Psychiatrists warn gaps in Victoria’s mental healthcare are allowing preventable tragedies in the wake of the attack on MP Helen Haines, including a recent quintupling of homicides by people with psychosis.
Howard Smith’s urologist told him his prostate cancer was not the kind you die with: “It’s the one that’s going to kill you.”
A NSW teenager’s rare and aggressive brain cancer has taken him to the US for experimental treatment as millions follow his journey online.
A police officer went in for a pap smear and left profoundly disturbed. Her pursuit of justice exposed alarming flaws in how authorities handle dangerous doctors.
On day three of The Age’s Melbourne Assembly civic forum, experts and industry leaders debated critical issues for sport and the arts, and our city’s health and wellbeing.
Heassen Al Hamid treated patients and offered advice for wide-footed TV viewers while he was suspended from practising.
The St Kilda clinic of a well-established community organisation is set to close this week, with staff warning of dire consequences.
A $1 million neuro-microscope has helped five-year-old Riley Shawcross be stroke-free for four months after her rare gene mutation triggered over 25 strokes.
I recently spent several days in a hospital. If immigrants are sent home, they would not function.
Faced with a massive emergency bill after their dog ate a Croc, one Melbourne family was left pleading for help to avoid putting him down. They are not alone.
A Sydney hospital has been urgently contacting patients after discovering their referrals for surgery among more than 3000 emails in a forgotten inbox.
