AI and 3D technology weaponised in fight against cancer
Medical researchers will use cutting-edge technology to 'print' cancer cells and test treatments on them rather than patients following a $2 million grant.
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Calls for permanent pill testing after festival success
The first festival pill-testing trial in Victoria has been hailed a success after 40 per cent of patrons indicated they would use smaller doses of their drugs.
Women’s despair after losing contraception class action
More than 1000 women who suffered chronic pain and bleeding have lost their class action against pharmaceutical giant Bayer over a contraceptive device.
Baby Jasper’s brave battle with rare nerve cell cancer
One in 8000 Australian babies will develop neuroblastoma or nerve cell cancer but if it's caught early, they can survive.
‘You feel helpless’: call for epilepsy awareness, care
Experts are raising awareness for Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, saying two out of three cases could be prevented through better seizure control.
‘Rotten to the core’: racism claim over fatal diagnosis
The father of an Indigenous man who was fatally misdiagnosed with a drug-related illness says the doctor responsible shouldn't be treating patients.
Lawyers take chunk of breast surgery payout
Lawyers will receive the lion's share of a $25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over alleged complications from breast augmentation surgeries.
Health practice suspended for miners’ bung lung tests
Coal miners in central Queensland will need to have their lungs retested after an audit found a health practice failed to effectively conduct tests.
Multimillion dollar deal to settle breast-surgery suit
Women claiming they were injured from the "One Size Fits All" breast surgery are in line for a multimillion-dollar payout from their long-running class action.
Nearly $1 million in funding for festival pill testing
The Queensland government will invest nearly $1 million over two years to fund pill testing after the deaths of two festival goers.
King Charles seeks treatment for enlarged prostate
The Princess of Wales has gone under the knife for a planned abdominal surgery, while King Charles will also be in hospital for a prostate procedure.
Doctors defuse ‘toxic timebomb’, remove dangerous cyst
A Brisbane woman hopes to raise awareness about hydatid disease after doctors defused a "toxic timebomb", removing a watermelon-sized cyst from the 29-year-old.
Lawyers denied extra $32m for pelvic mesh class action
A law firm's bid to take more than a third of a $300 million pelvic mesh class action settlement has been described as putting "lipstick on a pig".
Medical receptionists cop brunt of patient aggression
University of Queensland research has found verbal and physical abuse of medical receptionists by patients is rife and causes lasting harm.
It only takes a minute to donate for a lifetime
A liver transplant recipient has spoken about her experience ahead of DonateLife Week, an annual event to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation.
Qld GPs reject ‘safe and effective’ pharmacy trial
Queensland doctors continue to campaign against a pharmacy program that offers "safe and effective care" for urinary tract infections.
Charlie Teo ‘God’ to patient who died after surgery
A man has told a disciplinary hearing into Charlie Teo that his wife never recovered after the star neurosurgeon operated on her brain tumour.
Vow to cut red tape slowing life-saving cancer therapy
Australia has been slow to keep up with new, life-saving medical technologies which is impacting cancer patients, the health minister says.
Redo for bowel tests after surgery failure
Colonoscopy patients in Victoria and NSW may need to have the diagnostic procedure redone after a review found the surgeon involved had left some incomplete.
Drones to slash pathology testing times
A fleet of drones will transport medical samples from Queensland communities to pathology labs in a new federally-funded partnership.
Theranos founder Holmes gets 11 years jail
Onetime US billionaire Elizabeth Holmes has been jailed for more than 11 years for fraud at her failed blood-testing start-up Theranos.
Aust on track to eliminate cervical cancer
Australia could become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer, thanks in part to the national screening program for human papillomavirus.
Queensland scraps pre-travel PCR tests
Queensland will no longer require pre-travel PCR results from interstate travellers from January 1, to help ease strain on COVID-19 testing centres.