Healthcare
‘Doctors don’t know how to treat it’: The race to solve mystery cancers
Khannah Grace was 31 when she was told she had a mystery cancer and given one to five years to live. There is hope a new blood test will spare patients the anguish of ongoing uncertainty.
- by Henrietta Cook
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Sasha has a disease so rare, it doesn’t have a name
An ultra-rare genetic mutation has seven-year-old Sasha Lipworth regressing into infancy. Her diagnosis this month gives her a front-row seat to the future of medicine.
- by Angus Thomson
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Victorian Parliament
‘Presidentialisation of politics’: Daniel Andrews’ iron-fist era exposed in new documents
The former Victorian premier’s private office was extensively involved in responding to health-related media inquiries, prompting warnings about the centralisation of power.
- by Aisha Dow
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Healthcare
Leaked data reveals Victorian hospitals strapped for cash
More than half of Victoria’s health services are running low on cash, prompting fears of lay-offs without a major funding injection from the state government.
- by Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney
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Healthcare
Medical board imposed restrictions on doctors at clinic linked to abortion death
Three practitioners involved in the care of a Melbourne woman, who died shortly after a routine procedure, had conditions imposed on their medical registrations in the years and months before her death.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Aisha Dow
In sunny Australia, why are so many people vitamin D deficient?
Doctors are rethinking how we tell Australians to manage sun exposure, amid high vitamin D deficiency.
- by Mary Ward
A tiny nation with only one obstetrician is now a cervical cancer screening leader
Nurses setting out on door-knocks and days-long boat rides to remote islands have helped Tuvalu achieve the remarkable.
- by Aisha Dow
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Healthcare
‘Grave concerns’ for public safety: Doctor suspended over mother’s death after abortion
The suspension of a doctor whose patient died after an abortion he performed has sparked a wider investigation as authorities fear for other patients.
- by Melissa Cunningham, Marta Pascual Juanola and Aisha Dow
Why Sydney scientists kept two livers alive in a box for a week
The world-first study used an organ-preserving machine nicknamed a “liver in a box” that could revolutionise the way scientists trial medicines.
- by Angus Dalton
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Healthcare
Half of Victorian mothers miss vital mental health screenings after birth
Mothers are supposed to be screened for depression at least once during pregnancy and once in the postpartum period. But a Department of Health review found this was not happening.
- by Henrietta Cook and Aisha Dow
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Crime
The man who shut down a Sydney emergency department
Robert Steven Turner has faced court after allegedly sending death threats to nurses, leading to his dramatic arrest at Westmead Hospital.
- by Angus Thomson