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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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Health of the Nation

Vaping teenager. Young pretty white caucasian teenage girl with problem skin smoking an electronic cigarette the ruined brick wall on the street in the autumn. Bad habit. Vape activity.

Revealed: How many young Aussies use drugs, vapes

An new survey has found that while smoking and alcohol consumption are in decline, the use of illicit drugs and vaping is on the rise in Australia.

OpinionHealth of the Nation

Dodgy decisions that are slowly killing you

Whether it’s confusion over the ever changing diet advice or being pressed for money, data shows Aussies are treating their health badly. This is how News Corp’s Health of the Nation special can help, writes Sue Dunlevy.

Health

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 18 2024Stella Ng who has beat her peanut allergyPicture: Brendan Beckett

Breakthrough treatment curing some kids’ peanut allergies

A new Aussie treatment showing signs of curing peanut allergies in some children is one step closer to being available.

EXCLUSIVEHealth

Sydney mum of two Molly Penhall was able to go to the park with her kids, swim laps and do workouts and she quickly returned to work as a dentist after using a new treatment regime for triple negative breast cancer. Supplied

Major Aussie breakthrough in breast cancer drugs

A young Aussie mother was told doctors “couldn’t find any evidence” of her triple negative breast cancer thanks to a new revolutionary and less aggressive treatment regimen.

Illness

Daily Telegraph. 09, May, 2023.(Cancer gene story)Julie-Anne Barter and her daughter Krystal Barter, at home in, North Manly, today.Krystal founded the charity Pink Hope.Picture: Justin Lloyd.

Landmark move to ban ’genetic discrimination’

Australians at risk of genetic conditions may no longer face discrimination by life insurers with the government considering a major rule change.

National

Sarah Hens was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia and had her baby at 35 weeks by emergency Caesarean section.It has left her with lifelong blood pressure problems, and increased her risk of many different health concerns. A cheap test could have diagnosed her earlier.Supplied

The life saving medical tests Aussies can’t get

Australia is decades behind other countries in funding new medical tests that deliver almost instant diagnoses and it’s costing the health system a fortune.

ExclusiveHealth

Lynda McAlaray-Smith Victorian Small Business Commissioner who has had pre-cancerous lesions removed three times and is a strong advocate for women having regular five yearly cervical cancer screening.Supplied

‘Extraordinary’: Australia’s cancer breakthrough a world-first

Australia is on track to eliminate a type of cancer in the next five years, in what would be a world-first. See how.

Health

Stressed GPs quitting amid looming shortfall

Only one in eight GPs are bulk billing all their patients as doctors look to quit the profession. See the full details of the Health of the Nation report.

ExclusiveHealth

Vape teenager. Young pretty white girl in casual clothing smoking an electronic cigarette opposite modern brown background on the street in the spring. Bad habit. Vaping activity. Close up. i STOCK IMAGE

How Aussie doctors will help teens break vaping addiction

New measures are being put into place to help treat addicted teenagers impacted by a government crackdown on vaping.

ExclusiveLifestyle

400 cigs a week: Toxic truth on vapes as kids sucked in

Vaping giants are turning to new dirty tactics to draw teens into two pack-a-day habits, as the full extent of the damage to a person’s body can be revealed.

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