An Adelaide woman who was ramped outside a hospital for 2.5 hours after suffering a stroke says the lack of staff made her feel “degraded”. Michelle Hatt, 52, said she began feeling tired on January 6, passed out for almost a minute and then lost feeling in her right her arm. Paramedics initially thought Hatt, … Read more
Health workers at 16 NSW hospitals will walk off the job to protest against an “obscene” increase in parking fees, leaving them thousands of dollars out of pocket. The Health Services Union said about 1000 members would walk off the job for two hours on Thursday. Protests will take place from midday at Westmead Hospital, … Read more
People who attended an emergency department over a nearly six-hour window in Sydney are being warned to watch for measles symptoms after a baby was confirmed to have the disease. The child was too young to have been vaccinated and recently returned from South Asia, where ongoing outbreaks have been reported in several countries. NSW … Read more
A Norwegian cruise ship has been denied permission to dock in Mauritius over fears of a potential cholera outbreak on board. Local authorities on Sunday denied permission for the Norwegian Dawn vessel, which has 2184 passengers and 1026 crew on board, to access the Mauritius capital of Port Louis, citing “potential health risks”. The cruise … Read more
An Adelaide toddler with a rare genetic variation has “gobsmacked” health professionals with her flexibility. Xanthie Thea Wooldridge-Wright has a 22q11.2 duplication — a genetic variation present in about one in 4000 births. The variation means a portion of Xanthie’s 22nd chromosome is duplicated. Stream your local 7NEWS free on 7plus It can result in … Read more
An Adelaide mother who saved her son’s life after he had a cardiac arrest is advocating for more people to learn CPR. Nurse Libby Thomas, 34, said her eight-year-old son, Jacob, woke up on January 15 complaining of itchy skin. Thinking it was eczema, Thomas started to apply cream to Jacob’s skin, before the young … Read more
Oncology patient Emily Borg was cancer-free when she died aged five. Her immune system had been obliterated by the treatment designed to save her life, so when she caught a rare fungal infection weeks after, her body could not fight it off. The best available anti-fungal was not approved for use in children, and even … Read more
Health insurance company Medibank will return a total of $215 million to its customers as a result of fewer health insurance claims during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, Medibank subsidiary AHM health insurance will extend its unclaimed extras annual limits so they can be used in the new financial year. Medibank said all of … Read more
A Cairns teenager living with encephalitis hopes to raise awareness of the autoimmune disease after doctors initially believed she had a common cold. Makenzie Webber, now 16, became sick after a camping trip to Port Douglas in 2018 when she was 10 years old. Her parents thought she had a cold, but in the weeks … Read more
By April, there may be a new isolation period recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for people who test positive for Covid-19. Currently, the CDC says that people who test positive for the coronavirus should stay home for five days and isolate from the people that they live with. But the agency … Read more
