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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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Hospital waiting list crisis ‘could cost PM election’

The lack of spending on Medicare and hospitals is a disaster for patients already suffering, a health chief has warned.

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Your Federal Budget 5-minute guide

Tax, health, education, welfare, petrol and more. Find out what the Federal Budget means for you and your family.

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Robyn and Musolino and her daughter Alysha .A new skin cancer app can detect the most common signs of skin cancer with up to 95 per cent accuracy in less than a minute.While it does not provide a diagnosis it can help people decide whether to visit a doctor to get their skin checked.It uses an artificial intelligence based algorithm to determine whether spots on the skin could be cancerous. +The app detected a cancer on Melbourne mum Robyn MusolinoÃs shoulder later diagnosed as a basal cell carcinoma (BCC).Ms Musolino was given free use of the app by her health fund and said it prompted her to visit her GP to get the spot checked. Picture:Rob Leeson.

Skin cancer ‘found in under 60 secs’: New health warning

A game-changing new test could find skin cancer in under a minute, as Aussies are being urged to see their doctor with studies showing some apps miss cancerous lesions.

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Two year old Izzy McGarry who waited two years to have surgery to fix her palate and have grommets inserted and now faces a long journey ahead with a severe speech sound delay due to her palate not being repaired on schedule. Picture Lachie Millard

Tot ‘can’t speak’ after hospital hell: Worst waiting lists revealed

Izzy McGarry’s hearing and speech is disrupted after waiting nearly a year for surgery. She is one of many who need medical help. See our worst hospital waiting lists.

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Liz Pickworth and her family. In the first week of December 2018, 31-year-old Canberra mother of one, Elizabeth Pickworth was diagnosed with cancer of the Thymus gland, a rare cancer that affects less than 1 person per 1.5 million population. Picture: supplied

‘Financially crippled’: Cancer patients in desperate plea

Treatment breakthroughs have made cancer a chronic illness for many patients but treatment can be financially crippling. A new plan could ease that pain.

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Life-saving tools tradies are not using

Australian tradies are well educated in safety on site – but are still ignoring five crucial steps that could save their lives.

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‘Too ashamed to get help’: Mums needs help with babies

Struggling new Aussie mothers have opened up about their intense feelings of rage and delusions. Some have also revealed they want to harm their babies.

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Sitting in stomach waste: ‘I hated it because I felt dirty’

Reva Blowfield was given another patient’s meds and was refused vital treatment while in a dirty hospital bed. She is one of many Aussies who have exposed horrific incidents in our hospitals.

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$250,000 hit to allegedly oust Greg Hunt

When the government wanted to give patients half price medicines, the Pharmacy Guild allegedly took action to oust Health Minister Greg Hunt.

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$400 price gouge: Aussie health funds exposed

Health funds profits surged 204 per cent to $1.5 billion in the year to December but despite this premiums will still rise by up to 11.4 per cent at some health funds.

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