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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 - MAY 28: Staff are seen preparing vaccine doses inside the Melbourne Exhibition Centre COVID-19 Vaccination Centre on May 28, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. All Victorians aged 40 and over are eligible to receive either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines as the Commonwealth COVID-19 vaccination program expands in the state. The vaccine program expansion comes as Victoria enters its first day of a seven-day lockdown following a COVID-19 cluster outbreak in Melbourne's northern suburbs. From midnight, all Victorian residents are subject to stay home orders, and are only allowed to leave home for five reasons: care and caregiving, exercise, work and to buy groceries, or to get vaccinated. The lockdown is effective from 11:59 pm Thursday 27 May to 11:59 pm Thursday 3 June 2021. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Severe reactions linked to Pfizer

The Pfizer vaccine carries more risks than the AstraZeneca vaccine, an expert says, as he urges Australians to take what they can get.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 29, 2021: A NSW Health staff member is seen chatting to a member of the public waiting in queue to get her Covid-19 vaccine at the Olympic Park Vaccination Hub in Sydney Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Aussies get $105m Covid cash back

Some Australians will get up to $175 back in their accounts as one of the nation’s leading health funds finally returns some of its Covid cash stockpile.

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Psychologist Amy Brown, 34, from Melbourne, had $15,000 in out of pocket expenses for surgery last year. Picture: Mark Stewart

Hit with $4000 tax bill for using super to save her life

Amy Brown had the Angelina Jolie breast cancer gene. But she was shocked when she had to pay $4000 to use her retirement savings for surgery.

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Eye surgery proccess, treatment of cataract and diopter correction. Surgical implementation of multifocal lens implants. Medical healthcare and technology theme. Picture: istock

Overcharging doctors exposed

A new government website will expose Australian doctors who are overcharging their patients and reveal the stingiest health funds.

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GPS are pleading with the Federal Government to indemnify them against giving the Astrazeneca vaccine to those aged under 60 as they warn thousands of batches are about to expire. Dr Mukesh Haikerwal pictured his crew at the Altona North Respiratory Clinic Ryan Mitchell, Jenny Klenidis and Chloe Coffin. Picture: Mark Stewart

GPs’ plea to use jabs about to expire — just don’t sue us

Australians under 60 want the AstraZeneca vaccine, but GPs say they cannot give it to them for fear of being sued and the jabs are about to expire.

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Jim Clancy age 71 with wife Lyn and grandchildren Lachie 4 and Angus 2, he has had 3 recent knee surgeries with out of pockets close to $1,000.Picture:Rob Leeson.

Surgeons’ greed exposed: Calculate your fee hike

Australians are paying gap fees as high as $10,000. Use our online tool to see how you’re being gouged and where you can get a cheaper surgery.

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Surgeons doing surgery in operating theatre.

How to save thousands on surgery costs

Patients can face huge out of pocket medical expenses depending on which state they live in. Use our online tool to see what you will pay.

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Social Influencer Laura Henshaw from online Fitness and wellbeing business Keep it Cleaner who has measured her biological age and found it is the same as her actual age.

What is your ‘health age’? Use our calculator

Drinking too much alcohol, not sleeping enough, doing too little exercise could mean your health age is older than your actual age.

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Drug dealer is preparing packet of heroin or cocaine

How Australia’s soaring cocaine use is destroying lives

Once the drug of choice for high flyers, cocaine use is now rampant among “normal” Aussies such as tradies and teachers.

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Courtney Zamora Arana is having a baby on July 5 picture story for a weekend yarn on health fund pregnancy wars.The nationÃs health insurers are facing an explosive sex discrimination case alleging it is unfair pregnancy is only covered in the most expensive Gold policies while male only health problems are covered by cheaper levels of insurance. Pics Adam Head

Pregnancy policy cost sparks gender war

Women pay twice as much as men for health insurance – now the Sex Discrimination Commissioner is being asked to investigate.

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