The turf war over children's heart surgery in Sydney
A bitterly fought turf war over who should perform children's heart surgery in NSW has ended in stalemate.
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Harriet Alexander
Harriet Alexander is a Fairfax Media reporter specialising in health.
'It's not really a choice': Jo's $32,000 babies
Fertility clinics are selling unproven and expensive treatments to desperate couples, as the number of women seeking IVF treatment continues to rise.
Specialists alarmed about children prescribed opium-derived painkillers
Pain specialists are concerned about the next generation of prescription drug addicts.
Given months to live: How Charlotte got lucky
An Australian woman's exceptional survival has the potential to affect every patient in Australia within a decade.
Preschooler death 'unrelated' to mass gastro outbreak
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Mother's struggle: 'There was no assistance to be found anywhere'
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New mental health strategy for emergency services staff
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'I was a ticking time bomb': Ruth Budge's heart shock
Ruth Budge refused to believe her cardiologist when he told her that she was at grave risk.
The Rebecca Wilson effect
Cancer does not discriminate but community awareness of it does.
The year when one in six women will be severely obese
The study shows people gain most kilograms as early adults, and this accumulates into obesity later on.
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