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Viki Graham is accused of attacking her relative in hospital.

Woman accused of hospital hammer attack ‘terrorised neighbours’, locals say

Viki Graham is said to have attacked the door of an 80-year-old woman who lived upstairs in a public housing block.

  • Perry Duffin

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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
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
Health Minister Ryan Park and Sydney Local Health District Deb Willcox have faced tough questions on the deadly fungus cluster at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

How a deadly fungus cluster exposed NSW’s wicked hospital problem

Many of NSW’s 4400 hospital buildings are ageing and riddled with mould, but a $940 million upgrade of one Sydney hospital may have disturbed spores deadly to some of its sickest patients.

  • Angus Thomson and Michael Ruffles
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‘Disturbing’: Mould found in hospital after deadly fungus cluster

The mould infestation was found after a cluster of fungal infections leading to the deaths of two patients.

  • Angus Thomson and Michael Ruffles
Health authorities are investigating whether a fungus cluster at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital was caused by ongoing construction at the Camperdown campus.

Two deaths linked to fungus cluster at Sydney hospital

Health authorities are investigating whether a cluster of six fungal infections was caused by construction of the hospital’s $940 million redevelopment.

  • Angus Thomson
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Richard Scolyer has outlived expectations for how long he would survive his aggressive brain cancer.

‘For whatever reason, I still keep going’: Richard Scolyer contemplates the future

The former Australian of the Year, who continues to show amazing resilience more than two-and-a-half years after being diagnosed with a lethal brain tumour, has set a new sporting goal.

  • Garry Maddox
Professor Michael Dinh leads the research arm of the emergency department at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown.

The Sydney hospital using AI to improve diagnoses under pressure

The trial is one of few to investigate how the technology is used by doctors – and what they do when AI gets it wrong.

  • Angus Thomson
Eloise was on a suburban walk when she was struck by a car in August.

Roads are getting safer – but not for pedestrians

More – and bigger -- cars on the roads means pedestrians are at greater risk of serious injury.

  • Melissa Cunningham and Marta Pascual Juanola
Chief executive Teresa Anderson is leaving Sydney Local Health District.

Inner-city hospitals boss departs after turbulent 12 months

Teresa Anderson’s departure comes less than a year after medical staff at Concord Hospital revolted against her leadership, sparking a ministerial review.

  • Angus Thomson