Australian health insurance company HCF has announced it is giving back an additional $40 million in health insurance claims savings to its members. Private health insurer HCF has already given back a total of $536 million since the start of the pandemic to its 1.8 million Australian customers as part of their pandemic-related savings support … Read more
Professor Matt Dun lost his daughter Josie to a “tragic” and aggressive form of cancer when she was just four years old. The loss of his child sparked a very personal and important mission for the biomedical scientist at the University of Newcastle to try to find treatments for the rare disease. Josie was diagnosed … Read more
An inquest into the deaths of three people during forced COVID quarantine at Howard Springs will examine the legality of their detention and the adequacy of their care. David Hardy, 77, Raylene Dick, 50, and Karen Bading, 56, were all classified as deaths in custody. The trio had been diagnosed with or suspected to have … Read more
Running into poles, tripping over toys and sitting too close to the TV were everyday occurrences for five-year-old Georgia. The GP attributed the uncoordinated actions of the Tasmanian school girl to her lazy eye, and told her parents it was nothing to worry about and that it should fix itself. But eight months later, the … Read more
Australians have been warned they could be forced to go without crucial medications this holiday season, including antibiotics and antidepressants. According to the Department of Health and Aged Care Therapeutic Goods Administration there are currently 446 medicines impacted by shortages and discontinuations across the country. Over 40 critical medicines are also unavailable for thousands of … Read more
A chihuahua cross has been praised for pressing a medical device, alerting paramedics to her 90-year-old owner struggling to breathe. Minnie doesn’t usually like being held but on Friday, December 1, after noticing her owner Joyce Gibbs struggling to breathe at her home in Kingston, in the state’s southeast the pooch did the unexpected. WATCH … Read more
A critically ill Melbourne mother and her family are making a desperate plea to help them raise funds to cover her medical bills and the cost of flying her back to Australia for emergency surgery. Gina Wherrett, 62, was diagnosed with motor neuron disease (MND) in September 2022. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Melbourne mum stranded … Read more
An inquest held into the death of a British mother who suffered a fatal brain injury after consuming too much water found failings by medical staff “probably more than minimally” contributed to her death. Michelle Whitehead, 45, died in hospital on May 7, 2021 after drinking an excessive amount of water and falling into a … Read more
A patient’s death in a Queensland hospital is under investigation amid fears they were given a saline product contaminated with a dangerous bacteria. The elderly patient died in the Buderim Private Hospital on the Sunshine Coast last week. Health authorities have issued notices for hospital and clinical staff country-wide to stop using two InterPharma saline … Read more
Australian snow pioneer Kieren Gaul has died at the age of 54. A banker and ski racer turned ski guide, Gaul and his wife Paula founded Big Red Cats skiing in Canada’s British Columbia more than 20 years ago. Big Red Cats went on to become one of the biggest cat skiing operations in North … Read more
