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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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• 'Game-changing' diabetes treatment approved 02-06-2026

  Pricking the skin with insulin syringes could be a thing of the past for more than 145,000 Australians living with type 1 diabetes due to the approval of a breakthrough treatment. Heralded as the most important innovation since insulin was discove

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• Climate change risks billions in roads, hospitals bills 01-06-2026

  Tens of billions of dollars worth of roads, rail, hospitals and energy assets in one state alone are at risk of damage or destruction from climate change-fuelled extreme weather. In what has been billed as an Australian first, Victoria's indep

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• 'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola 01-06-2026

  Travellers from West Africa could soon face additional screening for the deadly Ebola virus. The country's chief health officers met on Monday to consider the next steps in combating a strain of Ebola sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo

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• NT:'This is serious': respiratory disease outbreak spreads 01-06-2026

  One of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks has spread across three states amid fears the respiratory disease has claimed a life in an outback community. The National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System reports 133 notifications of the di

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• Two dead in outback town from mosquito-borne virus 01-06-2026

  Two deaths from a mosquito-borne virus in an outback town have prompted a warning for people to cover up and use insect repellent. Northern Territory health authorities on Tuesday confirmed two people had died from Murray Valley encephalitis, a ra

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