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Fatima was left for hours in extreme pain awaiting treatment. She almost lost her ovary
Complex medical cases are being missed in Australia’s emergency departments, resulting in agonising pain, traumatising surgeries and infertility.
- Carrie Fellner
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The star surgeon’s patients who told the truth to protect others
In a landmark ruling, Federal Court judge Wendy Abraham found Dr Munjed Al Muderis had devoted much of his life’s work to helping amputees walk again. However, she found there was a significant cohort of patients whom he failed.
- Charlotte Grieve
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- Medical misogyny
Gaslit, dismissed and treated as hypochondriacs: The gender divide in iron deficiency
Ignored by doctors for years, Abigail almost died, with one doctor in the end saying she had the blood count of a shark attack or car crash victim.
- Kate Aubusson
The two Sydney hospitals with the worst patient satisfaction
Liverpool and Blacktown hospitals in Sydney’s south-west and west scored markedly lower than the other 82 hospitals across the state in the latest inpatient survey report.
- Kate Aubusson
‘I’m not giving up now’: Richard Scolyer defies cancer to run City2Surf
The former Australian of the Year continues showing remarkable resilience after the return of his brain tumour.
- Garry Maddox
Sometimes, a fake pill can make us feel better. Science is starting to reveal why
How can sham treatments make us feel better or worse? Fascinating research is studying the placebo effect and its negative cousin, the nocebo.
- Fenella Souter
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‘A very big threat’: Australia defends PBS as Trump flags 250% tariffs on medicines
Health Minister Mark Butler will get advice within days on speeding up medicine approvals – one of the key issues that US pharmaceutical giants have raised with Donald Trump.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
The number of knee replacements is soaring – just don’t expect to run marathons after
Knee replacement operations are booming – and restoring mobility for millions. But many are questioning whether the scalpel is always the best option.
- Stephanie Wood
Horror flu season creating ‘bottleneck’ in stretched WA health system
Flu cases in the state have reached 15,000, and authorities are worried it is stretching the already under pressure health system.
- Hannah Murphy