Healthcare
From the Archives, 1984: Medicare is introduced in Australia
35 years ago the Hawke Government introduced Medicare. We remember the achievement, as well as the conflict and the confusion, with this article from the archives.
- by Staff Writers
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Undiagnosed and unmedicated: Children being left untreated for ADHD
After the release of a study that shows kids in Melbourne are being under-diagnosed with ADHD and under-treated, one mother wants parents to know medication and the care a diagnosis brought changed her family's life.
- by Anthony Colangelo
Healthcare
Latest measles case in NSW prompts warning from NSW Health
The woman is the 12th person in NSW to be diagnosed with the measles since Christmas.
- by Dominica Sanda
Cancer
'Double whammy': Old and new combine to give hope to young cancer patients
Kim and Simon Kane used to look at other families in the park, playing happily, and share a tinge of envy. Why was their son lying in hospital?
- by Liam Mannix
Illness
New data shows growing health gap between rich and poor
A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has prompted calls for improvements to the safety net for poorer people.
- by Stuart Layt
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Household medications send thousands of Australians to hospital
Pharmacists are calling on the federal government to list medicine safety as a national priority, saying it poses more of a threat than vehicle crashes.
- by Aisha Dow
Healthcare
Get health cover: sick travellers costing NSW $30 million
The Health Minister has launched a media campaign targeting visitors who mistakenly believe any medical treatment they might need would be free to them in Australia.
- by Kate Aubusson
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'We may not find a cure but we will be closer because of this': the long road to cure Parkinson's
Nikki Blackwood was 35 when her body stopped doing what it was told. By the third neurologist there was no denying it.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Melbourne drug trial offers hope for treatment-resistant PTSD
After having a breakdown reviewing Victoria’s road toll, policeman Steve Perry is getting better, perhaps partly thanks to a new medication.
- by Aisha Dow
Flashback
From the Archives: Victoria quarantined in 1919 influenza epidemic
100 years ago the outbreak of a deadly strain of pneumonic influenza led to a statewide quarantine in Victoria. We revisit the crisis with this article from the archives.
- by Staff Writers
Music festivals
One person on life support after suspected drug overdose at music festival
Some of the 25 people taken to hospital from three music festivals at the weekend "likely would not have survived" if extra medical attention was not deployed.
- by Esther Han