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• Birth trauma change urged after 'free birth' inquiry 22-07-2026

  A coroner has called on the health system to recognise women's birth trauma after a baby girl suffered fatal complications during a home delivery. The baby girl died at Queensland's Sunshine Coast University Hospital the day after her &quo

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• Deaths in Congo's Ebola outbreak surge to over 900 22-07-2026

  At least 930 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak, with 37 new deaths recorded in a 24-hour span, one of the highest totals. The deaths were recorded out of the 2344 cases confirmed as of Saturday, the heal

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• Young Australians urged to discuss organ donation 22-07-2026

  This time last year, Matthew Larman was watching life from the sidelines. The Brisbane teenager couldn't play rugby with his mates and had to be careful about social activities.[subscribe] He was living with the uncertainty of a failing liv

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• Lettuce blamed for 'explosive diarrhoea' outbreak in US 21-07-2026

  Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five US states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhoea-causing parasite cyclospora. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confir

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• Fewer daily smokers, but black market battle rages on 21-07-2026

  If you met an almost-50-year-old Terry Fulton in 2001, he'd tell you he didn't expect to live much longer. Like three million other Australians at the time, picking up a packet of cigarettes was a daily habit.[subscribe] "Advertisi

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• Deal spares MS patients $33k annually in medicine costs 21-07-2026

  Thousands of Australians with multiple sclerosis have been spared paying $33,000 a year for treatment after the federal government struck a deal to keep life-changing drugs on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Health Minister Mark Butler has con

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• Ebola patients, workers flee DR Congo hospital attack 20-07-2026

  Ebola patients and responders have fled a hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after it was attacked by an ‌angry crowd, a health worker at the facility told Reuters - the latest incident to hamper efforts to contain the deadly outbr

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• FED:Daily smokers butt out, as vaping rates stall 20-07-2026

  If you met an almost-50-year-old Terry Fulton in 2001, he'd tell you he didn't expect to live much longer. Like three million other Australians at the time, picking up a packet of cigarettes was a daily habit.[subscribe] "Advertisi

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• Company guilty of cancer-causing working conditions 20-07-2026

  A company has been fined for exposing workers to a deadly particle known to cause cancer. Exposure to silica dust, a particle 100 times smaller than a grain of sand, can lead to workers developing silicosis - an incurable, debilitating and potenti

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• Medical network hack further erodes trust for patients 19-07-2026

  A major cyber attack on a network of GP and skin cancer clinics could signal a turning point in Australians' trust in digital healthcare systems. The sensitive personal information of thousands of patients held by Partnered Health, a clinic ne

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