Healthcare
Doctors ordered to call off three-day strike in latest pay dispute
It is unclear whether hundreds of NSW doctors will defy the demand and walk off the job for three days next week.
- by Angus Thomson
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Boom in private ultrasound industry putting mothers and babies at risk
The peak bodies for obstetricians and sonographers are sounding the alarm over “reassurance” ultrasounds that are leading to misdiagnosis in expectant mothers.
- by Henrietta Cook
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It took 11 years for Adrienne’s illness to be diagnosed. A new computer model could change everything
Chronic fatigue syndrome is notoriously difficult to diagnose, but a new computer-assisted model can predict it with 85 per cent accuracy.
- by Broede Carmody and Hannah Kennelly
Two new Melbourne hospitals were built months ago – but locals still can’t use them
Two of the 10 community hospitals promised by the state government in 2018 have been built but remain largely non-operational, frustrating locals who want to start using them.
- by Broede Carmody and Adam Carey
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Cosmetic Crisis
‘Brotox’ and ‘slimming injections’: Thousands of illegal ads spruik cosmetic injectables
Advertising regulations prohibit the use of terms such as wrinkle-reducing injections or colloquial names such as “tox” or “Brotox”. Many industry players advertise regardless.
- by Clay Lucas and Henrietta Cook
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The silent sexually transmitted infection killing Victorian babies
A resurgence of congenital syphilis in Victoria after a 25-year hiatus has prompted an overhaul of screening for pregnant women.
- by Henrietta Cook
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Investigations
Gone in 52 seconds: Inside Australia’s telehealth injectables gold rush
Australia’s booming $4 billion injectables market is driven by doctors issuing scripts via telehealth in consults that sometimes last under one minute. Critics warn patient safety may be at risk.
- by Clay Lucas and Henrietta Cook
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Shedding light on sport’s deadly secret
In Melbourne, there are four or five confirmed cases a year of the neurological disorder CTE. But one of Victoria’s leading pathologists knows there will be many more.
- by John Silvester
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Healthcare
Hospital patients lose free family accommodation for new apartments
The Victorian government stripped free housing from breast cancer patients and parents of ICU babies months ago, with no alternative system in place.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Revealed: The NSW patients waiting the longest for surgery
The number of patients overdue for elective surgery in the state’s public hospitals has tripled as waiting lists reach levels not seen since the COVID pandemic.
- by Angus Thomson
Paul was in agony from paracetamol overuse. Health professionals ‘didn’t listen’, then he died
Paul McHugh diligently took the medication his pharmacy packed for him. Months later, he was dead.
- by Cassandra Morgan