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Human fat in home fridges: Disturbing allegations hit cosmetic surgery clinics
Investigative reporter Adele Ferguson joins Bianca Hall to discuss her months-long investigation into a chain of clinics founded by cosmetic surgeon Daniel Lanzer.
- by Bianca Hall
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Vaccination
End in sight for a disease that closed borders, shut pools and theatres
Nearly 70 years after the polio vaccine was invented, elimination is close. Two cases of the virus poliomyelitis have been reported worldwide so far this year compared to 140 last year, says the World Health Organisation.
- by Julie Power
Indigenous artist’s final wish will fight kidney disease on his homelands
About half the Indigenous artists who painted works sold 21 years ago to provide dialysis to remote Australians with kidney disease have since died of renal failure. Now, an exhibition will highlight their work.
- by Julie Power
‘He was fearless’: Prominent euthanasia campaigner Rodney Syme dies
Dr Syme pushed for voluntary assisted dying after an epiphany in 1974 when he was unable to relieve the pain of a patient with cancer of the spine and was haunted by her screams.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Coronavirus pandemic
Thousands of cancer cases undetected, adding pressure on health system
Doctors are expecting a surge in undiagnosed cancers and other neglected medical conditions as Victoria emerges from its sixth lockdown.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Prominent cosmetic surgeon’s legal action to stop ABC’s 4 Corners program
Daniel Lanzer has taken action in the Federal Court to prevent the ABC’s 4 Corners from broadcasting a program on him next Monday.
- by Kate McClymont
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Coronavirus pandemic
Sutton scraps isolation, COVID testing requirements for fully vaccinated visitors from NSW
Fully vaccinated people in NSW will be able to visit Victoria without spending any time in quarantine or getting tested for COVID-19 from Wednesday, authorities have announced.Â
- by Simone Fox Koob and Cassandra Morgan
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Melburnians heave a sigh of relief – except our health workers
The end of lockdowns means the burden of responding to the pandemic shifts from falling on the whole population through lockdowns, to falling on the health system and its staff.
- by Stephen Duckett
How to add your COVID-19 vaccine certificate to your Service NSW app
People in NSW can now add their digital vaccination certificate to their Service NSW app, as the state approaches its second stage of reopening.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Beware the promise of easy answers when it comes to COVID
For epidemiologists advising politicians and debating control measures in the public arena: excess haste, over-simplification and exaggeration will lead us into dangerous waters.
- by Ewan Cameron
New advice could trigger global change in use of aspirin to prevent heart attacks
A US medical taskforce has overhauled guidelines for aspirin, recommending middle-aged and older people no longer take a low dose of the mild analgesic to prevent a first heart attack or stroke.
- by Melissa Cunningham