A Diamond Princess cruise passenger being treated in hospital for COVID-19 has succumbed to the illness, making him the first Australian to die from the virus.
Annika Smethurst, Sue Dunlevy, Jessica Marszalek, Stephen Drill, Natalie Wolfe, Ellen Whinnett and staff writers
Miracle gene therapies can “cure” a disease with a single treatment, as Mark Lee found out after beating the disease that killed two of his brothers. But our health system is so complex it could take years before the treatments are funded.
Sue Dunlevy
The Australian share market has faced one of the worst weeks since the GFC, wiping $209.8 billion from the boards.
Staff writers and Peter Taylor, AAP, AFP
A new global study of the overall health and future prospects of children has some sobering results for Australia – including one measure in which we rate in the bottom 10 performers overall.
David Mills
Australia’s hospitals would be severely stretched and beds may be rationed if the coronavirus becomes widespread, an infectious diseases expert has warned.
Scott Morrison says Australia is in a good position to contain coronavirus – but health experts have revealed just how devastating the toll will be if we get an outbreak in Australia.
Women who gain more than 20 kilograms after being diagnosed with breast cancer are putting themselves at major risk, a worrying report has found.
Josh Frydenberg has warned the impact of the coronavirus crisis will have a greater impact on the local economy than the devastating bushfires, as the ASX suffered a $23 billion wipeout.
John Rolfe, Anthony Keane, Mat Cunningham, Clare Armstrong and Anna Cock Gibson in Tokyo
American Cory George can’t get enough of the birthplace of F45
Raquel de Brito
A test that can tell whether a breast cancer patient needs chemotherapy has been refused a Medicare subsidy angering support groups.
The biggest ever survey of young women’s attitudes about sex has uncovered a shocking hidden problem.
It’s killed thousands worldwide and is wrecking the global economy. But the main treatment for coronavirus in Australia is a common household drug available in supermarkets.
Sue Dunlevy and Anna Cock Gibson
Major flaws have been exposed in Australia’s public health response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak, with GPs calling for a national plan to deal with pandemics as they revealed their anger over having to triage patients for free.
It’s a condition that can leave sufferers in a wheelchair unable to control basic bodily functions. But a breakthrough by Monash University scientists could reverse multiple sclerosis.
With the lowest vaccination rates in the state, inner city Sydney, the Eastern Suburbs and Byron Bay are set to be “micro targeted” in a new campaign aimed at disinformation hot spots.
Jane Hansen
Recent photos of Liam Hemsworth show the Hunger Games star has packed on some serious muscle, smashing old ideas about the sort of body achievable through a plant-based diet.
What was supposed to be the end of a fun two-week cruise has turned into a nightmare, with 3500 passengers held in quarantine for 10 days. From terrible food to limited time in fresh air, see what life is like inside the Diamond Princess.
Anna Cock Gibson in Tokyo and Cormac Pearson in Brisbane
An ambitious new road map has been developed that aims to eliminate deaths from the number one cancer in Australia within a decade.
The lockdown period for the first group of Australians evacuated to Christmas Island over the coronavirus ends next week, as five of 15 infected Australians is cleared. It comes as the death toll in China soars to more than 1000.
Anna Cock Gibson in Tokyo, Matt Cunningham in Darwin, with Angira Bharadwaj, Clare Armstrong, Maria Bervanakis and Louise Starkey
Sixty new cases of the deadly coronavirus have been confirmed on the Diamond Princess cruise ship where 230 Australians are trapped on board, as they told of their desperation to get out of their rooms.
Matt Cunningham in Darwin, Anna Cock Gibson in Tokyo, Louise Starkey, staff writers and AAP
One evacuee has been tested for the coronavirus on Christmas Island, as a plane due to fly Australians from Wuhan to Darwin has been delayed by China.
Matt Cunningham on Christmas Island, Anna Cock Gibson in Tokyo, with staff writers
Doctors have slammed misinformation surrounding coronavirus prevention measures, as experts explain what you and your family should do to protect yourself and when to seek help.
The federal government has found an abandoned facility - with its own cinema, beach volleyball court and gym - to quarantine coronavirus victims in Australia.
Matt Cunningham on Christmas Island
Kimberly Vincent is one of the 223 Australians quarantined on-board the Diamond Princess cruise ship and the 73-year-old says she is about to run out of medication she needs to live.
Anna Cock Gibson in Tokyo
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