Health watchdog probes alleged rort of super scheme for dental veneers
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Health watchdog probes alleged rort of super scheme for dental veneers

Chris Sfetkas wanted to fix his smile. But he was able to access $41,000 of his super after medical practitioners told the tax office he was in “chronic pain”.

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The postcode lottery for abortion access in Victoria

The postcode lottery for abortion access in Victoria

A new report shows more than two-thirds of the state’s local government areas have no surgical abortion providers and almost 40 per cent have no listed pharmacies that dispense abortion medication.

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‘Absolutely devastated’:Central Coast’s only private maternity service to close

‘Absolutely devastated’:Central Coast’s only private maternity service to close

Gosford Private Hospital is closing its maternity services. It’s the latest in a string of private maternity hospital closures amid rising private healthcare costs and declining birth rates.

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Australia could save $7 billion by turning homes into hospitals
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Australia could save $7 billion by turning homes into hospitals

Leonard’s home became his hospital,complete with his wife,his own bed and his dog.

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Medicinal cannabis is booming. Here’s what is (and isn’t) allowed

Medicinal cannabis is booming. Here’s what is (and isn’t) allowed

More than a million people have been prescribed cannabis products in Australia,but many remain confused about the rules and regulations.

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Doctors threaten mass resignation amid worsening crisis

Doctors threaten mass resignation amid worsening crisis

Psychiatrists have warned that chronic understaffing of the public mental health system is risking patient safety as they fight for a 30 per cent pay rise.

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John was given 18 months to live. Twenty years later,this is his advice
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John was given 18 months to live. Twenty years later,this is his advice

John Ruttle has a condition that kills 7600 Australians a year,but half of people with it don’t know it. One small tweak could change that.

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Lisa’s cancer was ‘forgotten in the sea of celebratory pink’. Now she has been counted
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Lisa’s cancer was ‘forgotten in the sea of celebratory pink’. Now she has been counted

NSW researchers believe 7900 people may live with metastatic breast cancer in their state alone,in the first attempt to count diagnoses.

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Mental health tragedy sparks questions on medicinal cannabis oversight

Mental health tragedy sparks questions on medicinal cannabis oversight

The death of a man with mental health issues who took his life after cannabis was prescribed by a Melbourne company has thrown a spotlight on a booming industry.

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David thought his blood was no good. He was surprised it can treat his granddaughter

David thought his blood was no good. He was surprised it can treat his granddaughter

Each year 73,000 bags of blood are thrown out instead of being donated to save thousands of critically ill and injured.

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