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Conditions
This drug helped me beat cancer – instead of $229k it now costs $31
When she was just 26-years-old, Bianca Tesoriero’s life changed in an instant, following a visit to her local emergency department.
Australia is falling behind in the ‘new era’ of cancer treatment
When Lynda Dunstone was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer she was given six months to live. A new treatment discovered she was wrongly diagnosed and ‘saved her life’ – now she wants it accessible to save thousands more Australians.
The pros and cons of a daily polypill for over-50s
Should all over-50s take a preventive drug which combines a statin to lower cholesterol and three blood pressure-lowering drugs? Peta Bee asked the experts.
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Is a single injection to the eye key to reversing blindness?
A new gene therapy delivered as a one-off injection to the eye could reverse blindness and “switch on sight” for millions of people with impaired vision.
Why getting a good night’s sleep is crucial if you have high blood pressure
People with high blood pressure are at an increased risk of getting dementia — especially if they don’t get a certain amount of sleep each night, it’s now been revealed.
‘It reduced my pain 85%’: New endometriosis drug listed on PBS
A drug found to help reduce the debilitating pain of endometriosis has been listed on the PBS, offering hope to thousands of sufferers.
New test can tell you if you have melanoma before it even appears on skin
A world-first blood test that detects melanoma before it’s even visible on the skin could be a gamechanger in Australia. See how soon you could get it.
The summer mistake that could kill you
Every year, millions of Australians spend their summer outside with their loved ones, blissfully unaware that one simple mistake could cost them everything.
The summer mistake that could kill you
Every year, millions of Australians spend their summer outside with their loved ones, blissfully unaware that one simple mistake could cost them everything.
The blood pressure ‘super pill’ that’s changing the game
High blood pressure is the leading preventable cause of heart disease but researchers have discovered a new three-in-one super pill that may revolutionise treatment.
Baby dies from highly contagious illness
The baby died after contracting the highly contagious infection as the country grapples with an epidemic.
Women push for access to surgery to reduce breast cancer risk
Many Australian women with a high risk of breast cancer have been forced to wait in limbo for access to risk-reducing surgery. Now they are taking their fight to Canberra.
Teen dead after allergic reaction to brownie
A student with a severe peanut allergy has died after consuming a gluten-free brownie that sent her into anaphylactic shock.
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