Healthcare
Inquest probes 'shocking' incident involving disabled woman
Sarah Hammoud died aged just 22. The coroner is investigating if her death could have been prevented.
- by Aisha Dow
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Health
Company behind botched medical exam has track record of failure
The education-testing company behind a bungled exam that left 1200 trainee doctors distraught this week has a well-documented history of stuff-ups.
- by Jenny Noyes & Kate Aubusson
Education
Hundreds of trainee doctors forced to resit $1800 exam after 'unknown technical fault'
Hundreds of trainee doctors will be forced to resit a high-stakes medical exam after a technical glitch locked candidates out of an online test before they finished on Monday.
- by Megan Gorrey
Healthcare
'False hope': Hysterectomy treatment for endometriosis is no cure-all
For many endometriosis sufferers who undergo a hysterectomy to relieve symptoms, the results are disappointing.
- by Mary Ward
Opinion
Healthcare
Veil of secrecy leaves Australian patients in the dark
Safety statistics are collected for both public and private hospitals, but they are kept secret, not just from patients but from doctors and hospitals, who should be able to access this information to see how they are performing.
- by Stephen Duckett
Health
Jump in trampoline park injuries sparks calls for mandatory standard
Hundreds of children across Australia are ending up in hospital emergency departments after sustaining injuries, including broken necks, at trampoline parks.
- by Esther Han
Science
Your body wants to be fat. Science wants to change its mind
Your body hates dieting. After a diet, it frantically tries to build new fat to restore you to your ‘normal’ size.
- by Liam Mannix
Health
More Australians dispose of health insurance because of rising premiums
More than 12,000 Australians ditched their hospital cover in the three months to last December. A separate survey suggests affordability is the biggest factor.
- by Esther Han
Health
Gonorrhoea 'super-superbugs' triple in six months
The result is a “warning shot across the bow” for doctors and public health officials, Australia's early-warning system reports
- by Kate Aubusson
Health
Obesity crisis hits Australia's maternity wards
Researchers find that women's weight is behind significant number of pregnancy complications, including stillbirths.
- by Aisha Dow
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Healthcare
'Softens hardness': TGA under fire for health claim list that critics say endorses pseudoscience
Bizarre health claims such as "tonifies kidney essence" are set to become TGA and government-approved under new laws, horrifying doctors.
- by Esther Han