The worst diseases in NSW in 2016
2016 was a bad year for food poisoning and mosquitoes, and global warming may be to blame.
Harriet Alexander is a Fairfax Media reporter specialising in health.
2016 was a bad year for food poisoning and mosquitoes, and global warming may be to blame.
Charley was born at a time that the medical consensus on peanut allergy was to delay introducing the food in infants deemed to be at high risk.
Doctors worked long hours without taking adequate leave, emergency departments could not meet their targets and in one year 20 patients had surgical equipment left inside their bodies.
A senior doctor has written to the Health Minister to say "the physical infrastructure of our wards is not fit for purpose and is beyond rectification".
Precision medicine promises a new dawn for the treatment of rare cancers, but there is a hitch.
Rob Delaporte would never have considered getting tested for prostate cancer before his father was diagnosed with the disease two years ago.
A bitterly fought turf war over who should perform children's heart surgery in NSW has ended in stalemate.
Fertility clinics are selling unproven and expensive treatments to desperate couples, as the number of women seeking IVF treatment continues to rise.
Pain specialists are concerned about the next generation of prescription drug addicts.
An Australian woman's exceptional survival has the potential to affect every patient in Australia within a decade.
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