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OUTRAGED by your latest health fund premium rise? Some funds pay out $737 less than others for a hip replacement, $794 less for delivering a baby.
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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.
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.
Ice epidemic tightens its grip
THE number of Australians using the drug ice at least monthly has tripled in five years, with a startling number of addicts aged as young as 15.
Chemists’ dodgy discount claims
PHARMACIES are refusing to pass on a new $1 government discount on prescription medicine, instead confusing patients with misleading claims.
Breast feeding helpline cut
EIGHTY-eight thousand new mums struggling with breast feeding will have nowhere to go if a vital helpline is shut down in June when its government funding dries up.
Women reject cover over expenses
MORE than one in three women with private health insurance are opting not to use it to cover the birth of their child because of massive out of pocket expenses.
Chemist stoush could cost us dearly
HUNDREDS of thousands of consumers could miss out on a $1 per script medicine discount from January 1 as a pharmacy war erupts.
Aussies drop private health cover
ONE in four health fund members considered dropping their health cover in the last year, as health fund premiums soared above the inflation rate.
Hidden fault in fertility test
A MAJOR fault with a common fertility test may have led thousands of Australian women astray, affecting their decision to have children.
Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/sue-dunlevy/page/92