NSW doctors to defy court order and strike for three days
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NSW doctors to defy court order and strike for three days

The union wants a 30 per cent pay rise and working conditions that better address worker fatigue.

  • byAngus Thomson

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Doctors ordered to call off three-day strike in latest pay dispute

Doctors ordered to call off three-day strike in latest pay dispute

It is unclear whether hundreds of NSW doctors will defy the demand and walk off the job for three days next week.

  • byAngus Thomson
Boom in private ultrasound industry putting mothers and babies at risk
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Boom in private ultrasound industry putting mothers and babies at risk

The peak bodies for obstetricians and sonographers are sounding the alarm over “reassurance” ultrasounds that are leading to misdiagnosis in expectant mothers.

  • byHenrietta Cook
It took 11 years for Adrienne’s illness to be diagnosed. A new computer model could change everything
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It took 11 years for Adrienne’s illness to be diagnosed. A new computer model could change everything

Chronic fatigue syndrome is notoriously difficult to diagnose,but a new computer-assisted model can predict it with 85 per cent accuracy.

  • byBroede Carmody andHannah Kennelly
Two new Melbourne hospitals were built months ago – but locals still can’t use them

Two new Melbourne hospitals were built months ago – but locals still can’t use them

Two of the 10 community hospitals promised by the state government in 2018 have been built but remain largely non-operational,frustrating locals who want to start using them.

  • byBroede Carmody andAdam Carey
‘Brotox’ and ‘slimming injections’:Thousands of illegal ads spruik cosmetic injectables

‘Brotox’ and ‘slimming injections’:Thousands of illegal ads spruik cosmetic injectables

Advertising regulations prohibit the use of terms such as wrinkle-reducing injections or colloquial names such as “tox” or “Brotox”. Many industry players advertise regardless.

  • byClay Lucas andHenrietta Cook
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The silent sexually transmitted infection killing Victorian babies
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The silent sexually transmitted infection killing Victorian babies

A resurgence of congenital syphilis in Victoria after a 25-year hiatus has prompted an overhaul of screening for pregnant women.

  • byHenrietta Cook
Gone in 52 seconds:Inside Australia’s telehealth injectables gold rush

Gone in 52 seconds:Inside Australia’s telehealth injectables gold rush

Australia’s booming $4 billion injectables market is driven by doctors issuing scripts via telehealth in consults that sometimes last under one minute. Critics warn patient safety may be at risk.

  • byClay Lucas andHenrietta Cook
Shedding light on sport’s deadly secret
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Shedding light on sport’s deadly secret

In Melbourne,there are four or five confirmed cases a year of the neurological disorder CTE. But one of Victoria’s leading pathologists knows there will be many more.

  • byJohn Silvester
Hospital patients lose free family accommodation for new apartments
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Hospital patients lose free family accommodation for new apartments

The Victorian government stripped free housing from breast cancer patients and parents of ICU babies months ago,with no alternative system in place.

  • bySophie Aubrey
Revealed:The NSW patients waiting the longest for surgery

Revealed:The NSW patients waiting the longest for surgery

The number of patients overdue for elective surgery in the state’s public hospitals has tripled as waiting lists reach levels not seen since the COVID pandemic.

  • byAngus Thomson