Ella Rich.

Ella was locked in a psych ward at 19 weeks pregnant,but doctors had misdiagnosed her

The pregnant mother of two just wanted some relief for severe nausea. She was in disbelief when she was later admitted to a mental health unit.

  • Kate Aubusson

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A woman thought she had a stalker. Authorities sent her to a psych ward

This masthead has uncovered a series of disturbing cases where women say they have been disbelieved,misdiagnosed,and wrongly admitted to mental health wards. Others have been told their pain is “all in their head”.

  • Aisha Dow andKate Aubusson
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The $8.5 billion health pledge doctors say will disadvantage women

Longer consults already attract a smaller rate of funding per minute than shorter consults. The gap is set to widen despite additional funding.

  • Aisha Dow andKate Aubusson
Jenny Piper has been told she has just months to live.

‘Never taken seriously’:Jenny says doctors dismissed her concerns for years. Now she’s dying

More than 1800 women told us their stories of medical misogyny. Today we begin sharing those stories and building the case for change.

  • Kate Aubusson,Aisha Dow andEmily Kaine
Composite image of the Massa family and NSW Health Minister Ryan Park.

‘Would Joe be alive?’ Family demands answers after scathing audit

The Minns government says it is committed to ending its agreement with private operator Healthscope despite rejecting two offers to take the hospital into public hands.

  • Angus Thomson andKate Aubusson
Bec Mueller Sewell,Gitta Mueller and Doug Sewell

‘This should never have happened’:Why almost 100 admissions only made Bec sicker

Bec was admitted to hospital almost 100 times from age 19. There was nowhere safe for her to get better.

  • Kate Aubusson
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Senior NSW media adviser charged over child abuse material

Matthew John Bachl,38,has been suspended without pay from his role with NSW Corrective Services.

  • Kate Aubusson
Holy Family Medical Centre at Dulwich Hill,in Sydney’s inner west.

‘I just burst into tears’:Sydney GP gave wrong vaccine to newborn

The incident occurred months after health authorities discovered the GP’s clinic had incorrectly stored vaccines,potentially leaving more than 1000 patients unprotected against diseases.

  • Kate Aubusson
Sarah Gulyamova with her daughter Mahler,5,and Ivar,3.

The women who face a higher risk of early death but don’t know it

Sarah thought surviving her high-risk birth was the end of her troubles. Then a flyer stuck to a hospital wall revealed her lifelong burden.

  • Emily Kaine andKate Aubusson
The HCCC is concerned that non-staff at the clinic were performing invasive surgical procedures such as breast augmentation without a medical practitioner present.

Veterinary surgical equipment found in Sydney cosmetic clinic accused of putting patients at risk

Clients of a Sydney clinic have been put at risk of blood-borne infections after allegations that staff posing as medical practitioners performed invasive procedures with surgical equipment marked “veterinary use only”.

  • Kate Aubusson