Health
Fatal flu email ‘lost in mix-up’
RICK MORTONA nursing home in Victoria was overlooked by Canberra because the state government notified the wrong federal agency.
Give kids the gift of the jab
EMILY RITCHIE, SAM BUCKINGHAM-JONESKynan Meara-Fletcher is a typical seven-year-old boy: social and vivacious, but he succumbed within days to flu.
Flu deaths expected to rise
REBECCA URBAN, GREG BROWN, SIMONE FOX KOOBAustralia’s flu outbreak could last for 12 more weeks with experts warning the death toll will likely rise
Pregnant women warned on flu
GREG BROWNAustralia’s top doctor has warned pregnant women are at greater risk of deadly influenza.
Take a diet break to shed kilos
Australian researchers have found dieters who take a two weeks on, two weeks off approach lose more weight.
State to go alone on $1bn refit
MICHAEL OWENJay Weatherill has announced the state government is pulling out of a $1bn plan for the old Royal Adelaide Hospital site.
Ambo officers in drug scandal
David KingAmbulance officers have trafficked, stolen and misused potent and addictive prescription drugs, Victoria’s watchdog finds.
The delusion of ‘organic mums’
Chris SmythThey think they are doing the right thing for their children, but they’re sending the West backwards, experts say.
Poor diet kills more than smoking
CHRIS SMYTHOne in five deaths around the world is now caused by bad diet, with obesity the fastest growing global risk.
‘Dear Dr’ letter can cut costs
Sean ParnellA secret trial has cut urgent after-hours Medicare billing simply by sending carefully worded letters to GPs.
Colonial labour comes to life
Babette SmithGiving birth during Australia’s colonial age — on land and at sea — was fraught with danger.
No jab, no childcare place
EMILY RITCHIEUnvaccinated children will be banned from NSW childcare centres from January.
Flu too fast for vaccine
SEAN PARNELLThe flu hit Australia harder than it should have because the most common strain appears to have mutated.
Private health exodus a bonanza
SEAN PARNELLThe private health insurance exodus is delivering more than $1 billion in unanticipated savings for the Turnbull government.
Disability groups cut care
RICK MORTONDisability service providers are shutting down because they cannot make a profit under NDIS prices.
Minister demands proton answers
MICHAEL OWENGreg Hunt has demanded the SA government provide an “acceptable” business case for a proton beam therapy unit.
Health concern over SSM debate
SEAN PARNELLMental health professionals have voiced concerns over the detrimental impact the debate is having on the vulnerable.
Hopes rest on knees, hips
SEAN PARNELL SARAH-JANE TASKERThe Health Minister will try to reduce pressure on insurance premiums by cutting the cost of prostheses in the private sector.
‘Act to tame health premiums’
Sarah-Jane TaskerThe heads of the country’s top health insurers agreed the time for reform was now.
Medical training needs remedy
SEAN PARNELL HEALTH EDITORHealth workforce education and training must change to meet the demands of chronic illness and an ageing population.
