Healthcare
Jim sneezed. Then his arm went numb
When one of Australia’s leading researchers on neck injury suffered his own, he gained a new understanding of the patient experience.
- by Mary Ward
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Pollution
The factory that contaminated the world with a forever chemical
Most Australians have paid the price after a US manufacturer deliberately covered up the hazardous effects of one of its widely used compounds, legal documents show.
- by Carrie Fellner
The cold and flu drug you’ve relied on for years doesn’t work
They may be stocked on the shelves of pharmacies and supermarkets across Australia, but the pills you’ve been popping to stop your runny nose are no better than a placebo.
- by Laura Banks
A new malaria vaccine offers hope for a better world
A new vaccine for malaria, which won recommendation by the World Health Organisation on Monday, is likely to save the lives of tens of thousands of children around the world every year - and significantly boost the economies of some of the world’s poorest nations.
- by Liam Mannix
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Healthcare
Victoria opens first public ketamine clinic for hard-to-treat depression
It has been used as an anaesthetic and a party drug for decades. Now, a new clinic at a major Melbourne hospital will use ketamine to treat patients with severe depression.
- by Henrietta Cook
‘I’d rather die in someone’s Uber’: Tragic tales from a Sydney hospital in crisis
Have a hole in your lung? Need your gall bladder removed when you’re 22 weeks’ pregnant? You might have to wait 21 hours for treatment.
- by Angus Thomson and Laura Banks
Constipation, toothaches: Emergency system wasting paramedics’ time
Paramedics are calling for an overhaul of Victoria’s emergency call-taking and dispatch system amid concerns that they are wasting too much time responding to patients with minor health issues.
- by Henrietta Cook
Four weddings and a function: Fifth gastro outbreak strikes Melbourne venue
Another wedding has been hit by a gastro outbreak linked to a popular Melbourne function centre, bringing the total number of people affected to more than 230.
- by Lachlan Abbott
What’s the next pandemic? Scientists are already working on a vaccine
As we emerge from the darkest days of COVID-19, scientists are now turning their attention to what they have coined “Disease X” – an unknown, highly infectious virus that could cause the next pandemic.
- by Henrietta Cook
Gastro outbreak hits fourth function at Melbourne wedding venue
The number of people who have fallen ill after multiple events at The Park wedding venue has topped 200.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Wedding venue to close after link to third gastro outbreak
The Park restaurant will not operate for the next two weeks as it investigates the source of the latest outbreak, linked to an event at the Albert Park venue this past weekend.
- by Alex Crowe