Left arm or right? Why it matters where you get your vaccine

Left arm or right? Why it matters where you get your vaccine

These scientists sought to answer a simple question. They ended up stumbling upon a discovery that could pave the way for a new generation of vaccines.

  • byAngus Thomson

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‘A catastrophe of a disease’:Doctors sound alarm on spread of measles

‘A catastrophe of a disease’:Doctors sound alarm on spread of measles

Victoria is in the grip of its worst measles outbreak in a decade,as health experts brace for a rise in local transmission after the school holidays.

  • byHenrietta Cook
A woman thought she had a stalker. Authorities sent her to a psych ward
Investigation
Medical misogyny

A woman thought she had a stalker. Authorities sent her to a psych ward

This masthead has uncovered a series of disturbing cases where women say they have been disbelieved,misdiagnosed,and wrongly admitted to mental health wards. Others have been told their pain is “all in their head”.

  • byAisha Dow andKate Aubusson
In a medical crisis,who will speak for you? Here’s how people plan ahead
Explainer
Healthcare

In a medical crisis,who will speak for you? Here’s how people plan ahead

It can happen in an instant. When you can’t make decisions about your own medical treatment,who steps into your shoes? And how do doctors know what you want (and don’t want)?

  • byNick Newling andFelicity Lewis
‘Never taken seriously’:Jenny says doctors dismissed her concerns for years. Now she’s dying
Investigation
Medical misogyny

‘Never taken seriously’:Jenny says doctors dismissed her concerns for years. Now she’s dying

More than 1800 women told us their stories of medical misogyny. Today we begin sharing those stories and building the case for change.

  • byKate Aubusson,Aisha Dow andEmily Kaine
‘Would Joe be alive?’ Family demands answers after scathing audit

‘Would Joe be alive?’ Family demands answers after scathing audit

The Minns government says it is committed to ending its agreement with private operator Healthscope despite rejecting two offers to take the hospital into public hands.

  • byAngus Thomson andKate Aubusson
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‘Clear risks to staff and clients’:The community health buildings that are falling apart

‘Clear risks to staff and clients’:The community health buildings that are falling apart

For many of these places,foundations are failing,there are cracks in the walls or portions of the roofs could cave in at any moment.

  • byBroede Carmody
‘I’m waiting for him to come home’:Private hospital under fire over 17-year-old’s sudden death

‘I’m waiting for him to come home’:Private hospital under fire over 17-year-old’s sudden death

Three families whose children died at privately run emergency departments overseen by financially stricken Healthscope have spoken out about their ordeals.

  • byChristine Ahern andNatalie Clancy
‘Appalling act’:Royal Children’s Hospital to slash cancer centre jobs on eve of charity appeal
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Hospitals

‘Appalling act’:Royal Children’s Hospital to slash cancer centre jobs on eve of charity appeal

The Children’s Cancer Centre will lose as many as 10 full-time equivalent roles,including dedicated mental health workers,in a move staff have described as devastating.

  • byBroede Carmody
Baby Mia lived for only eight hours. Her parents still wonder if hospital staff could have saved her

Baby Mia lived for only eight hours. Her parents still wonder if hospital staff could have saved her

Danielle and Stephen Iskander left Northern Hospital without their first child,who died after unreasonable delays in performing an emergency caesarean.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Doctors like me pay a heavy price to do our jobs. Pay us what we’re worth
Opinion
Healthcare

Doctors like me pay a heavy price to do our jobs. Pay us what we’re worth

Doctors spend many years and thousands of dollars to become qualified. There are good reasons why they’re striking for more money.

  • byAnonymous