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Patients face ‘agonising’ nine-month wait for cancer diagnosis
Sherri received a positive result from a take-home bowel cancer test in October. But the mother of two had to wait until this week to have a colonoscopy at her local public hospital.
- by Henrietta Cook
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‘No evidence’ patients impacted after WA paramedic caught stealing fentanyl
Lee Headland pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1000 in fentanyl from his workplace earlier this year.
- by Hannah Murphy
Hundreds visited these drug checking sites, but a review into them will stay secret
The pill testing initiative was launched with a promise there would be an independent evaluation after 12 months, but the government is rejecting calls to share those findings.
- by Courtney Kruk
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills one man, infects six others in Potts Point
One man has died, and six others have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease connected to a potential outbreak of the waterborne bacteria in Sydney’s harbourside suburb of Potts Point.
- by Kate Aubusson
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The cannabis factory: How one doctor wrote 72,000 scripts in two years
Medicinal cannabis giant Montu’s doctors are issuing prescriptions at an alarming rate, prompting strong criticism from the federal government.
- by Angus Thomson and Clay Lucas
Teddy died before he got a new heart. A simple reform may have helped him
More than a year ago, a parliamentary inquiry recommended an overhaul to how Victorians sign up to the organ donation register. The Victorian government is yet to respond.
- by Broede Carmody
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Junior doctor allegedly spied on 400 victims in toilets at three major Melbourne hospitals
Ryan Cho was rearrested after police expanded their investigation into the discovery of a mobile phone allegedly recording in an Austin Hospital toilet.
- by Erin Pearson
Mundine challenges McGregor to fight as doctors hit back at bare-knuckle claims
As former boxing champion Anthony Mundine prepares to launch Australia’s first bare-knuckle fighting event in Brisbane, medical experts say the sport is “brutal, outdated and dangerous”.
- by Courtney Kruk, Nick Wright and Chris Barrett
Perth man claims health staff bungle cost him his lower leg
The 48-year-old is suing the hospital and his GP after he went into septic shock and lost his right leg below the knee.
- by Hannah Murphy and Hamish Hastie
Blanket ban urged for controversial medical device
Thousands of Australians have received a device meant to ease chronic pain. Private health insurers say there is ample evidence it can do more harm than good for many of them.
- by Liam Mannix
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Review considers crackdown on ‘Wild West’ of online sperm donation
A rapid review of Australia’s fertility sector will consider the regulation of sperm and egg donation across clinics, online groups and apps.
- by Henrietta Cook
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