Star rushed to hospital after Ozempic shot
American singer Macy Gray has suffered an Ozempic emergency as another weight loss drug is set to be sold in Australian pharmacies.
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Aussie cancer patients forced to pay 500k to save lives
Australia’s medicine subsidy scheme is so crippled by delay a staggering 10,000 patients a year are being forced to fund their own lifesaving cancer treatment.
$3500 a day to give birth with a doctor you’ve never met
A Queensland mum is one of many women who’ve been affected by public maternity wards going on bypass, as they fail to cope with demand caused by private hospital closures.
Private hospitals on verge of collapse; closures begin
Tens of thousands of public patients are waiting more than a year for surgery as the overstretched hospital system is flooded with private patients. See which hospitals are affected and have shut.
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400 cigs a week: Toxic truth on vapes as kids sucked in
Vaping giants are turning to new dirty tactics to draw teens into two pack-a-day habits, as the full extent of the damage to a person’s body can be revealed.
Sick sneaky act: $20 discount and 5-star vape reviews
E-cigarette brands are deliberately targeting young people to use their products. Here’s what they’re doing, what’s illegal and how you can get your child off vapes.
Sick leave, mental health days: Are we abusing our entitlements?
The definition of sick days has broadened, as employees become more willing to take them, writes Gary Martin. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Massive surge in accidental ADHD overdoses
Young children at high risk of severe reactions to newer ADHD medications as accidental poisonings soar.
Brisbane to get a new uni campus
The soon-to-be campus in Brisbane’s south will also be home to a new $80 million manufacturing facility – a major development in its field in Queensland.
Why bowel cancer screening age may be lowered
With bowel cancer on the rise in young people, new guidelines call for screening to start earlier.
‘Weird lump of fat’: Dr Lanzer’s alleged Vic victim speaks out
A tattoo model has joined a class action with more than 1000 Aussies who say they were allegedly left with botched bodies after surgery at Dr Daniel Lanzer’s clinic. See the photos and video.
Horror Aussie deaths sparks fresh drug warning
The deaths of two Australians have sparked new safety warnings on a revolutionary osteoporosis medication that failed to mention related risks.
‘Rattled me’: Aussie dad’s bid to stop tradie suicides
Tradies are eight times more likely to die from taking their own life than a workplace accident. Aaron Bramham is making it his personal mission to help others after losing his daughter.
‘Hard to watch’: Why teen had to be force fed in hospital
Lily Everson lives with a constant feeling of seasickness-like nausea, little to no appetite, regular bouts of vomiting for no reason and sensory issues relating to food textures, colours and smell.
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