Elise Worthington
Elise Worthington is a Walkley Award-winning journalist and is the ABC's national health reporter.
Elise is based in Sydney and has been at the ABC for more than a decade, working for ABC Investigations and reporting across the ABC's flagship programs including 7.30 and Four Corners as well as ABC TV, radio and online. She is an Andrew Olle Scholar and has won multiple Kennedy, Clarion and Walkley awards for her work.
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Nitazenes are coming into Australia from India and China. Their effects are deadly
There are fears of more overdoses as nitazenes infiltrate Australia's underground drug supply, with occasional recreational drug users warned the synthetic opioid is being found in drugs like cocaine.
Millions watched as Jill tried to quit vaping. Then something unexpected happened
Jill's vaping dependence and attempts to quit became a social media journey followed by millions. Here's what she thinks about the changes to Australia's vaping laws.
'I'm quite traumatised by the whole thing': Mushroom gummies recalled after more than eight people hospitalised
An urgent recall is issued for Uncle Frog mushroom gummies after consumers around the country are hospitalised with serious health symptoms including hallucinations and seizures.
Australian doctors' details are up for sale on the dark web. They only found out when the ABC called
Doctors and pharmacists named in a sample of stolen MediSecure data up for sale on the dark web say they are yet to be contacted by the company despite their information being available online for over a week.
An MP's daughter nearly died from a common genetic condition. When he went to get tested, the doctor's response shocked him
Julian Hill is one of a number of MPs calling for a complete ban on the use of genetic tests in life insurance assessments.
Analysis
analysis:Pharma's mess of its own making — greed, secrecy and weight-loss drugs
One bad apple spoils the barrel — that seems to be the current predicament for Australia's compounding pharmacists.
'Risk to public safety': Raid reveals unregulated Ozempic made in filthy conditions
The government will ban compounding pharmacists from making replica versions of diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, widely used off-label for weight loss, amid public safety concerns.
Script provider MediSecure is at centre of 'large-scale ransomware' data breach, ABC can confirm
National cyber security coordinator Michelle McGuinness says the Australian Federal Police is also looking into the breach.
Ilisa was vomiting blood after injecting replica Ozempic. The pharmacy kept ringing to sell her more
Dozens of patients have contacted the ABC, reporting alarming side effects including vomiting blood and permanent tingling in their fingers after taking replica weight loss drugs.
The Ozempic Underground
Four Corners exposes an Australian-based scam illegally exporting suspect weight-loss drugs overseas.
Duration: 43 minutes 37 seconds
We suspected an illegal replica Ozempic scheme was being run out of Australia. So we put in an order to find out
Vials of replica weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro are being illegally shipped across the world from a house on the outskirts of Sydney.
Australian charity stands down psychedelic doctor after he admits to relationship with former patient
A leading UK psychiatrist, brought to Australia to train practitioners to deliver psychedelic therapy, has been suspended after admitting to having a sexual relationship with a vulnerable former patient.
Large quantities of Ozempic's active ingredient seized from Melbourne pharmacy amid TGA investigation
Large amounts of medication have been seized from a Melbourne pharmacy as part of a wider investigation into businesses that are allegedly illegally making copycat weight loss drugs.
'Cowboy' pharmacists that mass-produce copycat weight-loss drugs have been warned. Here's what we know
Pharmacists that mass-produce their own versions of popular weight-loss drugs have been put on notice by Australia's medicines regulator. Here's what we know and how it got to this point.
'Safety concerns us most': Authorities move to stop Australian pharmacies making copycat Ozempic
The Therapeutic Goods Administration will move to ban compounding pharmacists from making their own versions of injectable weight loss drugs due to concerns the compounded products may not be safe or effective.
TGA issues safety alert after compounding pharmacies use 'loophole' to make Ozempic replicas
Australia's medicines regulator issues a public safety warning over unauthorised replicas of the popular weight loss drug Ozempic, after an ABC investigation revealed hundreds of patients have been ordering off-brand versions online.
New rules proposed as woman says she wasn't informed about risks of cosmetic surgery
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.
A new diabetes drug quietly launched in Australia in September. It's already out of stock
A new diabetes medication being prescribed off-label for weight loss is already experiencing shortages, just weeks after becoming available in Australia.
From today voluntary assisted dying will be allowed in NSW. Mark wants to be one of the first to access it
New South Wales is the last of the states to make voluntary assisted dying legal, but the first to give free choice on administering drugs and a shorter wait time.
Doctors say 'vulnerable' patients will end up paying for proposed changes to telehealth appointments
A proposal to tighten Medicare rules around telehealth appointments for specialist doctors is "discriminatory" according to people who use the service, while doctors warn it could "penalise patients".
More than 160,000 Australians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year. But the outcomes for some will vary greatly
Cancer survival rates in Australia are some of the highest in the world, but many people, including Indigenous Australians and those living in regional areas, are falling far behind.
Popular kitchen bench material could be banned after report finds it has led to spike in silicosis
A new report has called for a ban on all engineered stone in Australia, but governments will not make any changes until they decide on a "national response".
Meaghan took MDMA in a clinical trial to treat PTSD. What happened next is horrifying
When Meaghan did psychedelic therapy she was gagged and pinned down by her therapists. With psychedelics touted as a miracle cure, she wants her story known.
Psychedelic therapy's 'slippery slope from hope to hype'
Inside the underground world of psychedelic therapy and the controversial charity pushing hard to bring the treatment into the mainstream.
Liberals accused of resorting to last-minute scare with text alert about illegal boat interception
Hours before the polls close, Australian voters across the country have received "news alert" texts stating an illegal boat has been intercepted and advising voters to "keep our borders secure by voting Liberal".