WATCH REPLAY: Simple, cheap way to fix Aussie hospitals
Medical experts have explained how Australia’s health system can be fixed, to remove logjams and get patients the urgent care they need.
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Crucial diabetes drug sold to Aussies for weight loss
Overweight Aussies are stampeding to get hold of a diabetes drug proven to deliver massive weight loss. But it’s leaving diabetes patients in the lurch.
Costs to soar as private hospitals and health fund go to war
Patients will be slugged thousands of dollars for surgery in the private sector as a major health fund and hospital group clash. See which hospitals are affected.
PBS price shock: What you’ll really pay
How much Aussies will actually save on their prescriptions is not what the Coalition and Labor have promised – and it exposes a dirty secret about the PBS.
Worrying development that could breed new Covid variants
Patients treated with the Covid-19 drug Paxlovid are reporting a disturbing after-effect in a development that could breed new variants.
Dying patients face eight-year wait for lifesaving drugs
Australia’s medicine subsidy system is broken and cancer patients are being forced to rely on charity to access lifesaving treatments. Na’ama Carlin is one of them.
The magic moment premature twins kept apart were reunited
Kept apart for 27 days after birth, the moment premature twins Olivia and Zoe were reunited was magic.
Strong pain relievers you will have to do without
New guidelines are coming in for opioids that will affect Australians. See what it means for you.
Why having one single GP won’t improve your health
A major health reform plan that makes patients enrol with a single GP practice has been revealed to have one big flaw.
Cancer patient’s pain: ‘I considered selling our home’ for travel costs
Rural and remote Australians with cancer and other chronic conditions missing out on treatment due to inadequate travel subsidy schemes.
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