Healthcare
Kristy thought this virus was mild. Then her baby ended up in hospital
Many babies are heading into winter without full protection against the leading cause of severe respiratory illness in infants.
- by Angus Thomson
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Workplace
Penny’s commute is 90 minutes each way. No wonder workers like her are quitting
Most of Sydney’s care workers live in the city’s west, but demand is highest in the east. That mismatch is taking a growing toll.
- by Matt Wade
Beyond the knife: How public hospitals are diverting patients away from surgery and into therapy
Many orthopaedic surgeries are often no better at alleviating pain than less expensive and safer non-surgical treatments, such as exercise programs.
- by Henrietta Cook
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Eating disorders
Stephanie was told she would never get better. Now she’s at the forefront of treating her illness
Only 50 per cent of people with an eating disorder have weight and shape concerns as their central or most important symptom.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Healthcare
‘She would have survived’: The three key moments that led to tragedy
A conclave of medical experts unanimously agreed the death of Pippa White was “preventable”. Her parents are now asking: “How do we stop this from happening again?”
- by Angus Thomson
Opinion
Healthcare
Healthscope’s ills point to unhealthy connection between public patients and private profit
NSW has been privatising government services since the early ’90s. It has cost taxpayers billions.
- by Tony Harris
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Healthcare
Patients at Brisbane hospital told to prepare for its imminent closure
Toowong Private Hospital was found to be in such poor financial shape, it will close within weeks after administrators failed to find a buyer.
- by Sean Parnell
Rare but ‘catastrophic’ bacterial infection behind NSW children’s deaths
Pippa White’s death came at the beginning of a surge in cases of a devastating illness which led to the death of four other children, an inquest heard on Tuesday.
- by Angus Thomson
Queensland nurses vote to strike for first time in decades
The nurses’ and midwives’ union says promised “nation-leading” wage increases never transpired.
- by Savannah Meacham
Brock lost both parents young. Now he’s grieving a daughter who could have been saved
Pippa White should have been treated urgently but emergency staff were inundated with critically ill patients, an inquest into her death has heard.
- by Angus Thomson
Family hope tragic death of two-year-old leads to change
A coronial inquest resuming Monday will investigate whether the death of Pippa White, at Orange Hospital on June 13, 2022, was preventable.
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