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Leftover takeaway? Please don’t reheat that plastic container
Scientists have found that reusing single-use plastic has significant health impacts.
- by Sarah Raza
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Healthcare
Public hospitals get green light on robotic surgery – but there’s a catch
The technology is favoured by many surgeons, but it’s expensive and hospitals face hurdles paying for it.
- by Henrietta Cook
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Research
Paramedic Kelsey lost her dad to a heart attack. She now hopes for ‘exercise in a pill’ to save lives
Ground-breaking Australian research is aimed at developing medication that can mimic the benefits of exercise on the heart and help prevent sudden cardiac death.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Opinion
Grief
After my brother’s funeral, grief hijacked my nervous system for months
Sam was my cheerleader and my best friend. For weeks, I couldn’t eat, suffered severe insomnia and was crippled by persistent and debilitating stomach cramps.
- by Jessica Maguire
Sarah helped her friend end her life. Here’s what it taught her about death
Assisted dying laws, introduced in NSW a year ago, helped Annie Werner regain some control lost when she was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer.
- by Angus Thomson
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Healthcare
Doctors revolt against medical college that sacked chair for speaking out
Dozens of members have complained to the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists about its treatment of a former chair spoke to this masthead about billing issues.
- by Henrietta Cook and Melissa Cunningham
Analysis
Government
The test results Seqwater tried to keep secret, and how they came out
Brisbane residents were asking the government-owned water authority for information on “forever chemicals” in order to protect themselves. Seqwater kept quiet.
- by William Davis
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How To Poison a Planet
‘It’s hot data’: Alarm over ‘forever chemical’ found in Brisbane drinking water
Previously unreleased water test results reveal a cancer-causing chemical has been detected at seven times the level deemed dangerous by US authorities.
- by William Davis
Briton dies after drinking ‘psychedelic tea’ that Prince Harry once tried
The 54-year-old mother was visiting a retreat described as a “sacred space” where Westerners go to “expand consciousness”.
- by Iona Cleave
This asthma drug is taken by millions. Now scientists have found it in the brain
The findings, presented at a conference in Texas last week, have raised pressure on Australian authorities to better warn patients about the risks of montelukast.
- by Angus Thomson