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Is over 70 too old to be a practising doctor?

The Medical Board of Australia will support older doctors to keep practising over the age of 70 and they will not be put through proposed mandatory health checks.

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Brain scans at the Monash Brain Park. 17/5/2023

Qld scientists’ shock revelation for everyone who’s had Covid

Queensland researchers have discovered coronavirus significantly alters the brain long after recovery, with MRI scans revealing lasting changes even in people without ongoing symptoms.

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Tim Nicholls; new Toowoomba Hospital.

‘Fantasy’: New completion date revealed for Toowoomba hospital

Toowoomba’s new hospital faces a delay but gains an expanded mental health unit under a revised government masterplan. The new start date here:

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Julie Elvery says she was diagnosed with lung cancer despite having never smoked. Pictures: Adam Head

‘Ticking time bomb’: Brutal shortfall in deadliest cancer battle

Australia’s deadliest cancer kills one person every hour but receives the least funding among common cancers due to harmful stigma that labels it a “smoker’s disease”.

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‘It feels pretty unfair’: Aussies’ gripe with the PBS

Australians have overwhelmingly demanded increased government investment in the PBS as millions struggle to afford potentially lifesaving medicines not subsidised.

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Sarina's Danny Pitcher has been diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer as his family prepared for their last Christmas together. Picture: Supplied by Pitcher family

Family faces last Christmas after shock diagnosis

This beloved father and grandfather thought retirement was approaching until a routine eye test revealed devastating news.

WEEKEND PAPERS ONLY - Sam and Nick Jones with baby Charlie 2 months old in NICU at mater Mothers . Pic Annette Dew

Meet the ‘remarkable’ 360g tiny baby

Tipping the scale at an incredible 360 grams, Charlie Jones is believed to be the tiniest baby ever born in Queensland.

The much-loved star says it’s “frustrating to feel diminished in the world, physically and socially” when it comes to ageing. Picture: AFP

Secret to Dick Van Dyke turning 100 as demons revealed

Mary Poppins star Dick Van Dyke has faced his share of health challenges before reaching the century mark. Here are the obstacles he overcame to hit triple digits.

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Eight-year-old Xavier Pudovkin has been battling neuroblastoma since 2021 with his mum Danielle. Picture: Supplied

‘If we run out of funds … he dies’: The real cost of cancer

A mother forced to close her business and spend $1m on her young son’s cancer treatment reveals the devastating financial toll this insidious illness has on young Australian families.

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‘Time-bomb’: Mums study reveals shock pregnancy health crisis

Researchers have warned babies are “effectively swimming around in jelly beans” as alarming new data shows obesity and diabetes in pregnant women has spiked 12 per cent across Melbourne.

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WEEKEND PAPERS ONLY - Sam and Nick Jones with baby Charlie 2 months old in NICU at mater Mothers . Pic Annette Dew

360g newborn breaks Coke Can Kid’s 33-year-old record

Charlie Jones has defied medical expectations after being born at just 360 grams, becoming Queensland’s smallest surviving newborn.

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Dutch couple Edu and Joke Mars have carefully mapped out how to end their lives together

‘We’ve been married for 50 years, now we’re ready to die together’

A couple married for more than 50 years have revealed their heartbreaking pact to die together, and have turned to Australia’s “Dr Death” for help. WARNING: Graphic

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Sitting alongside a plastic mannequin head wearing a suicide collar, euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke tells a small group of people at a Dutch workshop quick and easy ways to end their life.

WATCH: Inside Aussie doctor’s confronting ‘death workshop’

Tea, biscuits and confronting end-of-life demonstrations collide as Dr Philip Nitschke gives a select crowd rare access to his controversial death workshop. See the video. WARNING: Graphic

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Major health alert for Sydney ahead of Xmas

A major health alert has been issued for Sydney ahead of the Christmas break after a highly infectious disease was detected in a returned traveller.

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