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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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Peter Mellow
June 24, 9:52 PM
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Being in an Aboriginal midwifery program meant we had a culturally safe experience from both a First Nations and an LGBTIQA+ perspective
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Peter Mellow
June 24, 6:25 PM
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A family member who found their loved one hungry and laying in their urine was one of 27 recent complaints substantiated by investigators.
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Peter Mellow
June 23, 6:49 PM
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We're told an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but does this humble fruit really have an outsized positive effect on our health?
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Peter Mellow
June 23, 1:31 AM
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I am not a doctor. This is one of many reasons why. This is the story of a number, the angst it caused and the idiot who didn’t know what it meant.
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Peter Mellow
June 22, 6:10 PM
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Being diagnosed with a serious illness can be heartbreaking, but it can lead to positive changes.
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June 22, 6:09 PM
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Some of our body parts have descriptive names. Others are named after some very controversial men.
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Peter Mellow
June 20, 7:24 PM
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A woman diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer after 363 days is among dozens of cases which have led doctors at one of Sydney’s biggest hospitals to sound the alarm.
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Peter Mellow
June 19, 7:39 PM
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Knee braces, hydrotherapy and exercise are some of the most effective ways to address arthritis-related knee pain and stiffness, a new study shows.
An estimated 180,000 Australians live with IBD, around 5240 of which are children and 21,590 are young adults aged 19 to 29. The disease can impact or prevent people from doing things many of us take for granted It can also make it difficult for people, like Sienna Warren, to play sport.
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Peter Mellow
June 18, 6:52 PM
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Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to begin in weeks.
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Peter Mellow
June 18, 6:39 PM
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Australia has the highest reported rates in the world of colon cancer in younger people. Understanding the possible causes is the first step towards dealing with this deadly disease.
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Peter Mellow
June 16, 11:43 PM
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The unwelcome news came in September, when a full-body PET scan that tracks cancer hot spots showed that my sarcoma had metastasized.
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Today, 12:12 AM
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My Health Learning is the NSW Health eLearning system providing high quality, self-managed online learning for NSW Health staff.
My Health Learning provides access to mandatory training and professional development through a comprehensive range of online and face-to-face education opportunities
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Peter Mellow
June 24, 6:49 PM
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E.R. doctors want you to know that they are people, too. At an event called Airway, one confessed, “I do not like these big, high stakes, bloody, messy, risky procedures.”
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Peter Mellow
June 23, 11:05 PM
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The expensive medication does little to prevent hospitalisation or death for people who are vaccinated against the virus, a new Australian analysis of randomised controlled trials has found.
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June 23, 6:48 PM
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Wheelchair users tell the BBC they are having to turn to garages and even pet shops to find accessible scales.
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June 22, 7:51 PM
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My husband was just out of rehab for his self-destructive tendencies, and here I was, self-destructing in my own quieter, more Pinterest-worthy way.
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Peter Mellow
June 22, 6:10 PM
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An increasing number of people are calling triple zero for ambulances to take them to emergency departments for back problems. It’s not always the right answer.
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June 22, 6:08 PM
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Tom Zdanius suffered a stroke in Japan last month and has been lying in bed, racking up medical bills of about $5,000 a day ever since.
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Peter Mellow
June 20, 7:14 PM
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Doctors warn patients with life-threatening cardiac conditions will wait longer for treatment because of cost-cutting at the state’s new $600 million specialist hospital.
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Peter Mellow
June 19, 7:36 PM
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A study that claims the popular OsteoStrong program can help strengthen bones in post-menopausal women is "misleading", and "should never have been published", say bone health researchers.
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June 19, 12:19 AM
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A coroner has called for extra staffing and training on mental health wards following the death of Sarah Skillington two weeks after her baby was born.
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June 18, 6:44 PM
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Using marijuana doubles the risk of dying from heart disease, especially from stroke and heart attacks, a large new study found.
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Peter Mellow
June 17, 6:53 PM
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At a time when my career had reached new heights, and after finding out I had ADHD, I spent three profoundly unwell months away from everything and everyone.
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Peter Mellow
June 16, 11:36 PM
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We go to all sorts of lengths, often unconsciously, to hide from what has hurt us. But only by attuning to pain can we hope to heal
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