Medicine
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Medical Misogyny
Medical misogyny
This is an investigative series into medical misogyny. We will explore how medical misogyny is happening in Australia, and share the best ideas to address it.
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Hospitals
‘Opera House on your doorstep’: Pitch for foreign doctors to plug NSW Health holes
NSW Health is offering “crisis” rates up to $3050 a day to doctors after more than half the state’s public hospital psychiatrists resigned.
- by Angus Thomson and Kate Aubusson
A new wave of ‘age-reversing’ pills is upon us. Should we bite?
As new drugs and supplements promise to help extend our lives, it’s hard not to be intrigued.
- by Angus Dalton
Pharmaceutical giant sued over ‘ineffective’ cold and flu drugs
Sick customers who bought some cold and flu medications have been falsely assured their nasal congestion would be relieved, an Australian class action alleges.
- by Neve Brissenden
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Hospitals
Royal Melbourne Hospital looks at whistleblower overhaul after fraud probe revealed
The move follows revelations in this masthead that Victoria’s corruption watchdog is investigating a handful of surgeons for alleged fraudulent billing.
- by Broede Carmody and Henrietta Cook
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Hospitals
IBAC investigating claims surgeons billed TAC for nonexistent procedures
The state’s corruption commission is investigating explosive allegations that surgeons at a major Melbourne hospital fraudulently claimed fees for procedures that were never carried out.
- by Henrietta Cook and Broede Carmody
Surgery, yoga and Reddit rants: Luigi Mangione’s jarring transformation into alleged killer
Before he abruptly cut ties with friends and family, the suspect in the shooting of healthcare executive Brian Thompson retreated from his day-to-day life.
- by Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Shawn Hubler and Jacey Fortin
Investigation
Medical Misogyny
‘It’s all in your head’: How medical gender bias affects Australian women
What is medical misogyny? How do we know it exists? Our reporters reveal the background to their investigative series for the Morning Edition podcast.
Opinion
Medical Misogyny
Doctors don’t hate women, but we can be idiots when it comes to their health
Just don’t call it medical misogyny. I’m not a misogynist. But it’s fair to say that medicine doesn’t understand women as well as it should.
- by Nicholas Wilcken
Australian women lose class action over controversial medical device
Justice Andrew Keogh said chronic pelvic pain and abnormal uterine bleeding commonly affected women of reproductive age.
- by Aisha Dow
Some see suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing as a folk hero
Support for the shooter is similar to what emerges after a mass shooting on websites such as 4chan and 8chan. But what’s disturbing about this is “it’s mainstream”.
- by Hurubie Meko
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