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The embarrassing health condition that stops people leaving the house
Jenny Greer is testing a world-first physiotherapy device to treat constipation in the hope of not scheduling her life around laxatives.
- by Rachel Rasker
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‘You are meant to be greater’: The bold plan to stop youth crime – at the hospital bedside
Youth workers and mentors will be embedded in two major Melbourne hospitals under a pilot program to divert young offenders away from crime.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
The common but deadly virus most pregnant women have never heard of
Pregnant women with young children are at high risk of infection. There are three simple things that can reduce the risk in unborn babies.
- by Kate Aubusson
Young teens risk mental health harm after one year of social media use
A study that tracked teenagers for a decade found a decline in their wellbeing from time online – but it also provides a critical window for intervention.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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The missing piece of the miscarriage puzzle could be hiding in plain sight
Australian researchers are among the first in the world to study a long-stigmatised aspect of women’s lives and its possible link to pregnancy complications.
- by Henrietta Cook
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Family says it was obvious grandmother shouldn’t have been discharged after Adib surgery
The Gold Coast woman died days after she was operated on by the prominent weight-loss surgeon, a coroner finding that her path to surgery was rushed.
- by Courtney Kruk
The billion-dollar Sydney hospital that’s performing worse than ever
Wait times at Westmead have doubled in a decade as more than one in 10 patients spend almost 22 hours in the emergency department.
- by Rachel Rasker
During COVID, Cheryl skipped tests. Then a ‘fake tan’ comment forced her to the GP
Oncologists are warning of waves of recurrent cancers due to later-stage diagnoses following the pandemic.
- by Henrietta Cook and Melissa Cunningham
Sai made an impossible choice about his health. Now he’s afraid to sleep at night
After Sai Akunuri bought his first family home, he was faced with a hard decision: Keep his life-saving diabetes device, or pay his mortgage.
- by Rachel Rasker
Rise of supersized ‘nangs’ linked to deaths, paralysis and brain injuries
Increasing numbers of Victorians are being left with permanent spinal and neurological injuries, life-threatening complications and severe burns linked to inhaling nitrous oxide.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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What happened to Gus? Parents fight for answers over son’s death days after hospital discharge
Gus was the golden boy of his northern beaches community. Police told his father that his death was totally preventable.
- by Kate Aubusson