‘I am just so thankful’:The test that let little Mairead beat the odds
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‘I am just so thankful’:The test that let little Mairead beat the odds

The findings of a landmark genetic study bolster calls for the federal government to establish a free expanded carrier screening program.

  • byKate Aubusson

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Any day was a bad day to have a bike crash. The day Richard Scolyer broke his neck was a particularly bad one

Any day was a bad day to have a bike crash. The day Richard Scolyer broke his neck was a particularly bad one

In an extract from his new book,Brainstorm,the world-renowned pathologist goes behind the scenes on a momentous week.

  • byRichard Scolyer
Cellular count makes the blood boil
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Cellular count makes the blood boil

Content creators make the wrong call.

‘The cancer you didn’t suspect’:Medical test delays could be endangering patients
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‘The cancer you didn’t suspect’:Medical test delays could be endangering patients

Patients are facing stressful waits for results from some medical tests,including cancer diagnoses,with fears the delays could impact their treatment.

  • byHenrietta Cook
‘His brain was just toasted’:It was only after Shane’s death that his family learnt the truth

‘His brain was just toasted’:It was only after Shane’s death that his family learnt the truth

An Australian medical peak body has become the first to speak out about the long-term impact of repeated head trauma on athletes and their families.

  • byAngus Thomson
Endometriosis affects one in nine women. World-first research at a Sydney hospital is giving them hope
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Endometriosis affects one in nine women. World-first research at a Sydney hospital is giving them hope

A breakthrough paves the way for research into effective treatments,potentially limiting the need for invasive and painful surgeries.

  • byAngus Thomson andWendy Tuohy
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than a decade in jail

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than a decade in jail

The startup promised to revolutionise how patients receive diagnoses by replacing traditional blood-testing labs with small machines envisioned for home use.

  • byJody Godoy andDan Levine
Blood from a drone:new flying fleet to ferry pathology samples

Blood from a drone:new flying fleet to ferry pathology samples

Mater Hospitals and drone company Swoop Aero have partnered to ferry pathology samples from remote communities in minutes instead of hours.

  • byStuart Layt