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.
Health
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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‘Quit the sit’: Our couch-potato lifestyle is putting kids at risk
Only 50 per cent of Australian parents play outside with their kids, a new survey has revealed. Celebrity trainer Sam Wood says young people are now ‘sitting ducks’ for major health issues.
Breakthrough treatment curing some kids’ peanut allergies
A new Aussie treatment showing signs of curing peanut allergies in some children is one step closer to being available.
State’s grim warning amid Covid wave
Two new subvariants of Covid are ripping through multiple states, forcing health officials to call for masks to stem transmission.
Zombie deer disease: How to protect yourself
Experts have warned that a deadly chronic wasting disease could soon spread to humans. Here is what you need to know.
Why new year will not be good for Ozempic users
The new year is not expected to bring much relief for Australia’s serious shortages of antibiotics and drugs used to treat ADHD and type-2 diabetes.
Game-changing way AI is helping detect disease
From defeating disease to enabling the colonisation of other planets, Artificial Intelligence is set to make the impossible possible, scientists believe.
Taylor Swift song can literally save lives
There’s now some solid proof listening to female artists like Taylor Swift and Beyonce can save someone’s life.
Classic ham, perfect pudding: Find the best Christmas recipes here
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Hospital failures blamed for baby’s death
A devastated couple is alleging their newborn daughter died after a series of hospital failures, which could have been prevented.
‘Every child should have the right to access these services’
One in 700 Australian is children born with cerebral palsy and experts say access to early intervention therapies can be life-changing, even for babies as young as two months old.
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