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Harry was 10 when clenching his fists during karate classes became difficult. But the real turning point came when he asked his mum and dad to stop hugging him because it hurt too much.

The South Australian government said ramping increased to 3,960 hours outside emergency departments last month, an increase from December's 3,595 hours.

We ask people for their experiences of Tasmania's ailing health system and hear of misdiagnoses, long waits for treatment or, worse still, no treatment at all. But we also receive some good reports.

A veteran GP says he is scrambling to keep his outback Queensland clinic working, as calls grow for an urgent fix to staff shortages.

WA's Corruption and Crime Commission recommends the prosecution of a man who allegedly gained nearly $300,000 through fraud while working at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.

The doctor in charge of the Royal Hobart Hospital's emergency department says the lack of inpatient beds is creating a dangerous situation every day.

With one in seven Australian women likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, concern is growing about the wait times for diagnostic mammograms around the country.

The South Australian Ambulance Service has defended its response time after a grandmother with cancer and in "extreme agony" was left waiting for paramedics last year.

Over the past five years, 136 people died in Tasmanian hospitals in the 24 hours after being "ramped", a parliamentary inquiry has been told. But the Health Department warns against drawing conclusions.

More than 130 people have died within a day of being ramped at a Tasmanian hospital since 2018.

Katie Craig's son was born prematurely just three weeks before the Biloela maternity service went on bypass. She would like another baby, but finds the thought of being without a service nearby terrifying.

A Victorian health service says staff are taking mental health leave or leaving the health sector altogether in response to an average of 30 to 40 incidents of violence and aggression each week.

Three Tasmanian women speak of their anguish and fear after being told they have to wait months for a mammogram — with the Minister for Women saying she is "really sad" to hear of their plight and the government is working on the problem.

Claims health bureaucrats are pressuring doctors to prioritise ambulance patients over those in waiting rooms is being echoed by widow Elizabeth Eccleston.

An investigation will now look into the Hectorville man's case, while the state's ambulance service launches its own inquiry.

A series of "missed opportunities" at Royal Perth Hospital cost 26-year-old Geraldton woman Ashleigh Hunter any chance of survival from a meningococcal infection, the WA coroner finds.

Last year Emily Hayes received a phone call that made her think her life was over. The 30-year-old lives in Queensland — the skin cancer capital of the world.

St Vincent's Health says there is evidence that "some data" has been removed from its system, but it is still working to determine what information had been stolen.

Providing care to loved ones during the festive season can be stressful.  Juliet Middleton provides a few simple tips to reduce anxiety and ease the burden to the carer. 

A Clermont family and their tight-knit community have come to know a rare blood disorder well after it struck down a young boy who has shown remarkable resilience during treatment.

Frustrated doctors say e-scooters are placing an unacceptable burden on Victoria's health system.

An accident left Elliott Shaw with two severed arteries, damaged nerves and tendons. He and his wife are now speaking out after they couldn't get an ambulance in an emergency. 

A Canberra nurse sacked for sharing confidential patient information with a union is awarded compensation, despite her employers having a "well-founded" reason for her dismissal.

Doctors want better regulation of e-scooters as a new study shows one Melbourne hospital spent $1.9 million in one year treating injuries from the devices.

It seemed like a David versus Goliath battle, but eight elderly residents who refused to leave a Feros Care aged care village when it announced it selling up are now claiming victory.