Healthcare
Guilty: Health Department breached privacy laws publishing data of 2.5m people
The Department of Health has been condemned for publishing sensitive medical details of 10 per cent of the Australian population, breaching privacy laws three times.
- by Esther Han
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Healthcare
Pharmacists and doctors trade jabs over the best time to get flu shot
A dispute has broken out about when Australians should start receiving their annual flu vaccine.
- by Aisha Dow
Courts
Paul Lau died after hospital medication mix-up following routine surgery
The father-of-two was prescribed the wrong medication when he went to a Sydney hospital for a routine surgery.
Health
Nicotine e-cigarettes ban to remain, despite protests from Liberal MPs
The ban on nicotine e-cigarettes should remain in place, a committee has found, despite protests from some Liberal MPs, tobacco companies and regular vapers.
- by Esther Han
Opinion
Healthcare
Information overload affects treatment of common childhood illnesses
Expecting a five-year-old to use an asthma inhaler properly without teaching her first is like asking her to build a Millennium Falcon from Lego without the instructions.
- by Jeffrey Braithwaite
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Road safety
Old, incomplete data hinders attempts to reduce number of car crash injuries
Tens of thousands of people are hospitalised with serious injuries after car crashes, but most data is several years old and incomplete.
- by Julie Power
Healthcare
Australia's first sports brain bank launched to find head injury and disease link
Six former sportsmen have pledged their brain to Australia's first sports brain bank, which aims to develop treatments for brain disease CTE.
- by Esther Han
Opinion
Healthcare
Brain bank is a big boost to making everyone aware of concussion
Lifesavers got sunburn, jackaroos walked bow-legged, and we footballers got concussed.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Healthcare
Oliver can breathe easy now his new lungs have beaten bleeding disease
Before his transplant standing up made Oliver puffed. Now he's looking forward to the important things in life - fighting his sister and playing cricket.
- by Aisha Dow
Exclusive
Healthcare
Sydney's most vulnerable mothers keep their newborns thanks to program
For months, Kaitlyn was in denial about her pregnancy and using drugs. Then she wanted a termination. Thanks to an unconventional program, that all changed.
- by Esther Han
Health
Laziest food companies exposed in scathing 'obesity prevention' report card
Top food and drink companies have been ranked based on their obesity prevention efforts.
- by Esther Han