Nightmare for SA parents after routine GP visit
What started as a routine check-up turned into a heartbreaking journey of scans, hospital stays and treatment for eight-month-old Ibrahim.
Kids & Teens
Puberty blockers: J.K. Rowling backs ban — but they’re legal here
Author J.K Rowling has openly condemned the use of puberty blockers by children after they were banned in the UK but the treatment remains legal in Australia.
‘Why me?’: Identical twin baby amputated after rare diagnosis
Christina Forster said she is preparing for the day one of her twin baby boys asks her “why me?” after a rare condition left him without a leg.
‘I still have nightmares’: Father saves son waiting for ambulance
A father-of-three has told of the moment he saved his son’s life after a horrific medical episode – and then waited 40 minutes for an ambulance.
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Family’s $350k fight to save little Xavier after devastating loophole
An “unfair” bureaucratic loophole means a young family has to raise $350,000 and possibly move overseas to access treatment for their six-year-old boy battling a rare cancer.
Samara woke one day unable to walk – but faced six-hour ED queue
Two-year-old Samara was an average toddler running around the home – but she’s been left with mobility deficits after languishing paralysed in the WCH emergency department for six hours.
‘Devastated’: Eight-year-old girl suddenly loses ability to walk
Doctors were unable to discover what was wrong with eight-year-old Eliyana Salmanzadeh who suddenly lost her ability to walk and mysteriously saw light spots in her vision.
‘Worst moment of my life’: Phone call that left mum broken
SA mum-of-three Karen Lynch had no idea when she left on a girl’s trip that her world would never be the same again.
‘A nanny state’: Popular Adelaide YouTuber leaves country
Popular YouTuber Vaping Bogan has decided to call it quits on Australia and take his family to the UK after government changes to vaping laws. Here’s why.
‘Alarming’: Product flooding into Australia
Authorities have seized more than a million products as the latest wave of illicit nicotine products hits Australia.
‘I couldn’t understand’: Shock baby heart condition at pregnancy scan
Katelyn Ellery was attending a regular 20 week ultrasound when doctors noticed something wasn’t quite right with her baby’s heart.
‘I’m sick of it’: Devastating clip of 9yo boy
The aunty of a nine-year-old boy has shared a devastating video of her nephew’s tearful plea after allegedly suffering abuse while playing the game he loves.
‘Am I going to lose my child?’: The words no parent wants to hear
A family of eight has been left heartbroken after doctors delivered life-changing news about the West Lakes Shore family’s youngest member.
Desperate measures: SA patients needing lifesaving treatment look overseas
People suffering from life-threatening diseases such as blood cancer are increasingly reliant on donors living overseas to facilitate lifesaving treatments.
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