‘We’ve been constructed to think a certain way’:The psychology of ageing

‘We’ve been constructed to think a certain way’:The psychology of ageing

In a culture that worships youth,preventing the signs of ageing has become synonymous with self-care. But are we being set up to fail?

  • byJewel Topsfield

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The fad diet linked to an increasing risk of chronic disease
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The fad diet linked to an increasing risk of chronic disease

Carb cutting has become a global trend,endorsed by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian,and credited with quick weight loss and blood sugar management. But a new Victorian study raises concerns about type 2 diabetes.

  • byJewel Topsfield andHenrietta Cook
Ambulance Victoria hit in coffers by patient billing ban
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Ambulance Victoria hit in coffers by patient billing ban

Protracted industrial action by paramedics,including an indefinite pause on taking billing details from patients,is hitting the service’s bottom line.

  • byJewel Topsfield andCassandra Morgan
Trans woman wins landmark discrimination case against female-only app
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Trans woman wins landmark discrimination case against female-only app

Roxanne Tickle was awarded $10,000 after the Federal Court upheld her discrimination complaint against female-only app Giggle for Girls,which had blocked her.

  • byJewel Topsfield andNick Bonyhady
Ambulance Victoria chief executive resigns amid industrial dispute

Ambulance Victoria chief executive resigns amid industrial dispute

Paramedics recently passed a vote of no-confidence in the troubled emergency service’s leadership.

  • byJewel Topsfield,Lachlan Abbott andRachel Eddie
‘Having a gun to your face is scary’:What saved Kaea from a life of crime

‘Having a gun to your face is scary’:What saved Kaea from a life of crime

Kaea Takiari was a teenager when police raided the house he was staying in. Years later,he’s trying to help other young people get out of a life in crime.

  • byJewel Topsfield
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Patients told to drink water as hospitals ration IV drips
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Patients told to drink water as hospitals ration IV drips

An internal Victorian Department of Health document calls on health services to conserve 14 intravenous fluid products at risk of shortages.

  • byHenrietta Cook andJewel Topsfield
The moment Jim closed his eyes – and exposed Ambulance Victoria’s ‘festering sore’

The moment Jim closed his eyes – and exposed Ambulance Victoria’s ‘festering sore’

After an 18½ hour shift,Jim Avard had a terrible accident. His experience became a lightning rod for paramedics in a dispute that threatens to engulf the ambulance service.

  • byJewel Topsfield andHenrietta Cook
Hunger Games hospitals:Victoria’s radical health shake-up sparks fears
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Hunger Games hospitals:Victoria’s radical health shake-up sparks fears

Victoria’s health system is ‘no longer fit for purpose’,as the government announces an overhaul that will avoid mergers but centralise staff and services.

  • byRachel Eddie,Broede Carmody,Jewel Topsfield andKieran Rooney
Cooling tower that caused deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak found
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Cooling tower that caused deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak found

A Laverton North cooling tower has been identified as the likely source of the state’s worst Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in more than two decades.

  • byJewel Topsfield andHenrietta Cook
Hundreds of staff underpaid by private healthcare provider
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Hundreds of staff underpaid by private healthcare provider

Healthscope,one of Australia’s largest private hospital operators,is making remediation payments after estimating it underpaid staff by $21.7 million.

  • byJewel Topsfield andHenrietta Cook