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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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The Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President Trent Twomey marking the beginning of the roll-out of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in Queensland Community Pharmacies, Priceline Pharmacy, George Street Brisbane. Picture: Liam Kidston

Aussie pharmacists prepare to strike

Australian pharmacists are considering unprecedented industrial action over federal government plans that Professor Twomey claims would bankrupt chemists.

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Jenna Primmer who lost her two year old son Nate to Pompe's Disease.Nate’s death could have been prevented if he had been given a simple $10 test at birth and had access to a lifesaving medication for his condition Pompe disease.

‘Children are passing away’: Red tape stalls Labor’s promise

Newborns could be waiting years before they are screened for 80 life altering diseases as bureaucracy gets in the way of delivering Labor’s election promise.

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Tradies, teachers, cops: New faces of Aussie drug addicts

Australia has a problem with drug addiction with almost half the population having tried illicit substances, but when they try to seek help, it’s not there.

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‘14 bags of coke in four days’: How I beat my addiction

Tradie John Hopper and gym owner Travis Young are from different backgrounds but they have similar tales of fighting drug addiction. See how they did it.

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Generic of a doctor conducting a health check on money (a number of $50 notes).

Seven ways to cut private health insurance costs

Tax subsidies, tax penalties, age penalties – health insurance is so complicated and so expensive, do you really need it? Here we walk you through the health insurance basics.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 01: People walk past a Medibank branch on October 1, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. The Abbott government is privatising Australia's largest health insurer, Medibank Private in what will be the biggest Australian initial public offering since 2010. Medibank Private will list on the Australian Stock Exchange in December of this year. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Health fund change that could save Aussies hundreds

GPs are calling for change to help more people afford health cover in the Federal Budget. Calculate and see which is the best fund for you.

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Pharmacist checking medicine in shelf at pharmacy

Why life-saving drugs are kept from sick Aussies

Australians are waiting two years longer to access new lifesaving subsidised medicines because of pharma giants. This is the shocking reason Aussie patients are prevented from having them.

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Claire Wakefield , Director, Collaborate Against Cancer for the Minderoo Foundation. Supplied

Aussie bankrolled by billionaire to save kids from cancer

An Aussie researcher has been set a giant mission by billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest to transform cancers from a death sentence to treatable diseases.

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Woman smoking electronic cigarette while hanging out with friends in night club

Aussie horror at shock vaping plan

Australian experts have slammed a new policy they fear will only lead to a new generation of nicotine addicts. See the radical plan.

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Secret deal costing Aussies $180 more for their medicines

A secret deal between the Albanese government and the Pharmacy Guild is costing Aussies $180 more for 143 prescription medicines. See if your medicine is on the list.

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