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• Australians with MND will be able to remain at home 05-06-2026

  People living with a progressive disease will be able to remain at home as their health deteriorates due to changes in government rules. Health minister Mark Butler announced the Aged Care Rules would be changed to recognise motor neurone disease

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• Cruise ready to sail again after hantavirus outbreak 05-06-2026

  A cruise ship that was at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak has been disinfected and is ready to set sail again with passengers, its operator says. The Hondius is to depart on Saturday for the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.[subscribe]

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• Thousands of older Australians still waiting for care 04-06-2026

  More than 100,000 people are still on wait lists for in-home aged care despite the wait times falling. The latest quarterly data for the first three months of 2026 showed wait times go down by two weeks for high priority cases from between 1.5 and

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• 'Unprecedented' cancer jab can destroy whole tumours 04-06-2026

  Doctors have praised "unprecedentedly strong responses" to an injection that eradicated entire tumours in otherwise treatment-resistant cancer cases during a trial. It shrank the tumours for 42 per cent of patients in the Institute of Ca

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• Fight to slay MND 'beast' goes on after Daniher's death 04-06-2026

  Motor neurone disease remains a death sentence but researchers are making progress on deciphering the cause and developing better therapies. The terminal condition has been thrust back to the forefront of Australia's collective consciousness i

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• WHO reports 906 suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo 03-06-2026

  The World Health Organization says there are 906 suspected cases of Ebola ‌in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 223 suspected deaths that ‌are being investigated. An outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is continuing in t

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• Blood test could detect Alzheimer's 'decades before' 03-06-2026

  A simple blood test that measures the hallmark proteins associated with Alzheimer's could detect the disease decades before symptoms appear, a study suggests. The findings show Alzheimer's may be present in midlife and already linked to co

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• Baby's death after home birth could have been avoided 03-06-2026

  A baby's death could have been avoided if a mother was transferred to hospital at the first sign of distress during her home birth. Victorian coroner Dimitra Dubrow made the finding for the boy, known as Baby R, on Friday following an inquest

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• Creating Safer and More Supportive Healthcare Environments Without Increasing Operational Burden 02-06-2026

  Safety in healthcare environments has become a leading priority for operators and management across Australia. The large flow of visitors through hospitals and the constant need for observational care in specialist units is time intensive and places

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• Dentists who see signs of DV given new tools to respond 02-06-2026

  Dentists who notice their patients may be experiencing domestic violence will have better guidance on how best to respond as advocates say the profession is uniquely positioned to identify abuse. A first-of-its-kind legal guide has been released a

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