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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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A sign is seen at a Medibank branch in Sydney on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Medibank, HCF and NIB are among the private health insurance providers singled out by consumer advocacy group Choice as offering policies that are a waste of money - with little benefit above what is provided through Medicare. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Medibank’s plan to lure customers back

MEDIBANK is trying to win back support with a raft of new sweeteners — as well as informing doctors on which specialists offer gap-free treatment.

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Patients pay more than doctors to park

EXORBITANT hospital parking fees mean some patients are paying more for parking each week than rent — but wealthy doctors often pay nothing at all.

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SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ONLY - Pictured at Sydney Children's Hospital in Randwick today is 13 year old Gidon Goodman, who has started a petition protesting hospital parking fees. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Relief coming on hospital parking fees

HEALTH ministers and parking operators have been goaded into action on hospital parking fees, thanks to a 13-year-old boy.

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Carli Skurnik & her two year old son Jake. Jake had numerous heart operations at one of Sydney major hospitals and while visiting his mum paid over $300 in parking fees.

Australia’s sick parking rip-off

THE sickest patients and their families are paying over $100m a year in hospital parking fees with some unable to afford to visit relatives.

Illness

World Sepsis Day Sept 13th Story Korina Valentine,and her children. She lost her arms and legs due to a sepsis infection.

Would you recognise these killer symptoms?

IT starts out feeling like the flu. So it’ll be gone in a few days, right? In the case of this blood infection, every hour you delay treatment increases the chance of dying by 8 per cent.

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Doctors paid $39K a year by big pharma

SOME senior doctors are earning up to $39,000 in drug company payments a year for overseas trips, speaking and consultancy fees, a new report reveals.

Pregnancy

Picture: RealCare Baby® With over 20 years of product development behind it, RealCare® Baby 3 (formerly known as Baby Think It Over® or BTIO®) is the world’s most advanced infant simulator. RealCare Baby is the only infant simulator with wireless programming and reporting capabilities. RealCare Baby engages users by: Crying to be fed, burped, rocked or changed Cooing when its needs have been met This electronic baby simulator holds users accountable by tracking, measuring and reporting on: Care events Mishandling actions, including Shaken Baby Syndrome, head support and wrong position Surrounding temperatures Time in a car seat Clothing changes

Oh baby! Teens love the simulator

FEEDING, burping, changing and comforting a screaming robot baby should deter teen girls from getting pregnant — no, just the opposite.

Nutrition

The sugar hit fueling our obesity crisis

IT’S official, we’re addicted to sugar. Teenage boys are consuming 38 teaspoons a day and for some the sweet stuff makes up a quarter of their energy intake.

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Aussie research the biggest loser

A BRAIN drain has stripped Australia of one in four of its scientific leaders and 671 research positions as our best and brightest head overseas.

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Teenage boy at computer looking at nude woman

Porn turning boys into ‘sexist pigs’

TEENAGE girls say online porn is warping their boyfriends’ ideas about what is normal. They’re being sent explicit material and told to send naked pics.

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