Healthcare
More than 30 per cent of Australians don't get regular eye checks
The results of a new survey are all the more concerning because 90 per cent of vision impairment is preventable, optometrists say.
- by Rachel Clun
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New fee website shows NSW pays up to 40 times more in out-of-pocket costs
The website reveals shocking disparities between what patients with private health insurance pay across the country.
- by Nigel Gladstone and Rachel Clun
Ambulance
Ambulance boss urges venues to buy defibrillators after Wiggle's close call
Former Yellow Wiggle Greg Page might not have survived his cardiac arrest on Friday if it wasn't for Castle Hill RSL's defibrillator and an off-duty nurse willing to give it a go.
- by Jenny Noyes
Emergency services
'Extraordinary story of survival': Nurse, bystanders labelled heroes for saving Yellow Wiggle's life
Off-duty nurse Grace Jones used a defibrillator three times to save Greg Page after he collapsed on the side of a stage during a bushfire benefit show on Friday night.
- by Andrew Taylor
Illness
Twice as many Australians die from sepsis than previously thought
While 40 per cent of Australians have heard of it, it kills more people than some common cancers.
- by Rachel Clun
Healthcare
Vaccine 'needed' as whooping cough evolves
A new whooping cough vaccine is needed as the virus evolves into a potential superbug, researchers warn.
Children's Health
How four-year-old Charlize's liver is helping the sick kids of the future
Charlize's mum Julie is determined to prevent other families from going through what her family has experienced.
- by Rachel Clun
Healthcare
'Nothing helped': New hope for those living with migraine
New drugs designed to prevent migraine offer another treatment option, but they don't come without warnings.
- by Rachel Clun
Healthcare
Marianne's anxious wait for a new chance at life
Marianne Thrush lies in bed upstairs at her home in Melbourne's north-east suburbs as bags of liquid food drip into her body from a pump humming softly nearby.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Bushfires
Bushfires creating 'unprecedented' health crisis, say doctors
Australia faces a new crisis as pressure mounts on the public health system during the nationwide bushfire crisis, an influential medical organisation says.
Road safety
'It's only a matter of time': Fear of major crash on Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road offers scenery to die for, but too many self-drive tourists are at risk of making the saying come true - literally.
- by Rachael Houlihan