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• Ebola toll continues to rise, outbreak the third worst 13-07-2026

  The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to 648 and the number of confirmed cases to 1830. According to the latest bulletin issued Saturday by the Ministry of Communication and Media, with data collect

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• Native bird flu case sparks 'nightmare' wildlife fears 13-07-2026

  A killer bird flu strain has been discovered in a native seabird for the first time, sparking fears it could trigger a wildlife emergency. Testing detected the H5N1 strain in a greater crested tern discovered at Robe in South Australia.[subscribe]

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• First Nations maternity care boosting health outcomes 13-07-2026

  Amid a sea of people visiting major hospitals for maternity care, being provided with culturally tailored midwifery felt like being offered a life raft for First Nations woman Sarah Bayliss "You can get lost in the system," the Wiradjuri

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• Death toll in DR Congo reaches 600 as Ebola spreads 12-07-2026

  New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government says, as the death toll in the country's latest outbreak reached 600. According to the DR Congolese he

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• More bird flu detections spark wildlife fears 12-07-2026

  Australia's bird flu tally may climb to double figures as infections in migratory seabirds mount, triggering warnings of a potential wildlife crisis. Eight H5 cases have been confirmed to date with another four suspected infections found acros

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• Chronic disease up, childhood vaccination rates fall 12-07-2026

  Childhood vaccination rates have fallen over the past five years while more Australians are suffering from chronic disease, according to a major report into the health of the nation. More than 60 per cent of people are living with at least one chr

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• Australia's digital and connected health opportunity is bigger than healthcare 10-07-2026

  By Bronwyn Le Grice , Founder, CEO and Managing Director of ANDHealth Australia’s digital and connected health sector is ready to scale, but Australia is not yet set up to capture the value this sector is creating.[subscribe] As Australia

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• MS patients face losing cheap access to $30,000 drug 10-07-2026

  A decision is looming on whether thousands of Australians with multiple sclerosis will continue getting subsidised access to two life-changing drugs. The medications, which go by the brand names Ocrevus and Kesimpta, are listed on the Pharmaceutic

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• Patches could replace needles in vaccines of the future 10-07-2026

  Newly developed, incredibly small patches could eventually eliminate the need for vaccine injections. A study from RMIT University, along with international heavyweights Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, found a potential neat sol

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• 'Window closing' for wildlife as bird flu threat mounts 10-07-2026

  Australia has been warned the clock is ticking to protect wildlife as another suspected bird flu case has been detected. Experts have called for more federal funding to boost at-risk wildlife, saying there is only a small window to act while confi

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