Healthcare
NSW’s latest COVID wave showing signs of slowing
The rate of growth in case numbers slowed last week, in line with modelling that predicted NSW, and Australia, were already midway through its current Omicron wave.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Medical complaints increase as patients hold doctors to account
Complaints about doctors make up the bulk of grievances lodged with Australia’s health practitioner watchdogs, as patients become more aware of their rights.
- by Kate Aubusson
Editorial
Victorian election
Health system needs reboot, not just a spending spree
There is an opportunity here for a leader with vision to change the entire system for the better.
- The Age's View
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Coronavirus pandemic
NSW COVID wave to peak by December, modelling predicts
The latest weekly data from NSW Health shows COVID-19 cases have risen by more than 50 per cent, but the state may be reaching the peak of its latest wave.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Women's health
Health hubs provide vital relief for severe menopause sufferers
Dedicated menopause health hubs will offer much-needed treatment for women who experience significant symptoms such as pain and bone density loss.
- by Kate Aubusson
NSW Health recommends masks on public transport as COVID infections rise
While cases are rising rapidly, the trajectory of the wave is well below previous waves over the past year, with each successive wave peaking at lower and lower levels.
- by Kate Aubusson
‘Dying from the inside out’: Pharma giant fights on against Australian women after US payouts
Bayer paid $2.5 billion to settle lawsuits in America but is pushing on towards a trial in the class action brought by hundreds of women who suffered horrific side effects from its contraceptive product.
- by Sarah Abo and Natalie Clancy
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Hospitals in crisis
New children’s operating theatres left unused amid staffing crisis
Four new paediatric operating theatres are empty at the Children’s Hospital Westmead amid a worsening backlog of elective surgeries.
- by Kate Aubusson
Sydney’s unfriendly problem: Why people in their 20s are signing up for loneliness services
When Kyle Finlay’s music course went to online classes, and his industry shut down for two years, he realised he was “desperately lonely”. He wasn’t the only one.
- by Mary Ward
Experts pushing paracetamol ban fear teen access to household stockpiles
The TGA will consider limiting supermarket purchases of the painkillers amid evidence teenage girls are increasingly using the medication to self-harm.
- by Mary Ward
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Coronavirus pandemic
‘It’s becoming a contortionist’: New COVID-19 subvariants drive wave of infections
One of the new variants – BR.2.1 – has established a base in NSW, with the state home to the vast majority of cases globally.
- by Kate Aubusson