Healthcare
Two new Melbourne hospitals were built months ago – but locals still can’t use them
Two of the 10 community hospitals promised by the state government in 2018 have been built but remain largely non-operational, frustrating locals who want to start using them.
- by Broede Carmody and Adam Carey
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Cosmetic Crisis
‘Brotox’ and ‘slimming injections’: Thousands of illegal ads spruik cosmetic injectables
Advertising regulations prohibit the use of terms such as wrinkle-reducing injections or colloquial names such as “tox” or “Brotox”. Many industry players advertise regardless.
- by Clay Lucas and Henrietta Cook
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The silent sexually transmitted infection killing Victorian babies
A resurgence of congenital syphilis in Victoria after a 25-year hiatus has prompted an overhaul of screening for pregnant women.
- by Henrietta Cook
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Investigations
Gone in 52 seconds: Inside Australia’s telehealth injectables gold rush
Australia’s booming $4 billion injectables market is driven by doctors issuing scripts via telehealth in consults that sometimes last under one minute. Critics warn patient safety may be at risk.
- by Clay Lucas and Henrietta Cook
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Naked City
Shedding light on sport’s deadly secret
In Melbourne, there are four or five confirmed cases a year of the neurological disorder CTE. But one of Victoria’s leading pathologists knows there will be many more.
- by John Silvester
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Healthcare
Hospital patients lose free family accommodation for new apartments
The Victorian government stripped free housing from breast cancer patients and parents of ICU babies months ago, with no alternative system in place.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Revealed: The NSW patients waiting the longest for surgery
The number of patients overdue for elective surgery in the state’s public hospitals has tripled as waiting lists reach levels not seen since the COVID pandemic.
- by Angus Thomson
Paul was in agony from paracetamol overuse. Health professionals ‘didn’t listen’, then he died
Paul McHugh diligently took the medication his pharmacy packed for him. Months later, he was dead.
- by Cassandra Morgan
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Healthcare
Exhausted junior doctors who didn’t claim overtime win $175m in backpay
About 15,000 doctors who worked at 36 Victorian health services since January 2015 will be sent unpaid wages after a landmark legal win.
- by Broede Carmody and Henrietta Cook
‘Complete game changer’: Man leaves Sydney hospital with artificial heart in world first
For more than three weeks, a man walked our streets with a titanium heart in a world-first achievement set to change the lives of people experiencing heart failure.
- by Angus Thomson
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Healthcare
One in five patients skip treatment due to out-of-pocket costs
The survey also found 40 per cent of private hospital patients were being slugged with out-of-pocket specialist fees of more than $1000 – and many weren’t informed of all costs in advance.
- by Broede Carmody and Henrietta Cook
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