Healthcare
‘Complete game changer’: Man leaves Sydney hospital with artificial heart in world first
For more than three weeks, a man walked our streets with a titanium heart in a world-first achievement set to change the lives of people experiencing heart failure.
- by Angus Thomson
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One in five patients skip treatment due to out-of-pocket costs
The survey also found 40 per cent of private hospital patients were being slugged with out-of-pocket specialist fees of more than $1000 – and many weren’t informed of all costs in advance.
- by Broede Carmody and Henrietta Cook
The women who face a higher risk of early death but don’t know it
Sarah thought surviving her high-risk birth was the end of her troubles. Then a flyer stuck to a hospital wall revealed her lifelong burden.
- by Emily Kaine and Kate Aubusson
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Rachael lost 50 kilograms but still felt overweight. This booming surgery changed that
Surgeons are removing up to 10 kilograms of excess skin from patients who have lost major amounts of weight, amid a booming interest in body-contouring operations.
- by Henrietta Cook
Veterinary surgical equipment found in Sydney cosmetic clinic accused of putting patients at risk
Clients of a Sydney clinic have been put at risk of blood-borne infections after allegations that staff posing as medical practitioners performed invasive procedures with surgical equipment marked “veterinary use only”.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Tragedy
They trusted this hospital to care for their baby. Instead, the unimaginable happened
Leah Pitman and Dustin Atkinson have spoken for the first time after the loss of their baby girl, Harper, just hours after her birth at Northern Beaches Hospital.
- by Angus Thomson
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‘Inherent contradiction’: Inside the tent where drugs are legal
A site tucked away near a music festival’s entrance let revellers test for the first time in NSW if the pills they had bought were ‘safe’.
- by Angus Thomson
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Baby dies during childbirth in latest Northern Beaches Hospital tragedy
The state’s most senior obstetrician is investigating the death of a newborn after an emergency at the troubled hospital.
- by Angus Thomson
The changes coming to NSW hospitals after Joe’s death at Northern Beaches Hospital
In an emotional meeting on Wednesday, Premier Chris Minns told Elouise and Danny Massa the government would make a number of changes in response to their son’s death.
- by Angus Thomson and Max Maddison
‘Why are you letting them do this?’ The terror these mothers have for ‘unseen’ children
Rachel’s long-term fears for her boy became reality. For Danijela and son William, the same feelings are ever-present.
- by Kate Aubusson
‘Completely devastating’: Parents of trans kids open up over Qld’s hormone therapy ban
Two Brisbane mothers reveal how the LNP’s ban on hormone therapy for trans children is affecting their kids.
- by Courtney Kruk
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