Healthcare
Patients 'out in the cold' as new rules exclude myotherapy massage
Victorians can have face-to-face appointments with a range of allied health providers for the first time in months, but are not permitted to book remedial massages with myotherapists.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Health Minister demands action over 'shocking' death in hospital
Brad Hazzard says 'everything possible must be done' to get a doctor into a hospital where a woman bled to death last month.
- by Carrie Fellner
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Men's health
'Incredible urge to pee': new prostate treatment saving sex lives
On a hospital recovery ward, four groggy strangers are bonded by being the first Australian men fitted with a device to treat enlarged prostates.
- by Kate Aubusson
Coronavirus pandemic
Bus passengers told to isolate as Labor seeks mandatory masks for commuters
NSW has recorded five new cases of COVID-19, three of which are local cases including one still under investigation.
- by Josh Dye and Pallavi Singhal
Healthcare
'Imminent crisis': Australia's next GPs distressed after tech failure hits major exam
More than 1200 trainee doctors have been left angry and uncertain about their futures after critical exams were cancelled at the last minute.
- by Fergus Hunter
Healthcare
New tattoo? Fresh ink no longer a barrier to donating blood plasma
For nearly two decades, Bassendean garbage truck driver Drew Humphrey has made a fortnightly trip to donate blood and plasma at Perth's Red Cross Lifeblood service.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Coronavirus pandemic
Cancer screening rates plummet during pandemic
Cancer screening has fallen in Australia during the coronavirus pandemic, fuelling fears of a surge in delayed diagnoses and avoidable deaths.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Dana McCauley
Healthcare
GP payment boost trial to help sustain Medicare system
Experts have warned that Medicare patient rebates have not kept pace with inflation for more than 20 years, leading the government to consider new models to fund GPs.
- by Anna Patty
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Healthcare
The nation has failed to protect loved ones in aged care
It is not enough to save lives. The people who live in aged-care centres must have the finest care we can provide, and visits by family and friends are core to their physical and emotional wellbeing.
- The Age's View
Coronavirus pandemic
Erratic, unpredictable and unusual: what GPs have learnt about COVID-19
It’s been seven months since doctors started treating COVID-19 patients and in that time they’ve discovered a lot about the quirks of the deadly disease.
- by Henrietta Cook
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Coronavirus pandemic
Thousands of healthcare workers could be wearing ill-fitting masks
Experts have warned that some of the most popular N95 masks used in hospital have staggering failure rates in relation to being properly fitted on healthcare staff.
- by Aisha Dow