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Doctor took patient and staff pics for sexual pleasure

Doctor took patient and staff pics for sexual pleasure

Nicholas Chu has pleaded guilty to charges related to taking covert intimate images of patients, including two teenagers, and secret videos of colleagues.

Common drugs being laced with deadly potent synthetics

Common drugs being laced with deadly potent synthetics

Common drugs being laced with deadly potent synthetics

Common drugs being laced with deadly potent synthetics

Extremely potent synthetics drugs that have already caused dozens of overdose deaths in 2024 are being found in vaping liquid, ecstasy and depressants.

Hospital accepts failings after pleas for help ignored

Hospital accepts failings after pleas for help ignored

Hospital accepts failings after pleas for help ignored

Hospital accepts failings after pleas for help ignored

An anguished mother has sobbed in court as she detailed being "ignored" by hospital staff as she pleaded for them to help her sick daughter before she died.

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STI screening call after spike in unborn baby deaths

STI screening call after spike in unborn baby deaths

A concerning spike of unborn babies dying from a treatable condition has prompted doctors to urge people to undergo sexual health screenings.

Water minister backs tap as PFAS inquiry launched

Water minister backs tap as PFAS inquiry launched

Permissible levels of "forever chemicals" in drinking water are being reviewed amid concern Australia is well behind tougher US standards.

Thousands of ambulance workers caught in super stuff-up

Thousands of ambulance workers caught in super stuff-up

Ambulance Victoria has apologised to about 3000 staff after a payroll system stuff-up led to the underpayment and overpayment of superannuation contributions.

'Beyond urgent': clock ticking on changes to aged care

'Beyond urgent': clock ticking on changes to aged care

Time is running out to enact sweeping changes to aged care, and nursing home residents are anxious about any deals done in federal parliament, advocates warn.

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Closure for patients as Monash IVF settles for $56m

Closure for patients as Monash IVF settles for $56m

Closure for patients as Monash IVF settles for $56m

Closure for patients as Monash IVF settles for $56m

Monash IVF has agreed to a $56 million settlement over a landmark class action regarding the destruction of embryos during non-invasive genetic screening.

Customers cut health insurance in cost-of-living crisis

Customers cut health insurance in cost-of-living crisis

Customers cut health insurance in cost-of-living crisis

Customers cut health insurance in cost-of-living crisis

Financial pressures and stiff competition have limited the number of Australian customers signing up to health insurance policies.

Costs stack up from Metro interference on cancer centre

Costs stack up from Metro interference on cancer centre

Costs stack up from Metro interference on cancer centre

Costs stack up from Metro interference on cancer centre

Victorian taxpayers are footing the bill for disruption to MRI scanners at Melbourne's Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre caused by the Metro Tunnel.

Check one, two: Google tests if AI can improve hearing

Check one, two: Google tests if AI can improve hearing

Check one, two: Google tests if AI can improve hearing

Check one, two: Google tests if AI can improve hearing

Could hearing aids and cochlear implants benefit from artificial intelligence technology? Google and Australian researchers have teamed to find out.

Water standards in focus as 'forever chemicals' found

Water standards in focus as 'forever chemicals' found

Water standards in focus as 'forever chemicals' found

Water standards in focus as 'forever chemicals' found

Traces of cancer-linked chemicals have been detected in drinking water supplies, prompting an investigation and calls for calm.

Pledge to resuscitate pay row talks as ambo chief quits

Pledge to resuscitate pay row talks as ambo chief quits

Pledge to resuscitate pay row talks as ambo chief quits

Pledge to resuscitate pay row talks as ambo chief quits

Weeks after Victoria's paramedics union condemned the state's ambulance board with a vote of no confidence, the chief executive has resigned.

Rare-cancer costs are 'absolutely unsustainable'

Rare-cancer costs are 'absolutely unsustainable'

Rare-cancer costs are 'absolutely unsustainable'

Rare-cancer costs are 'absolutely unsustainable'

High costs, bureaucratic roadblocks and lack of understanding are leaving rare cancer sufferers with few options for survival.

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Ansell cuts dividend after profit drops by 48pct

Ansell is paying 16 per cent less in dividends for 2023/24 after net profit fell by almost half, as it looks forward to better growth in the new year.

Chemicals in plastics 'threaten human life cycle'

The most comprehensive review published on the negative health impacts of plastics shows increased health risks across the human life cycle.

Long COVID cost economy $9.6b in lost work hours

Research shows long COVID meant about 100 million work hours were missed in 2022, costing the Australian economy billions.

Many Indian doctors end strike over student's murder

Medical professionals shut down India's hospitals in protest over the rape and murder of a young doctor whose death triggered outrage across the nation.

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How a call helped an Aboriginal mum find connection

A Wiradjuri mother is sharing her experience with perinatal anxiety, as a national helpline reports increasing calls from Indigenous people.

The mental health gap that's killing Aboriginal men

The government’s Indigenous health investment is a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to stop Aboriginal men dying preventable deaths.

Mpox cases on the rise amid global health emergency

Mpox cases are rising in Australia's eastern states, with certain groups of sexually-active men in particular urged to seek out free vaccines.

Mechanical engineers make AI sperm health test for IVF

Engineers have developed AI technology that can assesses the quality of live sperm in seconds, removing the need for invasive procedures in IVF treatments.

WHO says mpox a global public health emergency again

The World Health Organisation has announced a global public health emergency due to a new variant of the mpox virus spreading.

Exercise key to skip surgery for common knee condition

As the understanding of a common degenerative joint disease shifts, doctors are calling for a rethink of how the condition is treated and discussed.

Fears for mothers and babies amid rural health crisis

The NSW rural health system is facing a deepening crisis, with an inquiry finding little has improved since a damning 2022 report exposed serious flaws.

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