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October 21, 2026 • 07:42 AM
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The latest Healthcare news, events, analysis and opinion from The Sydney Morning Herald from a local, national and international perspective

Healthcare | Latest News & Analysis | The Sydney Morning Herald

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.

Diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, five-year-old Poppy Stevens faces progressive vision loss. Now, Melbourne scientists are pioneering a gene-editing treatment to save her sight.

The man lived just three streets away from hospital, and was asked to find his own way there after calling Triple Zero with chest pain and shortness of breath.

Emergency departments will brace for a 411 per cent increase in patients aged 85 and over by 2050 as doctors warn Australia is at the beginning of a steep curve.

As a government representative, Melissa Arch attended crisis meetings about cohealth’s budget problems. Months later, she was on their payroll.

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