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The great diabetes divide playing out across Melbourne
Use our new interactive to see how the health of your suburb compares to the rest of the state and find out what areas with high diabetes rates have in common.
- by Henrietta Cook, Aisha Dow and Craig Butt
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How close is Sydney to ending HIV? It depends on where you live
Sydney’s inner city is close to becoming the first place in the world to virtually eliminate HIV transmission, but it is a different story in the outer suburbs.
- by Angus Thomson
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Mental health
‘How many more kids need to die?’ Father’s plea as health pledge stalls
More than a year after the Northern Beaches Hospital was given $7.5 million for beds for children in mental health crisis, none have materialised.
- by Laura Banks
Tom wanted to help people when he grew up. After death, he got his wish
New data shows fewer than one in five people are registered as organ donors in some parts of Sydney and Melbourne.Â
- by Mary Ward
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Flu season
Influenza B is back and more children are ending up in hospital
Doctors warn the flu season is yet to peak in Victoria and with flu vaccination rates lower than usual, hospitals are bracing for a surge in cases among children.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Eric was diagnosed with low bone density. AI made his GP wonder if there was more to it
Victorian GPs have started using artificial intelligence to help diagnose health conditions and speed up consultations with their patients.
- by Henrietta Cook
TAFE nursing graduates drop by 40 per cent as pressure mounts on WA workforce
The number of students graduating from nursing qualifications at TAFE as dropped significantly over the past five years.
- by Sarah Brookes and Holly Thompson
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Ambulance
Cattle crushes and raging bulls: Inside the NSW air ambulance service
For the first time, the Herald has been allowed into the inner sanctum of one of the state’s most specialised medical services, the Toll ambulance rescue helicopter.
- by Kate Geraghty and Angus Thomson
‘Running between rooms’: Midwife shortage causing trauma and burnout
Every year more than 100 midwives stop working in the field in NSW, as births, medical intervention and allegations of abuse by mothers in maternity wards increase.
- by Amber Schultz
Opinion
Healthcare
Shell-shocked, stitched up and bleeding, I was sent home with no idea how to care for my baby
In the car, I was exhausted and it hurt to sit down. There was no alternative: I was stuck in peak hour traffic, 19 hours after giving birth to my first child.
- by Henrietta Cook
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Cancer
Why is cancer so hard to cure?
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, despite big breakthroughs in treatments. What makes it so very tough to treat?
- by Kate Aubusson, Jackson Graham and Felicity Lewis