‘Predatory’ pharmacist nets $65k in gifts from lonely patients
An “exploitative” Melbourne pharmacist has been banned after she accepted more than $65,000 in gifts from lonely patients she befriended, including a car and an overseas holiday.
An “exploitative” Melbourne pharmacist has been banned after she accepted more than $65,000 in gifts from lonely patients she befriended, including a car and an overseas holiday.
Victorian patients are delaying important tests to cover the cost of cancer, with a huge jump in the number of referrals for financial counselling.
New mum Michelle Lam was due to give birth on January 6 but got a surprise gift on Christmas morning, welcoming her daughter Ella at Eastern Health Box Hill.
Twins who were born at 27 weeks and battled through several intense months in hospital will celebrate their first Christmas at home.
Paramedics say Victorians with minor ailments — including conjunctivitis — have been told by some GPs to call triple-0 in the mistaken belief they will skip emergency department queues.
Victorians are being warned of a rise in gastro cases linked to public pools amid reports people have been swimming while infected with the chlorine-resistant parasite.
It’s a common but sometimes painful procedure some find “worse” than childbirth. So why don’t women get pain relief — and could this Melbourne hospital change that?
A report reveals hospitals are failing to give patients a lifesaving drug on time, with one expert warning “we can’t keep going like this”.
The number of trauma patients being treated at Melbourne’s Alfred hospital spiked by more than 10 per cent this year, with fears of another surge over the holiday period.
Parts of Victoria were subjected to wild weather with heavy rainfall and damaging winds on Wednesday.
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