Amy Corderoy
Amy is Health Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald. Before working at the Herald she worked as a freelance journalist and radio presenter, as well as writing for a number of publications for doctors. She also keeps a health blog at www.dailylife.com.au.
Feeding the soul gives new hope to anorexics
Amy Corderoy Weight can become the whole world in anorexia, with every gram lost and gained the subject of intense focus.
Australians to join multi-million dollar diabetes drug class action lawsuit
Amy Corderoy Australian victims of a popular diabetes drug that has been linked to bladder cancer will join a US class action suing the makers of the drug.
Preventive surgery given low priority in public hospitals
Julia Medew, Amy Corderoy Australian women are waiting up to two years to have the surgery Angelina Jolie had to reduce her high chance of breast cancer, and doctors fear these waiting times could increase.
Many alternative medicines fail test
Amy Corderoy Three-quarters of the complementary medicines reviewed by the national drug regulator have failed government checks, exposing consumers to false health claims that lack scientific evidence.
War of words on potions and pills continues
Amy Corderoy Views on complementary and alternative medicines - as many and varied as the products themselves - include strong opposition to the way products can be marketed without external evaluation.
Most pills and potions fail the test
Amy Corderoy Three-quarters of the complementary medicines reviewed by the nation's drug regulator have failed a spot check designed to ensure they were not ripping off consumers.
Cancer groups say pharmacists tried to make money from chemo drugs
Amy Corderoy, Dan Harrison Pharmacists have been caught out in their attempts to get more money from the federal government for chemotherapy drugs that the government had already paid for.
Tens of thousands of lives saved in the running battle against cancers
Amy Corderoy More than 61,000 people have been saved from dying of cancer in Australia over the past 20 years, due to improvements in screening, treatment and prevention, a Cancer Council report has found.
Heart attack victims delay seeking help
Amy Corderoy As Margaret Kilby slowly passed out in the passenger seat of her car, she thought: "I'm dying here … and I haven't even had the chance to say goodbye."
UK shies away from plain-pack legislation
Amy Corderoy The British government has reportedly abandoned plans to adopt Australian-style plain-packaging laws.
Medication may cause elderly to become frail
Amy Corderoy The cocktail of drugs commonly prescribed to older people could be hastening their ageing, according to experts who say despite the risks of over-medication the problem is getting worse.
Over-protective parents are linked to teenage depression
Amy Corderoy Teaching ''helicopter parents'' and ''tiger mums'' to control their emotions could be the key to preventing mental illness in their children, researchers say.
Chinese surgeon should not keep award, academics say
Amy Corderoy A Chinese doctor accused of overseeing the harvesting of organs from political prisoners for transplantation should be stripped of an honorary professorship awarded by the University of Sydney,...
Drugs deal wastes $260m
Amy Corderoy The government is wasting $260 million every year because it is ignoring advice that it is paying too much for the most commonly prescribed drug in Australia.
Mental health revision tipped to cause rise in work claims
Amy Corderoy Australia is set for a sharp rise in workplace mental health claims because of changes in how mental illness is defined, workplace experts and psychiatrists fear.
$12 abortions possible within weeks as drug subsidy recommended
Dan Harrison, Amy Corderoy The abortion drug RU486 could be available within weeks for as little as $12 after the federal government's expert advisory body recommended that it be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Bad decision-making biggest threat to health funds: report
Amy Corderoy, Dan Harrison Expensive new technologies and treatments are being adopted by the health system, despite a ''big black hole'' in the knowledge about their long-term cost and efficacy, experts say.
Ethics in question as pharmacists sell doctors' details
Amy Corderoy Pharmacists are selling prescribing information about doctors and contact details to private companies, in a potential breach of ethical standards that health experts say puts patients at risk.
Freeze eggs early to boost pregnancy chances later
Amy Corderoy Childless women who freeze their eggs in their early 30s are more than six times as likely as older women to be able to successfully use them, a fertility conference has heard.
Particle health threat triggers AMA warning
Amy Corderoy Tiny pollution particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs and through the body pose a huge threat to human health but go virtually unmonitored, health experts say.
