Healthcare
Coronavirus updates LIVE: Sydney school closed, UN tells world to 'pull out all stops'
A high school in Sydney has been closed after a Year 11 student tested positive for the coronavirus, as the WHO director-general urged nations to "pull out all stops" to contain the outbreak.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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Hospitals
Westmead reopens hospital war over children's heart surgery
Westmead doctors say a decision to perform children's heart surgery at two hospitals could lead to an additional three deaths a year.
- by Harriet Alexander and Rachel Clun
Courts
Johnson & Johnson to pay $2.6 million for faulty pelvic mesh implants
The Federal Court ordered the pharmaceutical giant and two affiliated companies to pay the damages to three women at the centre of a landmark class action.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Healthcare
No more public-private hospitals for NSW, parliamentary inquiry recommends
No more public-private partnerships should be entered into for public hospitals in NSW, an inquiry into the troubled Northern Beaches Hospital has recommended.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Coronavirus outbreak
Concerns coronavirus outbreak may converge with state's flu season
Health authorities are preparing for a coronavirus outbreak in the midst of flu season and warning the public to stay away from overstretched emergency departments unless they are seriously ill.
- by Kate Aubusson, Dana McCauley and Rachel Clun
Pharmaceuticals
'Life-changing': Calls for eczema drug to be PBS listed to help with mental health
An expert says eczema is much more than just itchy skin, and mental health conditions are a recognised part of it.
- by Rachel Clun
Animal rights
Baboon escape sparks calls for transparency in animal medical research
Across the country, 272 primates were used for medical research in 2017, not-for-profit group Humane Research Australia says..
- by Rachel Clun
Healthcare
One in 10 people not filling prescriptions because of cost
The proportion of people who said their decision to fill a prescription was affected by cost rose by up to 50 per cent over the past three years in some parts of Sydney, a report has found.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Healthcare
Baboons captured after running loose in Sydney's inner west
Three baboons escaped a facility at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after a lock on their transport failed.
- by Rachel Clun
Bushfires
Real-time air quality reports key to maintaining health
Tiny smoke particles known as PM2.5 can penetrate deep into the lungs and can enter the bloodstream.
- by Rachel Clun
Healthcare
Regulator charges 'anti ageing specialist' with being a fake doctor
Cosmetic beauty operator has been accused of masquerading as a doctor while carrying out risky procedures including fillers, face lifts and breast elevations.
- by Melissa Cunningham