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‘A huge hole’:Family hopes man’s death after knee surgery sparks change

‘A huge hole’:Family hopes man’s death after knee surgery sparks change

Kenneth Toll was one of three patients to die after receiving bilateral knee replacement surgery from a NSW orthopaedic surgeon,a five-day inquest heard.

  • byAngus Thomson

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How scientists plan to use magnets to ‘cook’ cancer – without killing brain cells

How scientists plan to use magnets to ‘cook’ cancer – without killing brain cells

Tiny particles that look like dirt could be heated by a magnetic field to target cancer cells deep within the brain.

  • byAngus Dalton
What are the chances of your heart suddenly stopping? Scientists think they can tell

What are the chances of your heart suddenly stopping? Scientists think they can tell

Jess Berenyi only discovered her heart condition when it nearly killed her. A new database will help others discover their genetic risk before it’s too late.

  • byAngus Thomson
Antonio loved the Swans. A little-known condition killed him on the football field

Antonio loved the Swans. A little-known condition killed him on the football field

Families are being torn apart by a syndrome claiming the lives of young athletes. But almost no one has heard of it.

  • byRiley Walter
Ken went into hospital for knee surgery. Three days later,he was dead

Ken went into hospital for knee surgery. Three days later,he was dead

An inquest is examining the events leading to the death of a 62-year-old grandfather following a routine procedure at a private hospital in regional NSW.

  • byAngus Thomson
The secrets kept from those inside the nerve centre fighting COVID

The secrets kept from those inside the nerve centre fighting COVID

As state and federal governments fought for control of borders and information during the pandemic,some of the most vulnerable were left at risk.

  • byMary Ward andKate Aubusson
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NSW was better prepared to deal with a pandemic in 2020 than now
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NSW was better prepared to deal with a pandemic in 2020 than now

There is no doubt among experts that another pandemic is coming,but the goodwill and sacrifice of healthcare workers has been eroded by disrespect.

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‘Worrying trend’:Record number of Australians raid super to fund medical treatments
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‘Worrying trend’:Record number of Australians raid super to fund medical treatments

There has been a 51 per cent rise in the number of Australians accessing their super early to fund medical treatments such as weight loss surgery,dentistry and IVF.

  • byHenrietta Cook andSumeyya Ilanbey
The next pandemic is inevitable. Australia isn’t ready
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The next pandemic is inevitable. Australia isn’t ready

NSW is less prepared to fight a pandemic today than before COVID-19,say top infectious disease and public health veterans at the nerve centre of the state’s war against the virus.

  • byKate Aubusson andMary Ward
Sick leave soars amid flu,COVID and cold collision

Sick leave soars amid flu,COVID and cold collision

The storm of flu,pneumonia,colds and other germs circulating this winter drove a massive surge in the number of Australians taking sick leave.

  • byKate Aubusson
To treat an incurable illness,he quit science – and took up Qigong

To treat an incurable illness,he quit science – and took up Qigong

What happens when science can’t offer a solution or a cure? The story of how one researcher took things into his own hands.

  • byLiam Mannix