Healthcare
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Abortion
The women who can’t afford an abortion and can’t afford to wait
Vulnerable women are facing an agonising search for access to abortion that stretches well into their second trimester more than five years after pregnancy terminations were decriminalised in NSW.
- by Kate Aubusson
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‘A huge hole’: Family hopes man’s death after knee surgery sparks change
Kenneth Toll was one of three patients to die after receiving bilateral knee replacement surgery from a NSW orthopaedic surgeon, a five-day inquest heard.
- by Angus Thomson
How scientists plan to use magnets to ‘cook’ cancer – without killing brain cells
Tiny particles that look like dirt could be heated by a magnetic field to target cancer cells deep within the brain.
- by Angus Dalton
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Cardiovascular health
What are the chances of your heart suddenly stopping? Scientists think they can tell
Jess Berenyi only discovered her heart condition when it nearly killed her. A new database will help others discover their genetic risk before it’s too late.
- by Angus Thomson
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Concussion crisis
Antonio loved the Swans. A little-known condition killed him on the football field
Families are being torn apart by a syndrome claiming the lives of young athletes. But almost no one has heard of it.
- by Riley Walter
Ken went into hospital for knee surgery. Three days later, he was dead
An inquest is examining the events leading to the death of a 62-year-old grandfather following a routine procedure at a private hospital in regional NSW.
- by Angus Thomson
The secrets kept from those inside the nerve centre fighting COVID
As state and federal governments fought for control of borders and information during the pandemic, some of the most vulnerable were left at risk.
- by Mary Ward and Kate Aubusson
Editorial
COVID inquiry
NSW was better prepared to deal with a pandemic in 2020 than now
There is no doubt among experts that another pandemic is coming, but the goodwill and sacrifice of healthcare workers has been eroded by disrespect.
- The Herald's View
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Healthcare
‘Worrying trend’: Record number of Australians raid super to fund medical treatments
There has been a 51 per cent rise in the number of Australians accessing their super early to fund medical treatments such as weight loss surgery, dentistry and IVF.
- by Henrietta Cook and Sumeyya Ilanbey
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COVID inquiry
The next pandemic is inevitable. Australia isn’t ready
NSW is less prepared to fight a pandemic today than before COVID-19, say top infectious disease and public health veterans at the nerve centre of the state’s war against the virus.
- by Kate Aubusson and Mary Ward
Sick leave soars amid flu, COVID and cold collision
The storm of flu, pneumonia, colds and other germs circulating this winter drove a massive surge in the number of Australians taking sick leave.
- by Kate Aubusson
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