Ryan Park
The life-saving drug in short supply across Sydney
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has become crucial in the fight against HIV, but pharmacies across Australia are fast running out. Here’s what you need to know.
- by Angus Thomson and Ben Grubb
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Hospitals
The Sydney doctors forced to choose who lives and dies
Clinicians at Sydney’s busiest hospitals have warned they could be forced to ration a life-saving treatment for patients with kidney failure.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Pollution
Sydney Water threatened with lawsuit over cancer-linked chemicals in drinking water
Blue Mountains residents have expressed shock and outrage after the closure of a dam which feeds into the water supply of 50,000 people.
- by Carrie Fellner
‘We apologise to women’: NSW vows to provide better care during pregnancy
Health Minister Ryan Park praised the courage of thousands of women who shared their “deeply personal and difficult experiences” during the landmark inquiry.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Hospitals
The hospital upgrade costs that have blown out by millions
The NSW government will pour an additional $840 million into hospital upgrades in its upcoming budget as rising building costs hit the state’s bottom line.
- by Angus Thomson
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Smoking & vaping
E-cigarette use rising in NSW despite vapers saying they want to quit
The number of people using vapes in NSW increased last year, but survey data suggests more than half are considering quitting in the next six months.
- by Mary Ward
New pharmacist prescribing powers see thousands of women bypass their GP
Women aged between 18 and 65 who present with uncomplicated UTIs can head to the pharmacist instead of the GP, though doctors warn misdiagnoses can be dangerous.
- by Amber Schultz
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Pay
‘It was never about the money’: NSW’s junior doctors win $230m payout
At the end of a 100-hour week, Dr Amireh Fakhouri was too exhausted to drive home. Now she has helped win record backpay for 20,000 colleagues.
- by Angus Thomson
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State Parliament
Woman dies after available paramedic was instead covering horse races
NSW Ambulance has launched investigation into the death of 80-year-old woman from cardiac arrest.
- by Max Maddison
Opinion
Health
Our track record in medical innovation can only be maintained with funding support
Australian researchers are responsible for a series of globally significant medical inventions and innovations.
- by The Herald's View
Future of medical research in doubt as question mark lingers over $45 million funding
The future of a government funding program which has assisted teams developing artificial hearts and turning spider venom into drug therapies is in doubt.
- by Mary Ward
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