Health
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- Victoria
Melbourne device could prove ‘game changing’ for sexual health
A laptop-sized piece of medical equipment is set to cut days off STI test results and offer more accurate results by searching for distinct genetic “barcodes”.
- Broede Carmody
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‘Ongoing pigeon problem’: Hospital review finds 112 maintenance faults
The NSW government’s snap review comes after health workers raised patient safety concerns over fungus, mould and pigeon infestations.
- Kate Aubusson
- Opinion
- Opinion
My diagnosis is serious. As I watch the nurse search for a good vein, I can’t help but do the maths
“Slip, slop, slap” wasn’t just a slogan. It showed how to transform our entire approach to saving lives.
- Tim Read
Why neighbouring suburbs have a 15-year difference in life expectancy
Research using train stations to map health data have found stark differences in life expectancy for residents across Brisbane – some less than two kilometres apart.
- Courtney Kruk
Two deaths linked to fungus cluster at Sydney hospital
Health authorities are investigating whether a cluster of six fungal infections was caused by construction of the hospital’s $940 million redevelopment.
- Angus Thomson
How this kaleidoscopic condition can help your life and career
Billie Eillish, Cynthia Erivo and Pharrell Williams have harnessed this condition through their art, but how can everyday people with it use it to their benefit?
- Gary Nunn
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- Fitness
Bunions, corns, plantar fasciitis: How to nail foot trouble before it’s too late
Some people get the “ick” over feet. Yet problems such as corns and callus are very common. Here’s what causes them as well as the painful condition known as “jogger’s heel”.
- Madeleine Heffernan
Measles risk continues to increase as more cases identified
Sydneysiders are urged to be on the lookout for symptoms of measles, after two more cases were identified on Saturday.
- Ellie Busby
The Sydney hospitals where nurses are expected to be prison guards
Alleged killings are predictable when hospitals are treated as prisons, a senior psychiatrist says, as the use of Section 19b orders has become a lightning rod.
- Kate Aubusson
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- Pollution
Plan to protect children from toxic metals erased from NSW government report
The state’s chief scientist warned delayed action on lead contamination put generations of children at risk of lifelong complications.
- Angus Thomson