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Kate Aubusson

Kate Aubusson

Kate Aubusson is Health Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald.

Ross Lamb, with wife Lyndsay, left, daughters Elle, centre, and Matilda, right, and grandchild Arlo.

It’s the deadliest cancer for Australian men. This test could be life-saving for many, and their daughters

Ross Lamb had no idea that Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy could have anything to do with his prostate cancer. Until he phoned his aunt.

  • Kate Aubusson

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By purchasing drugs in bulk through the PBS, Australia has strong leverage in negotiations. But drug companies say the process of approving new medicines for listing unfairly restricts access.

NSW pharmacists to prescribe contraceptive pill

The new rule, announced by the state government, will give women faster, more convenient access to contraception and take pressure off GPs.

  • Kate Aubusson
Professor Eva Kimonis coaching Erin and her son at a Parent-Child Interaction Therapy clinic.

In these Sydney primary schools, therapists observe children behind a one-way mirror

For years, Micah responded to his parents’ every mundane daily request with tantrums, screaming and yelling. One program changed that.

  • Kate Aubusson
Twenty-one of the practitioners with sexual misconduct findings against them are still practising.

More than 100 health practitioners have sexual misconduct findings added to public records

More than 100 current and former healthcare practitioners have had their sexual misconduct findings published on their publicly searchable register by the national medico watchdog.

  • Kate Aubusson
Viki Graham, 46, allegedly smashed her relative, Brett Jones, 63, in the head with a hammer as he lay in Royal Prince Alfred saying he “stole my brother’s ashes”.

‘Stole my brother’s ashes’: Woman allegedly smashes relative’s skull with hammer in hospital bed

The man was lying in his Sydney hospital bed when a woman allegedly entered his ward and assaulted him.

  • Perry Duffin, Kate Aubusson and Daniel Lo Surdo
Westmead Hospital’s ED has recorded rising numbers of patients with mental health and behavioural issues.

How this six-bed unit will tackle a problem plaguing a Sydney hospital

A new dedicated unit at Westmead Hospital is designed to protect staff and patients in the waiting room amid escalating violence in NSW’s emergency departments.

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Steve Lowe was diagnosed with terminal oesophageal cancer when he was 60 years old. He spoke with Andrew Denton about the process of applying for voluntary Assisted Dying.

‘I’m running out of time’: Steve begged his doctors for a single piece of paper

Patients seeking access to voluntary assisted dying are being stonewalled by some sectors.

  • Kate Aubusson
No free transport for Sydney.

Free public transport ruled out for NSW as fuel crisis worsens

The state government has implored drivers to not panic and to avoid hoarding fuel.

  • Emily Kowal, Mostafa Rachwani and Kate Aubusson
The final report into the RPA fungus cluster is released on Friday.

More than 100 NSW hospital construction sites probed after fungus fail

Authorities have identified the most likely source of the outbreak that caused the deaths of two patients at a prestigious Sydney hospital.

  • Angus Thomson and Kate Aubusson
Analysis of the global burden of disease data found five commercial products are key factors in 31 per cent of all deaths annually.

The five everyday products linked to nearly one-third of all deaths globally

Researchers have uncovered three key strategies “health-harming” corporations use. And they’re straight from the tobacco playbook.

  • Kate Aubusson and Liam Mannix