Hospitalisations, disease alerts, E. coli, infection: The ugly reality of our cosmetic injectables industry
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The facelift is back, but not as we know it
What’s driving its return, and why it looks different this time around.
Clayton’s case: what happens when stroke care fails
Technological advances in stroke care include remote robotic surgery, clot-busting medicine and new thrombectomy techniques. None was there to stop the damage for Clayton Skewis.
The pros and cons of a daily polypill
Should all over-50s take a preventive drug? A debate in Britain could have messages for treatment more broadly. Here’s what the experts say.
Not sure of your heart disease risk? This new research is for you
If you have lost a family member early to heart disease, you will want to know your own risk. A new Australian study that tracked patients for three years shows what you can do if you are in the ‘intermediate’ zone.
ALP’s $143m to fight rare cancers
Health Minister Mark Butler says the investment will be a ‘game-changer in cancer care’, targeting pioneering research in genetic testing of tumour samples for rare cancers.
$40m deal shores up sovereign saline fluid supply
Australia will have expanded onshore manufacturing of IV saline fluids after the federal government struck a $40m deal to expand onshore manufacturing of the critical medicine.
Australian researchers offer hope for MS sufferers
Australian scientists have for the first time opened the way for targeted and regenerative therapies that could prevent severe disease for multiple sclerosis patients
Government threatens insurer regulation over hospital funding
Mark Butler has made a rare federal intervention in the increasingly bitter feud between private hospitals and health insurers, calling for increased income from premium rises to be passed on to service providers.
Beware! These household items could send you to the hospital
Experts explain how we can reduce our risk of accidents around the home. You have been warned.
BV breakthrough at forefront of women’s health
Researchers have discovered bacterial vaginosis, a condition that affects one in three women, is a sexually transmitted infection, and the missing link for treating it is … men.
HIV warning issued to clients of city cosmetic clinic
Health authorities in NSW have issued a warning to patients of a Sydney city cosmetic clinic, saying they may have been exposed to blood viruses.
Four tips to get the most from your health insurance
We asked insurers and consumer advocates how you can get the best value from your private health cover ahead of looming price rises. Here’s what they said.
Medical hero thanks supporters following complex brain surgery
Renowned melanoma scientist Richard Scolyer is focused on recovery after complex surgery to determine the cause of brain scan ‘changes’.
Green light for red light therapy, sort of
Some users swear by the therapeutic regimen but its broad benefits are unclear.
‘Our 20th IVF cycle worked’: the case for freezing your eggs
Everyone’s reason for choosing to freeze their eggs is different. Three women who have undertaken the process tell how they began, and share their hopes and fears | READ AND WATCH THEIR STORIES
Our public hospitals are in critical long-term decline. How do we address the crisis?
Patients with chest pain, severe respiratory distress and acute stroke languish for hours in emergency departments while those needing cardiac surgery frequently wait months.
Woman’s dying days in care were ‘cruel, inhumane’. Why was it allowed to occur?
A dying woman’s first person account of her appalling healthcare after being diagnosed with a terminal illness has sparked calls for urgent change.
Help is on the way for regional allergy sufferers
In a win for rural healthcare, allergy sufferers in regional areas, where a lack of specialists can delay diagnosis and treatment, will receive immediate management and improved referrals.
Treating Alzheimer’s: are we looking in the wrong place?
Amid an international debate about Alzheimer’s treatments, one Australian company thinks it may have unlocked the secret to slowing the disease’s progression.
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