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Tech giant sued over sleep aid foam inhalation 'risk'

Tech giant sued over sleep aid foam inhalation 'risk'

Recalled Philips sleep apnoea devices posed dangers for users inhaling or ingesting small pieces of foam due to degradation, a government lawsuit claims.

Plea to parents as children overdose on common medicine

Plea to parents as children overdose on common medicine

Plea to parents as children overdose on common medicine

Plea to parents as children overdose on common medicine

Medicines like paracetamol and antidepressants are contributing to an alarming number of children visiting emergency wards.

Children bearing the brunt of ADHD medicine shortage

Children bearing the brunt of ADHD medicine shortage

Children bearing the brunt of ADHD medicine shortage

Children bearing the brunt of ADHD medicine shortage

Unable to access their usual doses of ADHD medication due to an international shortage, Australian children and teenagers face increasing risks of side effects.

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Bulk billing claims ignore consequences of COVID

Bulk billing claims ignore consequences of COVID

The coalition says falling bulk-billing rates show Medicare has become weaker under Labor, but that's not the full story.

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.

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.

Chronic patients get most relief in medicine cost cut

Chronic patients get most relief in medicine cost cut

Patients could save almost $7 on each prescription as the government promises to make medicines cheaper in a move supported by the coalition.

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IVF, contraception drugs cheaper as birth rate dips

IVF, contraception drugs cheaper as birth rate dips

IVF, contraception drugs cheaper as birth rate dips

IVF, contraception drugs cheaper as birth rate dips

Several women's health drugs are being made cheaper as the government aims to boost the success of IVF treatments and help those suffering a painful condition.

Rarer dementia a rollercoaster of debilitating ailments

Rarer dementia a rollercoaster of debilitating ailments

Rarer dementia a rollercoaster of debilitating ailments

Rarer dementia a rollercoaster of debilitating ailments

Little is known about a form of dementia that affects more than 100,000 Australians but researchers are looking to build knowledge on the debilitating illness.

Church members who killed girl 'wanted to play God'

Church members who killed girl 'wanted to play God'

Church members who killed girl 'wanted to play God'

Church members who killed girl 'wanted to play God'

As they await their sentences for killing a girl, members of a church group have been told by her sister that God would eventually judge them for taking a life.

Chinese herbalist guilty after diabetic patient dies

Chinese herbalist guilty after diabetic patient dies

Chinese herbalist guilty after diabetic patient dies

Chinese herbalist guilty after diabetic patient dies

A Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist is guilty of professional misconduct over the death of a diabetic patient who he advised to stop taking western medicine.

Mum accused of poisoning child seeks protective custody

Mum accused of poisoning child seeks protective custody

Mum accused of poisoning child seeks protective custody

Mum accused of poisoning child seeks protective custody

The lawyer for a woman accused of giving her child unauthorised medication wants her to be in protective custody due to the publicity of the case.

Mum accused of poisoning baby in $60k social media scam

Mum accused of poisoning baby in $60k social media scam

Mum accused of poisoning baby in $60k social media scam

Mum accused of poisoning baby in $60k social media scam

Police allege a mother gave her child unauthorised prescription medications to build a social media following and gain thousands of dollars in donations.

Bulk billing dips with GP care more complex and costly

Bulk billing dips with GP care more complex and costly

Bulk billing dips with GP care more complex and costly

Bulk billing dips with GP care more complex and costly

Patients who rely on Medicare have fewer options as more clinics stop taking new bulk-billed patients, according to a study prompting calls for more funding.

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'Drugs are illegal': premier's warning over test trial

Drug takers are being warned they could still be arrested despite a state government waving through a pill-testing trial at music festivals over the summer.

Paramedic helicopter promise struggles for lift-off

Building one new helicopter base a year for three years to improve regional health care is proving far more difficult than first thought.

Endometriosis drug cheaper for first time in 30 years

The federal government announced a plan to subsidise a treatment for the disease as part of a broader initiative to address the unnecessary suffering.

Record number of GPs in training but 'job not done'

Australia is facing a severe shortage of GPs. Though more medical students are opting to become local doctors, peak medical bodies say more must be done.

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Pharmacy pill trial becomes 'business as usual'

More ways of expanding health care are being considered amid a GP shortage, with women to continue being able to access contraceptive pills at NSW chemists.

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.

Breakthrough in fight against a global health threat

Scientists have developed a method to predict when a bacterial infection will become resistant to antibiotics in what is believed to be a world first.

Nurse accused of stalking NSW MP hit with new charge

A nurse accused of stalking a NSW state MP will try to claim a mental health impairment as she faces a fresh charge of stalking another Sydney woman.

Surgeon to practice again despite past deaths and drugs

A surgeon has taken steps to better himself and can practice again after two of his patients died and he was caught buying cocaine in a Sydney beachside suburb.

Doctors sore over radical pharmacist treatment plan

Patients could bypass GPs and be treated by pharmacists for some conditions under a proposed overhaul which has raised the ire of doctors.

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