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Healthscope hospital pic.

‘Over my dead body’: Fight to keep Healthscope’s hospitals alive just getting started

Just what will it take to ensure the lights stay on at 37 hospitals employing 18,000 staff across Australia? We are about to find out.

  • Colin Kruger

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Kristy Gatt with son Blake, who was hospitalised with RSV after missing the window for free immunisation.

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.

  • Angus Thomson
Premier Chris Minns has called for the “massive” federal excise on tobacco sales to be considered in light of the proliferation of black market cigarettes.

As illegal smokes spread in Sydney, the premier wants tobacco tax reviewed

As black market sales proliferate, Chris Minns has called for the effectiveness of the federal excise to go under the microscope.

  • Max Maddison, Penry Buckley and Perry Duffin
Stephanie Boulet is a psychologist who have lived experience of anorexia nervosa and is leading efforts to investigate personalised treatments for 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.

  • Kate Aubusson
“I had disappeared, and what was left of me was only a shell,” says Nathan Dunne of the onset of his illness. “I felt like a puppet.”

‘I felt like a puppet’: A midnight swim leads to a long-term mystery illness

After the terrifying onset of profound identity loss, finding a diagnosis took years. The verdict: a condition said to affect 2 per cent of the population.

  • Nathan Dunne
Hedonistic pursuits like drinking and partying to excess are fine in our 20s but can have major health implications from our mid 30s onwards.

Why 36 to 46 is the most important time of your life for your health

You can no longer get away with the excesses of your 20s as you age, new research shows. But there are steps you can take to get back on track.

  • Polly Dunbar
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A report released by NSW Auditor-General Bola Oyetunji found the state government did not have adequate oversight of more than $200 million spent on Closing the Gap measures.

Half of NSW’s $222 million spend had no ‘tangible output’, audit finds

A damning audit has accused the state government of failing to keep track of $222 million aimed at closing the gap between Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.

  • Angus Thomson
Dubbo health.

‘Very serious’: Health charity investigated after Las Vegas trip

Senior bosses from a taxpayer-funded regional health service will meet government bodies on Thursday to respond to allegations it spent thousands on international trips while turning away patients.

  • Angus Thomson
PFAS chemicals have been found in Brisbane’s drinking water.

‘Forever chemicals’ found in blood of nearly 98 per cent of Queenslanders

The synthetic chemicals are found in everyday products ranging from the linings of takeaway coffee cups and pizza boxes to carpets and non-stick cookware. They are almost universally in our bloodstream.

  • Adam Carey and Catherine Strohfeldt
Pippa White.

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.

  • Angus Thomson

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