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Sue DunlevyNational Health Reporter

Sue Dunlevy is the national health reporter for the Sunday Telegraph, Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier Mail and Adelaide Advertiser who writes about medical research breakthroughs, pharmaceuticals, the health system, health insurance and health politics.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 12: Neale Daniher looks on ahead of the round 13 AFL match between Melbourne Demons and Collingwood Magpies at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on June 12, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Surprise medical breakthrough in MND fight

A $20.2 million round of Australian research grants are set to bolster the fight against Motor Neurone Disease, including one study focused on using a common supplement to slow symptoms.

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Prescription Tablets with daily dosage instructions. Picture: iStock

‘Chaos’ if half price scripts overturned

Patients will have to go back to their doctor and pay for a new script if the Opposition succeeds in blocking new half price scripts that come into effect on September 1.

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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program kit.

Missing in the mail: Telstra’s cancer test bungle

A crucial cancer screening program is failing to distribute lifesaving tests to Australians after they have gone missing in the mail.

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The Mediterranean Fertility Center based in Crete, Greece

Greek surrogacy clinic: How undercover op unfolded

New details have emerged about the police investigation into the Greek fertility clinic that has left devastated Aussie parents in limbo.

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Melbourne cosmetic surgeon Daniel Darbyshire will stand trial after pleading not guilty to assaulting a man on Chapel St in December 2021.

Vic cosmetic surgeon in Daniel Lanzer class action dies

One of the defendants in the class action involving controversial celebrity cosmetic surgeon Daniel Lanzer, has died.

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Australian health insurance company logos. Picture: Hollie Adams/The Australian; Supplied

Health fund profits skyrocket

The latest data on private health providers shows the huge profits being pocketed, as cover premiums are set to surge for some Aussies. See what it means for you.

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Gursirat Kaur, 1, spent almost two months in intensive care earlier this year after contracting a Strep A infection. Supplied

Strep A surge: What’s driving Aussie cases of deadly infection

Doctors are desperately testing vaccines against Step A, as a surge in cases strikes babies and young children.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH OCTOBER 25, 2021. PLEASE CONTACT PIC EDITOR NICOLA GIBSON BEFORE PUBLISHING. Home and Away actor Lynne McGranger pictured at Eveleigh. Lynne has a book coming out called Acting Up. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Aussie TV star’s cancer test she regrets ignoring

Aussie TV star Lynne McGranger has revealed why she regrets ignoring an important cancer test for years and what prompted her to do it.

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health premium rises and what it swill cost

Massive health fund price hikes: How to avoid them

Three of the biggest health funds will raise their premiums by up to 8 per cent. Here’s what it will cost you and how you can avoid the sting to your household budget.

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** HOLD FOR SUNDAY 19/8/23 ** Adelaide dad Brenton Westley is part of our campaign to get the law changed to prevent insurers discriminating against people on the basis of their genetic test.He was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2018 and a genetic test revealed he had the genetic condition Lynch Syndrome which places him at higher risk of a range of cancers. His kids have a 50 per cent change of carrying the gene. 17 August 2023. Picture Dean Martin

Cancer survivor’s plea to change controversial law

Cancer survivor Brenton Westley’s children have been forced to put off a genetic test that could reveal whether they are at risk of a number of cancers because of a controversial rule.

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