Surgery

Lianne Williams is one of the many women with endometriosis who has had to fight to have medical professionals take her symptoms seriously. Clinics dedicated to treating the condition are becoming more common, but are they working?

While obesity is a complex issue, doctors say greater access to free weight-loss surgery is one way of preventing illness and improving lives.

Nick Ham lost about half his body weight after spending more than $20,000 on bariatric surgery -- much of it paid for by his dad, who withdrew from his superannuation on compassionate grounds.

Human preoccupation with beauty has a long history, but these experts say something new is at play. 

It's rare for the British royals to release details of private health matters, so when statements from Kensington Palace and then Buckingham Palace came in quick succession this week, it caused quite a media storm, writes Juliet Rieden. 

For much of the past four decades, Australia made steady progress on the road toll. But as the nation emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, car crashes started to increase.

The 67-year-old has been moved out of the ICU and is walking around after having open heart surgery for a bacterial infection last week.

Patients undergoing cosmetic surgery will be protected by new national standards. Cosmetic surgery providers will need to undergo accreditation and be licensed.

Facilities and services providing cosmetic surgery will be forced to comply with new national standards released today as part of a suite of crackdowns on the industry by regulators.

The Australian Medical Association says hospitals are being placed under strain by more emergency surgery, displacing elective patients.

Max put his dreams of paying for gender-affirming top surgery on hold when he became a father, but an application by the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons to add it to the Medicare Benefits Schedule could change that.

Rowah Kaddour still has nightmares about the putrid smell of rotting skin emanating from her abdomen after undergoing cosmetic surgery that went horribly wrong, writes Adele Ferguson.

After seven years trying for a family, Marni Cochrane was more than halfway through her first pregnancy with identical twin girls when they were diagnosed with a rare and potentially life-threatening medical condition.

A South Australian mother with a rare blood type has thanked the public and medical staff who made it possible for her to undergo heart surgery.

Health officials have won a court order authorising them to give a transfusion to a Jehovah's Witness toddler whose parents, due to their religious beliefs, did not consent to the use of blood.

The brown brick hospital on the main drag into Bundaberg is an unassuming building, but many locals are still traumatised by what went on here when Jayant Patel, aka Dr Death, was director of surgery.

A Newcastle woman whose daughter spent a month in hospital after having life-saving surgery is urging people to be aware of the hidden danger a common cleaning tool can pose.

Menasheh was born almost eight weeks premature, weighing just 1,524g — the tiniest baby ever to undergo open heart surgery at the Queensland Children's Hospital.

Obesity experts and patient groups are concerned an over-reliance on body mass index (BMI) is leading to some people being abandoned by the health system and denied life-changing surgery or treatment.

Australia's medical regulator says it is cracking down on cosmetic procedures such as botox and fillers, after a series of complaints about botched procedures.

Australia's health regulator says it will be expanding its crackdown on cosmetic surgery to include Botox and other injectables.

Australia's medical regulator says it is cracking down on cosmetic procedures such as botox and fillers, but those living with the long-term impacts of botched procedures say the focus has come too late.

After undergoing surgery that was life-saving but also life-changing, Alice Colgrave agreed to a photo shoot that made her see herself in a new, powerful and positive light.

Almost immediately after an emergency C-section, Adrianna Contoleon was in theatre again — this time for brain surgery. 

Only one in five general surgeons in Australia is a woman, but a study shows flexible working conditions are a huge drawcard to practice in rural areas.