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• Disease outbreak prompts call to ensure kids are jabbed 03-04-2026

  A rare outbreak of a nasty respiratory infection can be linked to a dip in vaccination rates, a disease expert warns. Parents are being urged to ensure their children's vaccination status is up to date following an outbreak in the Northern Ter

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• Common drug offers hope for meth addiction treatment 02-04-2026

  Patients with a serious addiction to methamphetamine who took a well-known antidepressant show a noticeable reduction in drug use, a study has found. Results from the Tina Trial, published on Thursday and conducted by the National Drug and Alcohol

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• New mental health unit set to curb hospital violence 02-04-2026

  Frontline hospital workers will be able to take better care of patients experiencing intense distress or aggression as a hospital introduces a new unit to curb violence against staff. Workers at Westmead Hospital in Sydney's west have been sub

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• Health insurance premiums to cut more from hip pockets 01-04-2026

  Australians are being urged to examine their health insurance coverage as a hike in the premiums takes effect. The cost of premiums will rise an average of 4.41 per cent on Wednesday, the biggest price rise since a 4.84 per cent hike in 2017.[subs

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• Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals' Once-Weekly Basal Insulin GZR4 Injection Meets Primary Endpoints 01-04-2026

  Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals (SSE: 603087) today announced that two pivotal phase 3 clinical trials, SUPER-1 and SUPER-2, evaluating investigative once-weekly insulin GZR4 Injection, have successfully met their pre-specified primary endpoints. After

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• Prince Philip 'battled pancreatic cancer in secret' 31-03-2026

  Queen Elizabeth's husband Prince Philip spent eight years battling pancreatic cancer in secret before his death, according to a new book. Philip passed away in 2021 at the age of 99 - a year before his wife - and now it's been suggested th

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• Vapes may cause cancer despite safer than smoking claim 31-03-2026

  People who vape are at higher risk of cancer than those who do not, a landmark study has found, casting doubt over whether the habit is safer than smoking. Public health experts and scientists generally don't consider e-cigarettes to be safe b

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• 'Barriers remain' in voluntary assisted dying access 31-03-2026

  When 80-year-old Annie, who had metastatic breast cancer, applied for voluntary assisted dying, her faith-based aged care home told her she would have to be assessed off-site. A major problem was that Annie was bed-bound and could only be moved by

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• The 'horrific' disease hitting regional Aussies hardest 30-03-2026

  Australians in regional areas are far more likely to experience a fatal neurological condition that has soared in prevalence in the past four decades. And exposure to pesticides in agricultural areas could be behind the rise in motor-neurone disea

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• Bursts of exercise 'could slash risk of major diseases' 30-03-2026

  Short bursts of daily exercise, even a few minutes - such as running for the bus - could slash the risk of developing diseases such as arthritis, heart disease and dementia. Taking the stairs, playing actively with children or walking quickly betw

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