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Sarah Booth is a health reporter at the Herald Sun. She previously worked in the masthead’s digital team and on the breaking news round.

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A Melbourne nutritionist and food influencer Stacey Hatfield has died just hours after giving birth to her first child, Stacey Hatfield and husband Nathan Warnecke. Picture: @naturalspoonfuls/Instagram

Doula cleaned scene of freebirth tragedy before police arrived, court hears

The scene of a freebirth that ended in the tragic death of Stacey Warnecke was cleaned by a ‘birth keeper’ before police could photograph it, a court has heard.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos January 11th, 2022: Generic pictures taken this morning at Royal Melbourne Hospital after Ambulance Victoria issued a warning about extreme demand for services across Melbourne overnight Picture: NCA NewsWire / Wayne Taylor

Health emergency as Vic hospitals face wave of older, sicker patients

Top priority patients in Victoria jumped from an average of 26 a day in mid 2018 to 42 by June 2024, adding to the workloads of the state’s emergency departments — as the population gets older, fatter and sicker.

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Murdoch Children's Research Institute Associate Professor Mihri Silva pictured with the intraoral scanner, which can build an accurate 3D model of children's teeth and spot early signs of tooth decay. Picture: Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Does your kid hate the dentist? This AI scanner could help

New scanning technology can build a 3D model of their teeth in just a few minutes, allowing care for kids who usually refuse dental exams.

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People with this common illness should take fish oil for heart health

These patients have incredibly high rates of heart attacks, strokes and more, but a new study has found that an everyday supplement almost halves this risk — saving thousands of lives.

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Banned cosmetic surgeon Cynthia Weinstein leaves the Magistrates Court.Picture: Ian Currie

She was a disgraced, unlicenced plastic surgeon. This GP let her operate

A Melbourne GP allowed an unregistered former celebrity plastic surgeon to perform skin cancer operations on patients in a medical breach a tribunal has ruled “beggars belief”.

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Which jobs will be hit as axe swings on public sector

As the Allan government pledges to save $1bn a year in a major overhaul of the public sector, the 29 government entities which will be abolished or merged have been revealed.

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Cancer council sunscreen for kids recalled over SPF issue

Several batches of a cancer council sunscreen for kids have been recalled, with the regulator urging consumers not to use the product.

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The driver’s licence question that could solve Victoria’s organ donor crisis

Victoria’s shocking organ donor registration rate of just 23 per cent has prompted the government to overhaul the system by linking registration to driver’s licence renewals.

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Melbourne's Maya Mackey, 26, had skin cancer when she was 24-year-olds. Getting ready for stitches to be removed Picture: Supplied

‘I thought it would heal’: the skin cancer sign Maya nearly missed

Maya was just 24 when she was diagnosed with skin cancer, and she has a message for tanning obsessed teens who think the sun won’t hurt them.

Carrie Bickmore launches her latest beanies for brain cancer charity fundraiser.Picture: Instagram

Melbourne launches Australia’s ‘boldest’ approach to treating deadly incurable cancer

Local patients will get access to cutting-edge treatments in an Australian-first program by 2027 — and if you’ve ever bought one of Carrie’s beanies, you’ve played a role.

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