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When hospitals are making people sick: Health sector's role in saving the planet
If you knew how many people were admitted to hospital as a result of your car’s emissions, would you act?
- by Kate Aubusson
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'Set up to fail': Canberra's NDIS drop out rate soars as calls grow for overhaul
Canberrans are leaving the NDIS at higher rates than other jurisdictions.
- by Sherryn Groch
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Melbourne grandfather died a week after gastric-bypass surgery
Max Campbell's wife says her concerns about the deteriorating condition of her husband were not taken seriously enough by doctors.
- by Aisha Dow
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Opt-out period for My Health Records announced
Australians who do not want a personal electronic health record will have from July 16 to October 15 to opt-out of the scheme.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Cyber attack on Family Planning NSW client database
A cyber attack on Family Planning NSW has potentially exposed the personal information of women booking appointments for abortions and other services.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Physiotherapist to be trialled at free walk in centre
Canberrans will soon have access to a physiotherapist at one of the territory's free nurse led walk in centres.
- by Daniella White
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'People have never heard of the word': Plan to tackle endometriosis
The government has vowed to lift the lid on the “silent epidemic” of endometriosis, the painful condition affecting 700,000 Australian women like Tara Smith.
- by Esther Han
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Researchers think we've been treating knee injuries wrong for 60 years
Manual treatments for stiff knees have remained unchanged for about 60 years, but researchers think they've found a more effective way.
- by Daniella White
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Mysterious bed sores sees hundreds of Box Hill Hospital beds replaced
Box Hill Hospital has not yet concluded what caused a suspected 53 cases of pressure injuries, but is replacing almost 400 beds as a precaution.
- by Aisha Dow
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Final donation for man whose blood helped save 2.4 million babies
On Friday, after 1173 bags of blood and 2.4 million babies saved, Anti-D pioneer James Harrison made his last blood donation.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Plan to tackle Canberra's university drinking problem
University students are some of Australia's biggest drinkers with 80 per cent of student drinkers doing so to get drunk.
- by Daniella White