Cancer
This ‘Barbie tanning drug’ creates a ‘summer glow’. But is it worth the risk?
Melanotan has been growing in popularity, largely thanks to social media. But dermatologists are issuing stern warnings against its unregulated use.
- Lauren Ironmonger
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The personal note King Charles left guests at Buckingham Palace reception
The message was written in a booklet for guests at a Buckingham Palace reception to celebrate groups helping people with cancer.
The Dear family and Hawks hope Easter Monday can follow in the Big Freeze’s footsteps
As Calsher Dear nears a comeback to warm Hawthorn hearts, his teammates take on Geelong in an Easter Monday match that stands as tribute to his dad, the late Norm Smith medallist Paul Dear.
- Jake Niall
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- Medical misogyny
‘Never taken seriously’: Jenny says doctors dismissed her concerns for years. Now she’s dying
More than 1800 women told us their stories of medical misogyny. Today we begin sharing those stories and building the case for change.
- Kate Aubusson, Aisha Dow and Emily Kaine
When faced with death, some women don’t seek comfort - they seek desire
When most people receive a life-threatening diagnosis, the last thing on their minds is sex. But a new show challenges the standard narrative on cancer and desire.
- Mercedes Maguire
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The areas in Victoria where rates of this cancer are at their highest
Search your area to see how its bowel cancer rate compares with the national average.
- Hannah Kennelly and Broede Carmody
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- Hospitals in crisis
‘It’s getting worse and worse’: Dying Perth mother stuck in ED for 36 hours
She posted a video after hospital staff were forced to park her at the end of a hallway and put up a makeshift curtain while they waited for a bed in a ward.
- Sarah Brookes
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- Royal family
King Charles hospitalised after side effects from cancer treatment
The 76-year-old monarch was “greatly disappointed” to cancel public appearances scheduled for Friday.
- Rob Harris
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- Healthcare
Hospital patients lose free family accommodation for new apartments
The Victorian government stripped free housing from breast cancer patients and parents of ICU babies months ago, with no alternative system in place.
- Sophie Aubrey
‘Will I have mattered?’ What legacy means for the child-free
We are in the midst of the greatest intergenerational wealth transfer ever. But for those without children, deciding where their money should go is a complex affair.
- Lauren Ironmonger
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