Healthcare
Teenager was 'sent home with painkillers' before dying of meningococcal
A 19-year-old woman was reportedly sent home from Gosford Hospital with painkillers before being re-admitted and diagnosed with meningococcal.
- by Kate Aubusson
Latest
Healthcare
Mischelle Rhodes dies of meningococcal disease on NSW Central Coast
Mischelle Rhodes is the second person to die of meningococcal disease in the region so far this year.
- by Kate Aubusson
Courts
Newcastle doctor found not guilty after record-breaking criminal trial
A well known GP has been found not guilty of 50 counts of sexual and indecent assault after the longest criminal trial in Newcastle's history.
- by Sam Rigney
Canberra
Shake up at ACT Health: government announces new health bosses
The government has announced two new bosses of ACT Health less than a month before the organisation splits.
- by Finbar O'Mallon
Research
'Cutting-edge' DNA test for Queensland blood cancer patients
A new academic partnership has created a test that predicts blood cancer treatment suitability.
- by Lucy Stone
Healthcare
Red flags raised over Medicare rorting
People suspected of defrauding Medicare by up to $30,000 could escape prosecution.
- by Angus Thompson
Exclusive
Healthcare
How 'inappropriate' surgeries are pushing up your health insurance premiums
One health fund paid out $26 million on "low-value" services in a year.
- by Esther Han
Healthcare
Only 7 per cent of Qld's nurses are men. Here's why that's a problem
Only 7 per cent of Queensland's nurses are male.
- by Lucy Stone
Healthcare
'Brutal': Aidan Fisk was given a 30 per cent chance of survival. Other children aren't so lucky
A child’s chance of survival greatly depends on the type of cancer they have and how early it is picked up, according to new statistics published today.
- by Kate Aubusson
Exclusive
Healthcare
Surgery for this 'silent killer' is like Russian roulette for cancer
People who are diagnosed with oesophageal cancer will most likely die if they don’t undergo surgery. But surgery may also make things worse.
- by Aisha Dow
Investigation
Secrecy
From gag orders to dubious data: how your hospital keeps you in the dark
Doctors are prevented from speaking out, figures on adverse events are not available, and some suspect waiting list figures are fudged in Victorian hospitals.
- by Farrah Tomazin & Tammy Mills