Julia Medew is Health Editor at The Age.
Jamie Hare was excited about watching the birth of his fourth baby. On a cold day in June 2010, the plasterer put on a gown at Latrobe Regional Hospital and waited to be called into the operating theatre for his partner Linda's caesarean.
Hundreds of Victorians have been diagnosed with Ross River virus after heavy rains probably caused mosquito populations to surge, Victoria's Chief Health Officer says.
Ivana Alexander was anxious about having her first baby.
A Melbourne doctor who has given scores of sick people a lethal drug has won a fight against the medical board, with a tribunal ruling his practise is consistent with other forms of palliative care.
Painkillers containing codeine, such as Panadeine and Nurofen Plus, will require a prescription from 2018 to help prevent Australians getting addicted to the drug.
Cholesterol lowering drugs taken by millions of Australians might protect against Alzheimer's Disease, a large study suggests.
Women seeking abortions at Melbourne's leading women's hospital are being turned away amid concerns there is a shortage of doctors willing to perform the procedure.
A fart machine and cheerful jazz music are not usually prescribed for cancer patients, especially in operating theatres.
Drunk cyclists and pedestrians are potentially causing scores of car accidents every year in Victoria, prompting calls for them to be breath-tested and subject to the same road rules as drivers.
A fifth person has died due to Monday's extraordinary "thunderstorm asthma" crisis and six people remain in intensive care units, four of whom are critically ill, the health department says.
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