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COVID-19 hotline quietly shuttered as more Australians seek boosters
Callers to the National Coronavirus Helpline, still promoted on state and federal health department websites, now hear a message saying it has closed.
- by Mary Ward
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When a day in the sun ends in the emergency room
Hundreds of Victorians are presenting to hospitals with sunburn so bad they require medical treatment, and children and teens make up almost half the cases.
- by Henrietta Cook
Charlotte was just 19 when she had breast implants. These new rules would have saved her years of discomfort
Cosmetic surgery is now subject to new regulatory standards, including a referral process for anyone considering going under the knife.
- by Laura Banks
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New ‘super-team of regulators’ to take on IVF bungles, pest control
State Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas says plans to introduce a new mega health watchdog are about “trying to make sure that we deliver a fit-for-purpose modern regulator”.
- by Aisha Dow
Grindr ready to promote HIV self tests in plan to eradicate the virus
A federal government report encouraging the widespread use of HIV self tests has been hailed as an opportunity to eradicate the virus by 2030.
- by Kieran Rooney
‘Extremely serious’: Pharmacist supplied drugs to criminals
A Beverly Hills pharmacist said his personal safety was threatened if he did not continue to supply a criminal syndicate with highly addictive prescription drugs.
- by Harriet Alexander
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Title change push for controversial podiatric surgeons
Australia’s health insurance industry has suggested a new title for podiatric surgeons after patients around the country were left deformed and feeling misled.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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Water safety
The unseen and unheard victims of drowning
Experts say there is a dearth of information on the injuries by people who are considered to have drowned and are subsequently resuscitated.
- by Julie Power
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The profession that costs more than $45,000 to join
Hundreds of doctors are rebelling against their peak body, saying dramatic fee hikes in the last two years will drive away trainees and make staff shortages worse.
- by Angus Thomson
This stroke survivor wants the government to do one thing in his lifetime
Key players of the 1999 drug summit, which led to Australia’s first supervised injecting clinic, have called for the government to be courageous in its approach to drug reform.
- by Amber Schultz
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Carlos was told the scratch was superficial. Then he went blind in one eye
“I want to tell my story because I don’t want anyone going through what I did,” Carlos says.
- by Aisha Dow