‘They were grown men with guns. I was in my PJs’:The crises where police aren’t wanted

‘They were grown men with guns. I was in my PJs’:The crises where police aren’t wanted

Police should be relegated to back-up support for mental health workers or not respond at all to call-outs for severely mentally ill people in crisis,a major state inquiry has concluded.

  • byKate Aubusson

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Why is cancer so hard to cure?
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Cancer

Why is cancer so hard to cure?

Some 50,000 Australians will die from cancer this year,despite big breakthroughs in treatments. What makes cancer so very tough to treat?

  • byKate Aubusson,Jackson Graham andFelicity Lewis
‘Tragedy almost inconceivable’:Man charged with murder of paramedic
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‘Tragedy almost inconceivable’:Man charged with murder of paramedic

A 21-year-old man allegedly murdered Steven Tougher,who was stabbed at a McDonald’s in Sydney’s south-west on Friday morning.

  • byKate Aubusson,Sarah Keoghan andOlivia Ireland
‘This has really hit all of us’:Paramedic dies after being stabbed in south-west Sydney
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‘This has really hit all of us’:Paramedic dies after being stabbed in south-west Sydney

The male paramedic was “an hour or two away” from finishing his night shift. He was treated at the scene and taken to Liverpool Hospital,but later died.

  • bySarah Keoghan andKate Aubusson
‘Inspiring hope’:Spinal cord injury trials offer Alex a chance of wriggling his fingers

‘Inspiring hope’:Spinal cord injury trials offer Alex a chance of wriggling his fingers

Alex dreams of being able to walk,stand or just use his fingers. Two world-leading clinical trials give him hope.

  • byKate Aubusson
‘Superstar’ surgeon resigns from Westmead Children’s Hospital

‘Superstar’ surgeon resigns from Westmead Children’s Hospital

A hospital in the United States has poached the services of a leading heart surgeon at the Children’s Hospital in Westmead.

  • byKate Aubusson
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Twelve-year-old Ebony needs spinal surgery. She’s spent two years waiting for it

Twelve-year-old Ebony needs spinal surgery. She’s spent two years waiting for it

The 12-year-old is among more than 200 patients at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead who are waiting for essential surgeries beyond the clinically recommended times.

  • byKate Aubusson
Crackdown on deceptive social media posts by cosmetic doctors

Crackdown on deceptive social media posts by cosmetic doctors

Simone Williams was left deformed after she fell prey to a cosmetic doctor’s photoshopped social media posts.

  • byKate Aubusson
NSW Ambulance chief organised ambulance for Perrottet’s wife after call from premier

NSW Ambulance chief organised ambulance for Perrottet’s wife after call from premier

Dominic Perrottet denied receiving any preferential treatment when his wife suffered an injury,but confirmed he called Brad Hazzard to seek advice,who happened to be meeting with the NSW Ambulance commissioner.

  • byTom Rabe andKate Aubusson
World-first move to lift gay,bisexual ban on blood plasma donation
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Healthcare

World-first move to lift gay,bisexual ban on blood plasma donation

Eligibility criteria prohibit anyone at higher risk of exposure to HIV from donating blood for three months since their last sexual activity,but that could soon change.

  • byKate Aubusson
Murray has seen the aftermath of tsunamis,quakes and cyclones. This deployment was overwhelming
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Earthquakes

Murray has seen the aftermath of tsunamis,quakes and cyclones. This deployment was overwhelming

Six days after the catastrophic earthquake struck south-east Turkey,Dr Rob Scott pulled the bodies of two teenage girls from the rubble that was their home.

  • byKate Aubusson