Henrietta Cook

5 days ago | smh.com.au | Henrietta Cook

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Victorians are waiting almost a year for medical scans at public hospitals due to staff shortages and a lack of imaging equipment. The situation is postponing the diagnosis of medical conditions, delaying treatment and causing unnecessary stress for patients and their families, according to health worker unions.

2 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Henrietta Cook

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Victoria is in the grip of its worst measles outbreak in a decade, as health experts brace for a rise in local transmission after the school holidays. The state has recorded 22 measles cases over the past four months, more than the entire number of cases detected last year.

3 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Chip Le Grand |Henrietta Cook |Broede Carmody

3 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Chip Le Grand |Henrietta Cook |Broede Carmody

By Chip Le Grand, Henrietta Cook and Broede Carmody April 17, 2025 — 8.00pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Victoria’s frontline defence against the spread of infectious disease is at risk of being dismantled after Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas refused to guarantee funding for the state’s local public health units beyond the end of this financial year.

3 weeks ago | shorturl.at | Chip Le Grand |Henrietta Cook |Broede Carmody

By Chip Le Grand, Henrietta Cook and Broede Carmody April 17, 2025 — 8.00pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Listen to this article Victoria’s frontline defence against the spread of infectious disease is at risk of being dismantled after Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas refused to guarantee funding for the state’s local public health units beyond the end of this financial year.