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Peter Mellow
July 5, 2020 5:33 AM
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A hospital that keeps wastebaskets empty can get high marks from a patient who can’t see a virus that may be lurking.
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July 19, 7:07 PM
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The journalist’s memoir of events leading up to her diagnosis, aged 61, is a moving account of a life slowly unravelling
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July 18, 9:26 PM
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The man, who, without authorization, entered the room wearing a metal necklace during a scan, died a day after he was critically injured, the authorities said.
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July 17, 7:06 PM
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While things sometimes go wrong during childbirth, the majority of women who give birth in Australia do so safely.
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July 16, 9:16 PM
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It also recommends PAs and AAs wear standardised clothing and badges to distinguish them from doctors.
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July 16, 6:42 PM
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The reality of drone-assisted health care may be closer than we think.
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July 15, 8:27 PM
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Many people assume obesity is caused by inactivity and burning fewer calories. But our diets — and excess calorie intake — may actually be the cause.
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July 13, 11:24 PM
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Androgen deprivation therapy is a lifesaving therapy used by thousands of men each year, but some patients are warning of serious mental health risks.
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July 13, 7:08 PM
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Immortality is easier to achieve than we might think.
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July 13, 6:58 PM
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Exclusive: Renee Bani quit hospital’s Aboriginal midwifery group practice due to a number of factors which she said ‘came down to, basically, racism’
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July 8, 8:28 PM
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Chief executive Jason Untersteiner said the regulator would crack down on some practitioners with high rates of prescribing, including eight people who had issued more than 10,000 scripts in six months, and one who has prescribed cannabis products more than 17,000 times.
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July 7, 5:45 PM
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AI tools are becoming more prevalent in healthcare, helping overworked doctors to carry the workload. But experts say there are real risks, including accuracy and data protection.
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July 7, 7:22 AM
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As patients, a lot of our quality of care, not to mention our satisfaction, depends on having a doctor we both like and trust.
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Found in listed medicines, energy drinks, cereals and weight loss shakes, some people are consuming more than 50x the recommended daily intake.
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July 19, 2:59 AM
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An alien device resides under Marcus Barlow’s skin. Its metal wiring runs up and down his back, intertwining with delicate nerves.
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July 18, 9:20 PM
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From end-of-life care to burials and beyond, we tackled your questions on the topic.
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July 17, 6:38 PM
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Divorced men are almost three times as likely to commit suicide and have far higher rates of attempted suicide than married men, a landmark study has found.
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July 16, 6:46 PM
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Decades of research have established that movement has a positive effect on mental health.
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July 15, 9:05 PM
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The children’s service in St Albans will close despite a recent jump in vaccine-preventable diseases.
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July 15, 8:21 PM
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Although an elevated PSA measurement can indicate prostate cancer, there can be other reasons for elevated levels.
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July 13, 7:08 PM
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We asked, and over 800 of you answered.
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July 13, 6:59 PM
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After a day, you’ll feel less dehydrated. After a week, your mood and sleep improves – and the benefits keep going.
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July 10, 6:59 PM
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Canberra Health System has reported an increase in the number of occupational violence incidents. But it's not all bad news.
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July 8, 6:02 PM
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Palliative Care patient education handouts for both patients and their families. Use this print out to help people understand palliative care.
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July 7, 5:45 PM
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There are ways to change the steep cancer trajectories that gen X and millennials might be on.
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July 6, 6:19 PM
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It has been almost a year since my world was turned upside down. It began with abdominal cramps – nothing too alarming at first. Eventually the pain became unbearable.
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