Ivana Crcic and her now two-year-old daughter Romana

Colic treatment containing deadly nightshade under investigation

Parents can access the formula over the internet without a doctor’s visit or prescription.

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Surgeons in the operating room

IBAC probes claims sick patients languished as surgeons chased fees

In one case a woman who was critically unwell in the intensive care unit waited from 8.30am until late afternoon for surgery to treat a potentially deadly infection.

  • Henrietta Cook andBroede Carmody
Jan Wright was attacked by a bird.

Jan could finally see clearly after more than a year. Then a bird gouged her eye

Jan Wright was having coffee with friends at a Frankston cafe when she was attacked by a bird. Her case is one of a rising number.

  • Henrietta Cook
Liberal candidate for Werribee Steve Murphy.

Liberals unveil Werribee candidate ahead of crucial byelection

A real estate agent and former policeman and army trooper has been named as the Liberal candidate for the key seat in Melbourne’s west.

  • Henrietta Cook
Victorian Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas.

Hospital carve-up completed,new health networks unveiled

The Allan government is creating 12 new networks – each designed to service at least 200,000 people – after consulting hospitals,doctors and councils opposed to the original plan.

  • Henrietta Cook andSumeyya Ilanbey
Tiel Lillehagen was diagnosed with throat cancer eight years ago.

The common virus fuelling a ‘tsunami’ of cancers,particularly in men

Health experts are warning of a “tsunami” of a rare cancer,with overall cases more than tripling over the past two decades.

  • Henrietta Cook
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Professor Jane Gunn tries to do three hours of exercise over three days,every week.

‘It really is simple’:Four top doctors share the secret to a healthy life

It can be difficult in today’s social media-driven age to sort fact from false information when it comes to being healthy.

  • Liam Mannix andHenrietta Cook

Government warned two years ago about allegations surgeons ripping off WorkCover

The news comes after The Age revealed IBAC is combing through WorkCover bills,not just TAC invoices,as part of its probe into a handful of surgeons at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

  • Broede Carmody andHenrietta Cook
IBAC is investigating allegations that a handful of surgeons at the Royal Melbourne Hospital billed the TAC,Workcover and potentially private health funds for work that was never carried out.

RMH scandal deepens with claims surgeons rorting WorkCover,private health insurers

The state’s corruption commission is investigating claims that surgeons at one of the country’s top hospitals fraudulently billed WorkCover and private health funds.

  • Broede Carmody andHenrietta Cook
Royal Melbourne Hospital chief executive Shelley Dolan has told staff to expect a whistleblower overhaul.

Royal Melbourne Hospital looks at whistleblower overhaul after fraud probe revealed

The move follows revelations in this masthead that Victoria’s corruption watchdog is investigating a handful of surgeons for alleged fraudulent billing.

  • Broede Carmody andHenrietta Cook