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Former Montu employee Tom Farmery.

The cannabis factory: How one doctor wrote 72,000 scripts in two years

Medicinal cannabis giant Montu’s doctors are issuing prescriptions at an alarming rate, prompting strong criticism from the federal government.

  • Angus Thomson and Clay Lucas

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Teddy Forster during his stay at hospital.

Teddy died before he got a new heart. A simple reform may have helped him

More than a year ago, a parliamentary inquiry recommended an overhaul to how Victorians sign up to the organ donation register. The Victorian government is yet to respond.

  • Broede Carmody
Rebecca Featherstone in 2025, and with her mother, Judy, as one of the world’s first IVF babies. 

Rebecca was one of the first IVF babies. We now know how many there have been since

Despite the exponential rise in IVF families, experts warn the medical treatment is no panacea for nosediving fertility rates.

  • Kate Aubusson

Myth versus fact: What we know about the risks and side effects of the new weight-loss drugs

Pancreatitis, vision loss ... the risks of drugs such as Ozempic can sound scary. But what does the evidence show?

  • Jackson Graham and Hannah Kennelly

The billion-dollar race to reverse the ageing process

A new generation of health products is continuing the illustrious promise of living longer.

  • David Swan
An X-ray showing a spinal cord stimulator implanted in a patient.

These spinal devices cost more than $50,000. A new study found they come with serious risks

An alien device resides under Marcus Barlow’s skin. Its metal wiring runs up and down his back, intertwining with delicate nerves.

  • Liam Mannix
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Index composite for story on Craig Nolte, who died in July in what was the first case of Australian bat lyssavirus in NSW.

Craig was treated for a bat bite. He died eight months later

Health authorities are investigating the “breakthrough” infection that led to Ballina tradie Craig Nolte’s death – NSW’s first from the rare bat lyssavirus.

  • Angus Thomson
Javeria Ahmad, with her son Ismaeel, now 10, who needed a bone marrow transplant as a baby.

A half-match transplant was Ismaeel’s only option. His parents jumped at it – they had been here before

A shortage of bone marrow donors is causing problems for Australians, particularly those from diverse backgrounds.

  • Penry Buckley
Pharmaceuticals are the third-biggest category in Australia’s export trade with the US, after beef and gold.

Trump is toying with us, but his 200% tariff threat could still harm sick Australians

A restriction on the supply of generic medicines to Australia is among genuine risks, regardless of the eventual tariff on pharmaceuticals.

  • Deborah Gleeson
Concerns about the way some doctors are prescribing medicinal cannabis have prompted AHPRA to announce new guidelines.

‘Profits over patient safety’: Doctors face medicinal cannabis crackdown

Patients in emergency rooms with cannabis-induced psychosis as well as rapid consults have prompted the medical regulator to tighten controls for the booming industry.

  • Angus Thomson

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