Top Stories Politics Courts General Finance Sport World FactCheck

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Latest news: Medical Procedure/test

Elle Macpherson reveals secret breast cancer diagnosis

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

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

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

'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'

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.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Vital new technology saving lives after heart attacks

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 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.

Aussies chipping away at their super for dental work

Aussies chipping away at their super for dental work

Australia's medical regulator is investigating claims dentists are encouraging patients to access their super to pay for dental treatments.

Health practice suspended for miners' bung lung tests

Health practice suspended for miners' bung lung tests

Coal miners in central Queensland will need to have their lungs retested after an audit found a health practice failed to effectively conduct tests.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Multimillion dollar deal to settle breast-surgery suit

Multimillion dollar deal to settle breast-surgery suit

Multimillion dollar deal to settle breast-surgery suit

Multimillion dollar deal to settle breast-surgery suit

Women claiming they were injured from the "One Size Fits All" breast surgery are in line for a multimillion-dollar payout from their long-running class action.

Nearly $1 million in funding for festival pill testing

Nearly $1 million in funding for festival pill testing

Nearly $1 million in funding for festival pill testing

Nearly $1 million in funding for festival pill testing

The Queensland government will invest nearly $1 million over two years to fund pill testing after the deaths of two festival goers.

Jury weighs verdict for botched breast filler death

Jury weighs verdict for botched breast filler death

Jury weighs verdict for botched breast filler death

Jury weighs verdict for botched breast filler death

A woman's fate is in the hands of a jury more than six years after the operator of an inner-Sydney beauty clinic died following a breast augmentation procedure.

Blood-based marker can identify sleep deprivation

Blood-based marker can identify sleep deprivation

Blood-based marker can identify sleep deprivation

Blood-based marker can identify sleep deprivation

Researchers have found a way to test sleep deprivation with one simple blood test, which could help reduce road and workplace deaths.

King Charles seeks treatment for enlarged prostate

King Charles seeks treatment for enlarged prostate

King Charles seeks treatment for enlarged prostate

King Charles seeks treatment for enlarged prostate

The Princess of Wales has gone under the knife for a planned abdominal surgery, while King Charles will also be in hospital for a prostate procedure.

Doctors defuse 'toxic timebomb', remove dangerous cyst

Doctors defuse 'toxic timebomb', remove dangerous cyst

Doctors defuse 'toxic timebomb', remove dangerous cyst

Doctors defuse 'toxic timebomb', remove dangerous cyst

A Brisbane woman hopes to raise awareness about hydatid disease after doctors defused a "toxic timebomb", removing a watermelon-sized cyst from the 29-year-old.

Bulk-billed tests catch carriers of genetic conditions

Bulk-billed tests catch carriers of genetic conditions

Bulk-billed tests catch carriers of genetic conditions

Bulk-billed tests catch carriers of genetic conditions

Prospective parents no longer need to fork out hundreds of dollars to find out if they carry the gene for three deadly conditions.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Doctors referred to medical board over crash death

Four Sydney doctors have been referred to the NSW Medical Council after the death of 20-year-old Adam Fitzpatrick following a car crash in 2020.

US regulator's approval a 'game-changer' for Cyclopharm

Sydney-based Cyclopharm is preparing to send hundreds of its generators to the US for use in diagnosing pulmonary embolisms after receiving regulatory approval.

Lawyers denied extra $32m for pelvic mesh class action

A law firm's bid to take more than a third of a $300 million pelvic mesh class action settlement has been described as putting "lipstick on a pig".

Hospital misled safety watchdog about patient's death

The family of a woman who died during surgery say it is "morally reprehensible" a hospital misled a safety watchdog and blamed them for her death.

Access five free articles per month

Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in here

Qld GPs reject 'safe and effective' pharmacy trial

Queensland doctors continue to campaign against a pharmacy program that offers "safe and effective care" for urinary tract infections.

Topics

Politics Australia Crime, Law and Justice New South Wales Victoria United Kingdom Queensland Economy, Business and Finance Health Homicide Entertainment Indigenous People Death Music Imperial and Royal Matters Parliament Government Human Interest Mining Road Accident

No opinion, no spin, no agenda.

Support AAP News

Already a member?
Sign in here