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Robyn Riley is the medical editor for the Herald Sun. She is an award-winning journalist and an author who has been covering the medical and health round for more than three decades, with a particular interest in research. Join the Herald Sun’s Health & Medical Facebook group to be the first to hear about the medical breakthroughs you need to know about at www.facebook.com/groups/heraldsunhealth

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IVF patient Kirsty Jones is involved in a IVF Class action. Picture: Tony Gough

Melbourne woman blames Monash IVF for broken dream

Monash IVF has been accused of burning incriminating documents and using embryos for scientific purposes without patient consent in an explosive legal case.

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New parents Lincoln Herbert and Marnie Doupain-Herbert and their 7 week-old son Texan. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

Why some Victorian mums are travelling 500km to give birth

A Melbourne obstetrician says there is a growing trend of regional mothers travelling to the city for their pregnancy, with women making the journey from all corners of the state.

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Consultant ophthalmologist Rahul Chakrabarti says the most common eye issue in children is not identifying the need for eye assessment in the first place.

Regional Victorians face greater risk of going blind

Patients in parts of the state are waiting up to nine months to see an eye specialist and a further year to be treated as the surgery waitlist blows out.

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Professor Peter Enticott demonstrates TMS therapy. Image: Supplied.

Victorian team puts brain therapy for autism to the test

Young autistic Victorians are being offered non-invasive brain stimulation as a form of therapy — but how does it help?

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How apple a day may boost brain health for two generations

A diet high in these foods may offer mothers protection for brain health that could extend to multiple generations.

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Thomas is one of 125 Australian children with high-risk cancer, who has been part of landmark study where his tumour cells were grown in the lab and tested against a suite of potential therapies.Picture by Wayne Taylor 31st July 2023

New tool to help ‘kill’ cancer in kids

Children with high-risk cancers will benefit from a rapid screening tool that’s been used in a landmark study involving Aussie patients.

Victoria

If you love laboratory work and have keen eye for details and accuracy, TAFE’S Certificate III in Pathology will fascinate you.The course is designed as an entry level qualification required to work in the pathology industry.

20,000 Victorians don’t know they have this virus

It is a leading cause of a cancer, but an alarming 55,000 Aussies — including 22,000 Victorians — do not know if they have this virus infection. Here’s what to do about it.

Victoria

Close-up of laboratory technician putting some substance into Petri dish Picture: iStock

Peter Mac’s new addition brings more hope for cancer patients

Australia’s first biomedical manufacturing facility has opened in Melbourne and will boost lifesaving therapy for cancer patients by 400 per cent.

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Generic Male hands typing on smartphone. Picture: Istock

How AI may turn a quick call into a tool that saves lives

Melbourne researchers have developed Artificial Intelligence software that may soon be able to analyse users’ voices to help predict their risk of suffering heart failure.

Victoria

How gut health may be linked to risk of deadly heart disease

A major Victorian study has for the first time pinpointed a link between gut health and the risk of heart attack and stroke.

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