Melissa Davey is the Chief of the Melbourne bureau at The Guardian. She covers a range of topics including medicine and healthcare, social justice, and climate change, often focusing on health news and consumer health. Melissa's work has been featured in prominent outlets such as MSN, Yahoo News, and The Irish Times.
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Melissa Davey's coverage predominantly focuses on healthcare and pharmaceutical issues within Australia, with a specific emphasis on government announcements, legal policy regulation, and data-backed reporting. Her articles often scrutinize societal or public health issues through the lens of scientific research.
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By: Melissa Davey
Exclusive: Fears that US companies may withdraw more medecines as global markets react to policy changes by the Trump administration
By: Melissa Davey
Tool used to determine level of home support funding has frequently under-assessed people and left them without adequate care
By: Melissa Davey
Melissa Davey Medical editor The Senate has passed legislation to return human oversight to an aged care algorithm described by elderly
By: Melissa Davey, Karishma Luthria, Reged Ahmad, Lu Hill, Miles Herbert, Hannah Parkes, Sirin Kale
The Guardian’s Full Story podcast covers the inquest into the death of the influencer Stacey Warnecke
By: Melissa Davey
Arcare says it’s unable to comment on the federal court case in which it’s alleged it illegally charged fees
By: Melissa Davey
Exclusive: Many aged care residents in Australia are charged for services they can’t use or understand, prompting an investigation from the regulator
By: Melissa Davey
Melissa Davey Medical editor Jeff Gilling was surprised when he looked at the contract for the aged care home his mother, Dorothy, was about to enter.
By: Karishma Luthria, Nour Haydar, Melissa Davey, Daniel Semo, Lu Hill
Nour Haydar speaks to Guardian Australia medical editor Melissa Davey on the alleged illegal fees being charged to vulnerable Australians
By: Melissa Davey, Tom Mcilroy
Health minister Mark Butler confirms Ocrevus, Kesimpta and Lemtrada will stay subsidised amid questions about the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
By: Melissa Davey
Long-running AIHW survey shows daily rates of smoking dropped to 5.6% last year – down from 8.3% two years ago
