The Latest Breaking News from Royal Melbourne Hospital

Storm prop Tui Kamikamica discharged from hospital

Melbourne front-rower Tui Kamikamica has been discharged from Royal Melbourne Hospital after suffering a suspected stroke at home earlier in the week.

AAP · Apr 2

Flight path changed before hospital project about-face

Seven extra storeys can now be built as part of relocated Melbourne hospital redevelopments after a flight path change, Victoria's health minister says.

AAP · May 22, 2024

Emergency doctors call for tighter controls on e-scooters as Melbourne injuries skyrocket

Injuries presenting to Royal Melbourne hospital jumped from five in February 2022 to 40 in December last year after Victoria’s e-scooter trial began

The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2023

Air pollution causes thousands of deaths in Australia each year. Residents and scientists are fighting back

At Robert Richards's house, dust is constantly covering the white weatherboards. Until recently, he had no idea he was living next to one of Australia's biggest silent killers.

ABC News · Feb 24, 2023

Diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour, Terry hit the road with his caravan

It was Terry Crisp's lifelong dream to travel across Australia with a caravan. But instead of red dust and secluded beaches, he found himself in hospital.

ABC News · Jan 11, 2023

It started with a sore throat and a headache and a month later, Anna was dead

Danny Civitico believes his wife would still be here if not for a string of failures made by the two hospitals that treated her.

ABC News · Nov 15, 2022

Why big-ticket hospital pledges are dominating Victoria's state election

Both Labor and the Coalition are promising to pour billions into the state's hospitals. A political analyst expects they'll keep on coming, as the public health sector urges politicians not to lose sight of other major health challenges.

ABC News · Oct 4, 2022

Tributes Are Flowing For Legendary Indigenous Actor, Musician And Elder Uncle Jack Charles

"He will live on in our hearts and memories and through his numerous screen and stage roles."

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 13, 2022

Uncle Jack Charles, actor and revered Victorian Aboriginal elder, dies aged 79

Actor, musician and revered Victorian Aboriginal elder Uncle Jack Charles is mourned as a cheeky, tenacious "father of black theatre", after his death in Melbourne aged 79, following a stroke.

ABC News · Sep 13, 2022

Man fighting for life after football incident in north-east Victoria

A country football league boss says a player's condition deteriorated when he left the field to be treated after a bump with another player.

ABC News · Aug 29, 2022