Posts Tagged ‘Health’

Ambulance delay ‘incompetent’

| June 29th, 2010 | No Comments »

Victoria’s ambulance service is under scrutiny amid claims an ambulance took 90 minutes to travel a kilometre to pick up a brain tumour patient.

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First IVF baby turns 30

| June 22nd, 2010 | No Comments »

Australia’s first IVF baby, Candice Reed, is celebrating her 30th birthday today.

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Three year wait for neurology patient

| June 21st, 2010 | No Comments »

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is demanding to know why a neurology patient was forced to wait more than three years for a specialist’s appointment.

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Crash survivor urges people to donate blood

| June 20th, 2010 | No Comments »

A 22-year-old Melbourne man who survived a serious car crash is behind a push to get more people to donate blood.

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Mental health services ‘neglecting African migrants’

| June 18th, 2010 | No Comments »

The first review into African migrants’ experiences in Australia has prompted an urgent call to develop culturally appropriate mental health services.

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New Zealand women to be tested over hepatitis C cluster

| June 16th, 2010 | No Comments »

Twenty-six New Zealand women will be tested for hepatitis C in connection with a cluster of cases at a Croydon abortion clinic.

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Chemist claims breakthrough on diabetes drug

| June 12th, 2010 | No Comments »

Young scientists in Melbourne say they have discovered a form of insulin that does not require refrigeration.

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HIV-infected acrobat remains in custody

| June 9th, 2010 | No Comments »

A circus acrobat accused of deliberately infecting women with HIV has yet to pay a $5,000 surety and is still in custody.

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Parkinson’s medication ’causes sex, gambling addictions’

| June 4th, 2010 | No Comments »

A group of people suffering Parkinson’s disease is launching a class action claiming their medication has caused gambling and sex addiction.

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Legionnaires’ outbreak leaves one dead

| June 3rd, 2010 | No Comments »

Victoria’s Health Department says one person has died and two others have become sick in a outbreak of legionnaires’ disease.

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