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‘A real gift to women’s health’: The Pap smear era is over. Enter the DIY test
Similar in design to a COVID rapid antigen test, DIY cervical screening kits are now being used by thousands of people, many of whom were overdue for screening or had never had it.
- by Aisha Dow
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Why do men with cardiac arrest get more help than women? It’s the breasts
New research finds gender impacts how bystanders respond to someone having a cardiac arrest – it could be because they are uncomfortable exposing breasts.
- by Henrietta Cook
Harrison attempted suicide when he was five. Why this asthma drug was linked
Authorities are considering adding warning labels to the common asthma drug montelukast due to its link with depression, nightmares and suicidal thoughts.
- by Angus Thomson and Aisha Dow
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Illness
Concerns about CBD Legionnaires’ risk raised after last outbreak
Investigators said cooling towers should be independently inspected, after towers found to have Legionella bacteria reported months of clean results.
- by Mary Ward
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Healthcare
Krysty’s mammogram was ‘clear’ but that didn’t mean she was cancer-free
BreastScreen services should report breast density, the college of radiologists says, amid emerging evidence women with dense breasts have a higher cancer risk.
- by Mary Ward
$275 to see a GP: Australians priced out of life-saving skin cancer checks
Cancer experts want free screenings for high-risk patients to detect deadly melanomas before they take hold, as people delay checks due to the rising out-of-pocket cost.
- by Henrietta Cook and Clay Lucas
They fixed a ‘broken’ ballet star. Now these researchers are schooling footy players
Inside the ballet’s rehab centre, dancers spin with trackers teaching La Trobe researchers about the limits of the human body. And saving dance careers.
- by Sherryn Groch and Nicole Precel
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Hospitals
The Sydney hospital on its last warning
Junior doctors are dangerously exhausted and senior staff are too busy to train them at Concord Hospital’s troubled radiology department.
- by Angus Thomson
Don’t desex the language: Doctors warn of danger over gender-inclusive terms
Medical language is being “desexed” to accommodate transgender and gender diverse people – but doctors say it can confuse health data and lead to serious clinical errors.
- by Michael Bachelard
Easy as visiting the GP: Doctors push for accessible hormone treatment as children’s waitlist swells
The doctor in charge of the Royal Children’s Hospital gender clinic has given a rare insight into the practice’s vision, telling an inquest that demand for gender-affirming care will only continue to increase.
- by Michael Bachelard
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Science
Scientists slam pain report funded by group linked to makers of spinal cord stimulators
A leading physician has resigned from the board of Australia’s peak pain body after it published a report painting a rosy picture of a device used to treat chronic pain.
- by Liam Mannix