Shock diagnosis ‘a blessing’, says Dundovic
Aged 38 and in great shape, model and actress Laura Dundovic doesn’t seem like a candidate for bowel cancer. So results from a recent scan came as a shock.
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Former Monash director speaks out after IVF bungle
Renowned IVF pioneer Alan Trounson says the horror mix-up in which a woman gave birth to a stranger’s baby never should have happened.
Doctor reveals tricks to save you heaps
Aussies have been urged to “run the numbers” when it comes to health insurance to avoid “paying $60 a month to claim back $42 a year”.
35yo’s head reattached after soccer injury
Doctors have successfully reattached a woman’s head after her skull became detached from her spine while playing football.
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I went to Turkey to fix my ‘botched’ Australian boob job
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Model documented her tragic last days before brain surgery
Top Aussie model Lucy Markovic documenting the lead-up to what was supposed to be life-changing brain surgery. ‘I can’t wait to live life after this whole entire mess’, she posted shortly before she died.
One symptom before horror diagnosis
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Shock laws could bar biological mum from her own baby after IVF bungle
Legal experts say the IVF scandal that saw a woman give birth to a stranger’s baby through Monash IVF could set a precedent for custody battles, with the biological parents potentially having no legal rights to their child.
26yo Aussie woman’s life cruelly shattered
A young Aussie woman has been left paralysed from the neck down after suffering a freak medical episode on a night out.
Healthy young woman left paralysed after night out
Out for a night with friends to see a band in Newcastle, a young woman has been left paralysed from the neck down after suffering a sudden stroke. Her friends are now raising funds for her recovery.
‘I bled every day for a year’: Meet endometriosis’ painful little sister
Almost as unbearable as the pain is the lack of knowledge. Endometriosis is better known these days. Now, let’s talk adenomyosis. Jen Fleming knows it all too well. It forced her to have a hysterectomy at just 30.
Charity’s $300k ‘consultant’ bill revealed
A peak charity spent just over 10 per cent of the more than $1m given in donations and grants on research, spending big on consultants and filming instead.
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