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Natasha Robinson is The Australian’s health editor and writes across medicine, science, health policy, research, and lifestyle. Natasha has been a journalist for more than 20 years in newspapers and broadcasting, has been recognised as the National Press Club’s health journalist of the year and is a Walkley awards finalist and a Kennedy Awards winner. She is a former Northern Territory correspondent for The Australian with a special interest in Indigenous health. Natasha is also a graduate of the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board’s Diploma of Law and has been accepted as a doctoral candidate at QUT’s Australian Centre for Health Law Research, researching involuntary mental health treatment and patient autonomy.

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20-06-2025 - Melanoma treatment breakthrough. Professor Georgina Long AO, Medical Director of the Melanoma Institute of Australia, with patient Fiona Mahon. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers / The AustralianÃ

‘The sky’s the limit’: Australian scientists rewrite the cancer script

A big shift in treatment is set to dramatically increase the survival rates of patients with melanoma, paving the way for a revolution in how other cancers are dealt with.

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EXCLUSIVEMental Health

Anna King who has struggled for many years with severe symptoms from antidepressant withdrawal. The upcoming manufacture by the University of Tasmania of liquid compounded SSRIs will help her to be able to taper down from her antidepressants safely and more easily.Hobart Tasmania13/06/2025photo - Peter Mathewfor The Australian

‘It’s a miracle I’m alive’: Liquid antidepressants to ease withdrawal agony

The University of Tasmania is leading a team of pharmacists in developing oral liquid formulations for 11 of Australia’s most prescribed antidepressants.

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HOW TO PREPAREMedical

I had a hip replacement. Here’s everything I wish I knew

So you’re thinking about a hip replacement. Here’s what you can learn from my experience before and after surgery, from pain management to when to get your teeth cleaned … and will you be able to manage the dog?

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12/6/2025Kiara Raffa with her daughter Alaska Lukas 6 weeks old in their house at Secret Harbour .Pic Colin Murty

Birthing study reveals ‘safest time’ to have a baby

Research has dispelled women’s fears around induction of labour as experts declare 39 weeks the ‘optimum time to have a baby’.

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The silent killer stalking three in four Australians

This progressive disease is killing millions of Australians – but most don’t know they have it. Early detection is key.

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A cure for HIV could be on the horizon. Picture: Getty Images

The Australian breakthrough in hunt for HIV cure

Australian researchers have taken a major step towards an HIV cure by devising a method to deliver an mRNA-based therapy direct to cells to expose the dormant virus where it hides.

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23/4/2025: Anaesthetist Susannah Sherlock at her home in Samford Valley outside Brisbane. Susannah is pursuing medical failures in the health system. pic: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

Disturbed and betrayed: Why a whistleblower doctor refuses to be silent

Five years on from a near tragedy, a Brisbane anaesthetist is risking her career to highlight patient safety risks after gas pipelines were mixed up at a major hospital hyperbaric unit.

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INQUIRERHealth

weekend extra - Steve Bolsin Anaesthetist. steve is a whistle blower from the UK who has recently been awarded a prestigious award.

Perilous disconnect emerges between hospital doctors and bosses

Raising issues of patient safety or governance at public hospitals means risking becoming a target.

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Life SupportMedical

Roy Mariathas (right) with his brother Joy and mother Georgina at home in North Richmond on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Roy is a doctor, and lost his father after complications from heart surgery. The hospital has covered up the issues for years, and Roy is now pushing for system change. Picture: Nikki Short

My dad’s death will not be in vain: doctor

Roy Mariathas’s father died after heart surgery. He wants to protect other families from system cover-up and ongoing grief.

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The sickest and most vulnerable children face missing out on lifesaving surgery at a major Sydney children's hospital. Picture: Getty Images

Sick, vulnerable children face missing out on lifesaving surgeries

The surgery crisis at one of Sydney’s major children’s hospitals has left sick kids facing the prospect of not being able to access lifesaving surgeries.

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