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Kate Aubusson with her husband Dylan and their children Lyra and Marlowe at the Annandale home.

Why my husband’s howl over back pain could happen 4 million times around Australia

An increasing number of people are calling triple zero for ambulances to take them to emergency departments for back problems. It’s not always the right answer.

  • Kate Aubusson

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Medical research institutes are grappling with cuts to their research grants as a result of US changes.

‘A bomb thrown into the middle of science’: Trump cuts hurt Australian medical research

Local research institutes are suspending projects and laying off staff as US funds dry up.

  • Henrietta Cook
Matthew Mottola will soon be able to donate blood plasma.

Ban lifted: Gay and bisexual men among 600,000 Australians newly eligible to donate blood

Rules that have effectively banned all sexually active gay and bisexual men from donating blood and plasma will be lifted in a world-first move.

  • Kate Aubusson
Yat-Gai Au’s net worth has soared.

This mysterious company has never sold a single product. Its founder is now worth $51 billion

A company that aims to treat neurological conditions such as ADHD and autism has made a dizzying share price surge without a single sale. It has made its founder very rich.

  • Angel Adegbesan and Dylan Sloan
Beth Ivimey, a decorated oncology nurse, was diagnosed with a rare cancer of the bile ducts in 2022.

Beth’s time ‘could have been extremely short’. A new approach to cancer treatment is giving her hope

Cancer patients found to have specific gene mutations or other biomarkers are being matched to precision treatments not routinely available in Australia.

  • Kate Aubusson
Richard Scolyer after completing Parkrun number 250.

Defying expectations, inspiring Richard Scolyer reaches another goal

Fourteen weeks after learning his incurable brain tumour had returned, the former Australian of the Year finished his 250th Parkrun.

  • Garry Maddox
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Monash IVF is Australia’s second biggest fertility clinics group with an estimated 25.3 per cent market share.

The collateral damage from Monash IVF’s colossal embryo bungles

Monash IVF hasn’t just undermined its own reputation and customer confidence; it must result in a confidence wobble for the entire industry.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Professor David Brown at the Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research at Westmead hospital said the current lab is no longer fit-for-purpose.

The $492m lab designed for dangerous pathogens and rapid testing

The outdated laboratory at Westmead Hospital conducts 3.5 million pathology-related tests a year and is about to get a major upgrade.

  • Kate Aubusson
Premier Jacinta Allan had heavy and drawn-out periods as a young person, later diagnosed as endometriosis.

‘Wild with rage’: It took Jacinta Allan more than a decade to learn the source of her pain

Women who have sought help over years for a condition more common than diabetes say they have felt gaslit and disbelieved, and live in excruciating pain. Jacinta Allan is among the 1 million Australians hoping for better.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Northern Beaches Hospital

Banks step in to keep Healthscope running as receivers appointed

The Minns government is under increasing pressure to buy back the Northern Beaches Hospital after its major private hospital operator went into receivership.

  • Kate Aubusson and Colin Kruger

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