The hospital upgrade costs that have blown out by millions
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The hospital upgrade costs that have blown out by millions

The NSW government will pour an additional $840 million into hospital upgrades in its upcoming budget as rising building costs hit the state’s bottom line.

  • byAngus Thomson

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E-cigarette use rising in NSW despite vapers saying they want to quit

E-cigarette use rising in NSW despite vapers saying they want to quit

The number of people using vapes in NSW increased last year,but survey data suggests more than half are considering quitting in the next six months.

  • byMary Ward
New pharmacist prescribing powers see thousands of women bypass their GP

New pharmacist prescribing powers see thousands of women bypass their GP

Women aged between 18 and 65 who present with uncomplicated UTIs can head to the pharmacist instead of the GP,though doctors warn misdiagnoses can be dangerous.

  • byAmber Schultz
‘It was never about the money’:NSW’s junior doctors win $230m payout
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‘It was never about the money’:NSW’s junior doctors win $230m payout

At the end of a 100-hour week,Dr Amireh Fakhouri was too exhausted to drive home. Now she has helped win record backpay for 20,000 colleagues.

  • byAngus Thomson
Woman dies after available paramedic was instead covering horse races

Woman dies after available paramedic was instead covering horse races

NSW Ambulance has launched investigation into the death of 80-year-old woman from cardiac arrest.

  • byMax Maddison
Our track record in medical innovation can only be maintained with funding support
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Health

Our track record in medical innovation can only be maintained with funding support

Australian researchers are responsible for a series of globally significant medical inventions and innovations.

  • byThe Herald's View
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Future of medical research in doubt as question mark lingers over $45 million funding

Future of medical research in doubt as question mark lingers over $45 million funding

The future of a government funding program which has assisted teams developing artificial hearts and turning spider venom into drug therapies is in doubt.

  • byMary Ward
NSW government backs down on plans to let more less-qualified nurses in ICUs

NSW government backs down on plans to let more less-qualified nurses in ICUs

Critics had warned the proposal to replace highly trained registered nurses with enrolled nurses in critical care units risked patient safety.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Dozens of drug deaths at music festivals potentially preventable,study finds
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Dozens of drug deaths at music festivals potentially preventable,study finds

Most of the 64 deaths that occurred at Australian music festivals between 2000 and 2019 involved very high levels of MDMA,in a finding researchers say bolsters the case for pill testing.

  • byAisha Dow
Paramedics dispute to go to tribunal as registration lapse looms

Paramedics dispute to go to tribunal as registration lapse looms

Almost 2000 of the state’s 5000 paramedics are withholding their registrations amid failed pay negotiations between the government and the Health Services Union.

  • byMary Ward
Burnt out,bullied and threatened:Why our health workers are in crisis
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Burnt out,bullied and threatened:Why our health workers are in crisis

Eight nurses and midwives have taken their lives in the last three years,the union says,while nearly 2000 NSW Health workers lodged compensation claims for psychological injuries over the past two years,new data reveals.

  • byLaura Banks