Push for GPs to prescribe ADHD meds, diagnose disorder
Victorian GPs are calling for change as patients wait months to see specialists for a condition interstate GPs can diagnose and treat.
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‘Huge’: New cancer treatment that triples survival chances
A “game-changing” new Australian blood cancer treatment triples patients chances of survival, being cancer free and avoiding serious, life-long complications.
‘Rapid review’ of IVF ordered by nation’s health ministers
Following Monash’s catastrophic IVF bungle, Australia’s Health Ministers have gathered in an urgent meeting to discuss what comes next.
Shock move IVF parents making to ensure babies are their own
Parents who’ve had children through IVF are considering DNA tests to confirm they are actually their own, after baby-making giant Monash refused to rule out more bungles could occur.
Hospital’s alleged data fraud referred to auditor general
Victoria’s auditor general has been asked to investigate reporting and auditing processes across Victorian hospitals, after claims surfaced that staff at one facility had been falsifying records to meet workload targets.
‘Data washing’: Northern Hospital probed for faking response times
A Northern Hospital whistleblower has claimed staff are routinely doctoring records — in a practice dubbed “data washing” — to show patients being offloaded from ambulances within target times.
‘Should never have happened’: Minister savages second Monash IVF bungle
The Melbourne fertility giant — already reeling from a mix up that resulted in a woman giving birth to another person’s baby — has again implanted the wrong embryo into a patient.
‘Test-tube tumours’: New way to fight cancer in Australia
Imagine if doctors could test how your cancer will respond to different drugs without giving you a single one? Welcome to the world of personalised medicine.
I had no symptoms — my heart was a ticking time bomb
Hero dad Peter Ghobrial swam to save his teen daughter when she started to drown out in deep water. He never would have guessed his selfless act would save his own life as well.
Weight-loss jab approved to treat common sleep disorder
A popular diabetes and weight-loss jab can now be used to treat sleep apnoea, after it became the first drug in Australia approved for the condition.
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