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Anger, distress but $405m mesh implant payouts coming

Anger, distress but $405m mesh implant payouts coming

Exasperation over lengthy wait for women to be compensated for pelvic mesh implant injuries has led to promises that money will start flowing soon.

Biotech giant's shares dive after CEO's shock departure

Biotech giant's shares dive after CEO's shock departure

Biotech giant's shares dive after CEO's shock departure

Biotech giant's shares dive after CEO's shock departure

Shares in Australia's largest biopharmaceutical company have hit an eight-year low after the sudden retirement of its chief executive.

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

A grandmother from a remote Indigenous community died in hospital following a chain of medical failures, a coroner said.

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‘Pain never ends’: family’s hopes seven years on

‘Pain never ends’: family’s hopes seven years on

The family of a woman who died after being admitted to hospital for elective weight loss surgery hope her legacy will be to prevent similar deaths in future.

Australia falls behind providing life-saving care

Australia falls behind providing life-saving care

Significant advancements in medical technologies are improving patient outcomes, but Australia is at risk of falling behind as it undervalues new technology.

People with ADHD to save thousands as GPs gain skills

People with ADHD to save thousands as GPs gain skills

Patients with ADHD could no longer be forced to endure lengthy waits for expensive psychiatrist appointments to treat their condition.

Flu deaths exceed COVID as vaccination rates plummet

Flu deaths exceed COVID as vaccination rates plummet

Death data shows the flu is killing more people than COVID-19 for the first time since the height of the pandemic but experts fear deaths could get even higher.

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Puberty blocker battle sparks landmark legal challenge

Puberty blocker battle sparks landmark legal challenge

Puberty blocker battle sparks landmark legal challenge

Puberty blocker battle sparks landmark legal challenge

The mother of a transgender teen unable to access hormone therapy after a state ban has launched a legal challenge, sparking protests outside court.

Coroner probes death of newborn baby in hospital

Coroner probes death of newborn baby in hospital

Coroner probes death of newborn baby in hospital

Coroner probes death of newborn baby in hospital

The death of a baby five days after an emergency caesarean is being probed by a coroner to determine if the boy could have been saved.

Larrikin dad remembered as inquest searches for answers

Larrikin dad remembered as inquest searches for answers

Larrikin dad remembered as inquest searches for answers

Larrikin dad remembered as inquest searches for answers

A meat worker who died at a small rural hospital after Q fever and a lung clot went undiagnosed has been remembered as a loving, playful dad.

Patient’s heartbreaking final words before death

Patient’s heartbreaking final words before death

Patient’s heartbreaking final words before death

Patient’s heartbreaking final words before death

A woman uttered five striking words to her family from her hospital bed before she died of complications arising from her pursuit of a healthier life.

Bid ensure abortion access reopens political rifts

Bid ensure abortion access reopens political rifts

Bid ensure abortion access reopens political rifts

Bid ensure abortion access reopens political rifts

Plans to ensure access to abortion and expand access to medical terminations have caused splits within major parties and a "insensitive" comparison to Nazis.

AI and 3D technology weaponised in fight against cancer

AI and 3D technology weaponised in fight against cancer

AI and 3D technology weaponised in fight against cancer

AI and 3D technology weaponised in fight against cancer

Medical researchers will use cutting-edge technology to 'print' cancer cells and test treatments on them rather than patients following a $2 million grant.

More nurses to help women cope with breast cancer

More nurses to help women cope with breast cancer

More nurses to help women cope with breast cancer

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.

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Calls for permanent pill testing after festival success

The first festival pill-testing trial in Victoria has been hailed a success after 40 per cent of patrons indicated they would use smaller doses of their drugs.

Women's despair after losing contraception class action

More than 1000 women who suffered chronic pain and bleeding have lost their class action against pharmaceutical giant Bayer over a contraceptive device.

Pharma giant taken to court after breast implant recall

Patients allegedly exposed to a higher cancer risk from 'defective' breast implants that have now been recalled are suing a pharmaceutical firm seeking damages.

Baby Jasper's brave battle with rare nerve cell cancer

One in 8000 Australian babies will develop neuroblastoma or nerve cell cancer but if it's caught early, they can survive.

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Genetics will no longer pose barrier to life insurance

Life insurers will no longer be able to discriminate against Australians based on their genetics when underwriting their plans.

Calls to address 'unspoken cost' of reproductive health

Australian workers could be offered 12 more days off under a union push to expand access to reproductive leave.

Elle Macpherson reveals secret breast cancer diagnosis

Supermodel Elle Macpherson has opened up about her secret battle with breast cancer and why she turned down chemotherapy in favour of "holistic" treatment.

'Rotten to the core': racism claim over fatal diagnosis

The father of an Indigenous man who was fatally misdiagnosed with a drug-related illness says the doctor responsible shouldn't be treating patients.

Rare-cancer costs are 'absolutely unsustainable'

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

Vital new technology saving lives after heart attacks

A NSW man can thank a vital new technology alerting responders when someone is having a heart attack for saving his life.

Lawyers take chunk of breast surgery payout

Lawyers will receive the lion's share of a $25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over alleged complications from breast augmentation surgeries.

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