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Funding for depression treatment breaks 30-year drought

Funding for depression treatment breaks 30-year drought

A novel approach to treating depression derived from a popular club drug offers hope to tens of thousands of Australians living with the chronic mental illness.

Ambulance bosses accused of pandemic funeral cover-up

Ambulance bosses accused of pandemic funeral cover-up

Ambulance bosses accused of pandemic funeral cover-up

Ambulance bosses accused of pandemic funeral cover-up

While residents were forced to remain locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic, ambulance staff were hosting a secret funeral, which breached rules.

Foreign surgeon numbers hamstrung by higher standards

Foreign surgeon numbers hamstrung by higher standards

Foreign surgeon numbers hamstrung by higher standards

Foreign surgeon numbers hamstrung by higher standards

More than 200 surgeons trained overseas have not been given a fair go by their college for assessing them on a higher standard compared to Australian graduates.

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Hospital probe backs up calls by grieving parents

Hospital probe backs up calls by grieving parents

Pressure is mounting on a state government to take further action at a privately-owned public hospital after the deaths of two children.

Serious flaws at hospital where kids died after waiting

Serious flaws at hospital where kids died after waiting

A scathing report accuses the operator of a controversial hospital where two children died of inaction and failing to meet healthcare standards.

Parents reveal toll of devastating hospital death

Parents reveal toll of devastating hospital death

Parents of a child who died after being treated at a Sydney hospital run in a public-private partnership have opened up on their loss.

Barriers to clear in private-public hospital talks

Barriers to clear in private-public hospital talks

A private hospital operator's plans to sell its facility to the state could face a few barriers, as a taskforce probes the contract ahead of negotiations.

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Cost of mental healthcare stacking up on troubled youth

Cost of mental healthcare stacking up on troubled youth

Cost of mental healthcare stacking up on troubled youth

Cost of mental healthcare stacking up on troubled youth

Steeply rising prices for mental healthcare appointments hurt young people the most, adding to the psychological burden while enduring a cost-of-living crisis.

Push to support bereaved parents after hospital deaths

Push to support bereaved parents after hospital deaths

Push to support bereaved parents after hospital deaths

Push to support bereaved parents after hospital deaths

The families of boys who died at privately run hospitals have hit out at their sons' care, as the peak medical body says issues persist across health systems.

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

People are being urged to take influenza and other respiratory diseases seriously and get vaccinated before cold weather arrives.

Spotlight on IVF regulation over embryo mix-up

Spotlight on IVF regulation over embryo mix-up

Spotlight on IVF regulation over embryo mix-up

Spotlight on IVF regulation over embryo mix-up

The parents impacted by a mix-up at a leading IVF clinic will be entitled to compensation and a leading legal expert believes the birth family will get custody.

Legal 'nightmare' after woman births stranger's baby

Legal 'nightmare' after woman births stranger's baby

Legal 'nightmare' after woman births stranger's baby

Legal 'nightmare' after woman births stranger's baby

An IVF mix up that led to a woman giving birth to someone else's baby could wade into uncharted legal territory and highlighted concerns with the industry.

Young survivors say cancer does not end with remission

Young survivors say cancer does not end with remission

Young survivors say cancer does not end with remission

Young survivors say cancer does not end with remission

More than 30,000 Australians are young cancer survivors but little is known about how the disease affects patients later in life.

Woman gives birth to stranger's baby after IVF bungle

Woman gives birth to stranger's baby after IVF bungle

Woman gives birth to stranger's baby after IVF bungle

Woman gives birth to stranger's baby after IVF bungle

A mistake at a fertility care clinic has resulted in a woman unknowingly giving birth to another patient's baby after their embryos were mixed up.

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Health giant wants to check out of 'great hospital'

A major public hospital's deal with a troubled private operator could come to an end after a two-year-old's death prompted a ban on future partnerships.

Busy city-centre on alert after legionnaires' hits six

Six people have been hospitalised with hundreds of thousands more warned to monitor for symptoms after a bacterial outbreak in a busy city-centre.

Doctor covering 150 patients pleads for fair treatment

Henry Crayton worked 135 hours in the past fortnight with just one day off, covering 150 patients per shift - and he's not alone in wanting better treatment.

Reformers back drug summit on sniffer dogs and driving

Banning strip searches and sniffer dogs at festivals are good first steps towards drug reform but advocates want a quicker and more ambitious overhaul.

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Teenage ailments linked to poor diets and bad habits

An Australian-first study has linked teen chronic diseases and developmental conditions to lifestyle factors ranging from poor diets to excess screen time.

Unfiltered warnings aim to shock smokers into quitting

Confronting new health warnings will appear on individual cigarettes as a range of mandatory changes to tobacco products take effect.

Doctors make voluntary assisted dying plea for election

Australia's peak doctors body is calling for the next federal government to change laws so voluntary assisted dying services can be provided by telehealth.

Hospital partnership ban a legacy of toddler's death

Private operators will be banned from getting involved in acute care in one state after a toddler's tragic death at a controversial hospital.

More nurses to help women cope with breast cancer

The recruitment of additional specialist nurses is expected to provide more patients with support navigating their treatment and the health system.

Alcohol risk ad blitz aims to stop overseas tragedies

A new campaign targeting young people travelling overseas is aiming to prevent alcohol-related tragedies which killed two Australian teenagers.

Nurses strike for better pay at hospital under scrutiny

Nurses and midwives at a privately run public hospital, already in the crosshairs of a parliamentary probe, are striking for a pay rise and staffing increase.

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