QUESTIONS ON SURGERYHealthA war of words has erupted after the nation’s second-largest hospital operator announced it will terminate contracts with two private health insurers. Here is everything you need to know.
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expert adviceMedicalScientists now say that optimum cardiovascular function is crucial for every aspect of health — even brain function — at every stage of life.
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exclusiveMedicalA landmark study showing that one in five coronary stents implanted in the US were unnecessary and unsafe has fuelled concerns in Australia.
The ListMedicalHarnessing the capacity of a newborn’s heart to repair itself holds the key to new treatments for congenital cardiac disease.
magazineMedicalA performer collapses on stage. A person is racially abused on a bus. A crashed car with two people trapped inside is about to go up in flames… Do you stand back or step up?