'My dad lost the love of his life'

"We thought it was fairly routine. We were assured that it would be."

Aussie babies among worst in West for antibiotic use

Australian babies are being given antibiotics at rates drastically higher than those in other industrialised countries.

New laws could see Victorians get a lethal dose in days

People with terminal illnesses could access lethal medication with 10 days of requesting it.

Lethal drugs to be stored in 'locked box' under assisted dying regime

Terminally-ill Victorians who decide to end their lives will have to prove their lethal drugs are stored in a locked box to stop them falling into the wrong hands.

Hospitals forced to ration 'critical' painkiller fentanyl

Australian hospitals are being forced to ration a painkiller used in millions of operations each year.

Here's one more reason caffeine is good for humanity

Caffeine used to treat premature babies.

Gastro strikes hospitals and aged care homes in Melbourne's east

Patients at a private hospital in Melbourne's east have been quarantined over a nine-day period after an outbreak of gastroenteritis.

Melbourne's exploding balconies

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A frightening series of "spontaneous" glass balcony explosions at Melbourne apartment buildings has highlighted the dangers of cheap and faulty construction products flooding into Australia.

Minister says all hospitals 'safe' amid cladding probe

Health Minister says 'every health care building in Victoria has been declared safe and fit to occupy".