-first study reveals. But some things can help.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Healthcare
‘These are avoidable’: Dozens of babies dead or permanently injured after freebirths
Data has uncovered the catastrophic consequences of a rise in women choosing to give birth without the aid of medically trained professionals.
- by Henrietta Cook
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AI
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.
- by Angus Thomson
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.
- by Angus Thomson
Revealed: Why measles is circulating undetected in Sydney
The highly contagious virus has been detected in three people whose infections could not be traced to known exposure sites and who had not recently travelled overseas.
- by Kate Aubusson
Study finds ‘significant barriers’ for GPs offering voluntary assisted dying
After speaking to doctors from across Queensland, one researcher said there is not yet enough to incentivise doctors who are not already offering voluntary assisted dying services to take up the scheme.
- by Courtney Kruk
GPs reveal dossier of pharmacy blunders as prescription fight ramps up
A turf war has erupted between GPs and pharmacists over changes that allow patients to get the pill from pharmacies without a doctor’s script.
- by Henrietta Cook
Mackenzie was enjoying a refreshing drink on a cold day. Then she suddenly couldn’t breathe
Mackenzie Sinclair was walking through a bustling Melbourne Central last spring when she realised she could no longer breathe.
- by Broede Carmody