Healthcare
We're not getting consistent advice on sunscreen use, study finds
A new study has found there is too much variation in the advice given about how to use sunscreen, with calls for a national standard for all bodies to use.
- by Stuart Layt
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Healthcare
Charlie Teo 'frenzy' likened to Lindy Chamberlain
An online petition is urging public hospitals to allow Dr Charlie Teo to perform surgeries in their operating rooms, as discrepancies arise in the neurosurgeon’s justification of his $120,000 bill.
- by Kate Aubusson
Healthcare
Greg Hunt warns of 'excessive' medical fees amid Dr Charlie Teo debate
The health minister is concerned a "small minority" of specialists may be charging out-of-pocket medical fees causing "material financial harm to patients".
- by Dana McCauley and Patrick Begley
Defamation
Bondi plastic surgeon sues for defamation over anonymous comments
Plastic surgeon Warwick Nettle is suing a former patient on whom he decided not to operate, after she allegedly posted a series of negative online comments.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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Healthcare
Instagram over ethics: ego-driven plastic surgeons put on notice
Greed-driven plastic surgeons are behaving more like social media influencers than doctors, their own colleagues warn.
- by Kate Aubusson
Healthcare
Queensland nurse navigators made permanent with $116m commitment
The Queensland government has made about 400 nurse navigators full-time, ensuring the specialist nurses can continue to care for the most complex patients.
- by Stuart Layt
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Healthcare
'Would you like to pay with Afterpay?': Buy-now-pay-later company to bankroll patients' health bills
But health economists and consumer advocates warn the move could lead to creeping out-of-pocket costs for financially vulnerable patients.
- by Kate Aubusson
Healthcare
49 dead from flu in NSW as winter set to take its toll
The flu has killed 49 people in NSW so far this year, as the death rate continues to climb well above 2018's total, health authorities report.
- by Kate Aubusson
Healthcare
Sydney measles alert: Cathay Pacific flight, airport and south-west
Passengers on an international flight to Sydney have been warned to look out for measles symptoms, after a man was diagnosed with the highly-contagious condition.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Healthcare
Specialist groups 'appalled' by egregious billers within their ranks
The head of Private Healthcare Australia (PHA) has warned of specialists spruiking payday loans to fund treatments.
- by Kate Aubusson and Dana McCauley
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Healthcare
Staring down the barrel of pain and debt: endometriosis' untold cost
Twenty thousand dollars. That’s how much endometriosis will cost Jessica Duncan in one year.
- by Kate Aubusson