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‘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
‘We didn’t know if they’d shoot us’: When Brett Sutton faced the Taliban
He’s worked in war zones, nearly died climbing mountains and escaped a charging rhino. In a rare interview, Brett Sutton speaks about his wild-haired youth and life on the front line of medicine.
- by Sherryn Groch
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Remarkable new approach lets breast cancer patients avoid radiotherapy
Results of a groundbreaking Australian study could allow more women to safely avoid radiotherapy and debilitating side effects during their cancer treatment.
- by Henrietta Cook
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Hospitals in crisis
‘My life changed for the worse that day’: Why Julie can’t go to work any more
Nurse Julie Carey had witnessed many acts of violence and aggression by patients. But after an incident in January, she could no longer set foot inside her hospital.
- by Laura Banks and Angus Thomson
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Hospitals
363,251 calls in three months: Ambulances, emergency departments full to the brim
The continued strain on frontline workers has prompted the state government to set up a taskforce charged with slashing emergency department wait times.
- by Angus Thomson
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Health minister ‘deeply concerned’ by podiatric surgery revelations amid industry push for Medicare funding
A joint investigation by this masthead and 60 Minutes revealed patients around the country have been left deformed and feeling misled about the qualifications of podiatric surgeons.
- by Charlotte Grieve