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These five Sydney hospitals face staff cuts. Doctors are demanding to know why
Health Minister Ryan Park said no permanent staff would be affected by the cuts at Sydney Local Health District, the latest to affect NSW frontline health workers.
- by Angus Thomson
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What’s in a name? The push to rebrand the most common type of cancer
A team of experts are weighing up whether low-risk prostate cancer cases should be renamed to reduce anxiety and unnecessary treatment.
- by Henrietta Cook
HIV, hepatitis warning after raid on Sydney cosmetic clinic
Patients who received treatments including Botox and dermal fill at the Sydney CBD clinic are being urged to test for blood-borne diseases.
- by Angus Thomson
‘Far too loose’: Calls for crackdown on early access to super scheme after claims of abuse
The early release of super allows chronically ill patients to withdraw their retirement savings to pay for certain medical procedures, but there are growing concerns it’s open to abuse.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Henrietta Cook
Brett hasn’t had a holiday in five years. His community can’t afford him to
Pharmacists are often the only healthcare provider in country towns, but a workforce scarcity is putting them under increasing strain.
- by Benjamin Preiss
The housing change that has these doctors furious
FIFO doctors raised concerns ranging from the distance between the hospital and accommodation to a lack of comfortable furniture and crockery.
- by Angus Thomson
Warnings for older mobile phones, medical devices as 3G shuts down
Tens of thousands of older mobile phones and other devices will cease to work from Monday, when the nation’s 3G network is finally shuttered.
- by Mary Ward
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Health watchdog probes alleged rort of super scheme for dental veneers
Chris Sfetkas wanted to fix his smile. But he was able to access $41,000 of his super after medical practitioners told the tax office he was in “chronic pain”.
- by Henrietta Cook and Sumeyya Ilanbey
‘Fight to survive’: How an Australian-first transplant made Brendan’s ‘miserable’ life amazing
Horsham postman Brendan Cole has a full life, 14 years after receiving donor small intestine, liver and pancreas. As The Age turns 170, we revisit people who captured the nation’s attention.
- by Carolyn Webb
The postcode lottery for abortion access in Victoria
A new report shows more than two-thirds of the state’s local government areas have no surgical abortion providers and almost 40 per cent have no listed pharmacies that dispense abortion medication.
- by Henrietta Cook
‘Absolutely devastated’: Central Coast’s only private maternity service to close
Gosford Private Hospital is closing its maternity services. It’s the latest in a string of private maternity hospital closures amid rising private healthcare costs and declining birth rates.
- by Kate Aubusson