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• Black market hiding illegal cigarettes in plain sight 13-11-2026

  Black market tobacco trade continues to thrive as sellers turn to counterfeit packaging to skirt bans, prompting calls for the urgent passing of tougher laws. Intelligence provided to the federal government shows cigarettes in plain, Australian-st

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• Teens 'begging' for endometriosis support, guidelines 13-11-2026

  Seven years, nine different health practitioners, $6000 and more than 20 doctor visits. That is what it took for Melbourne woman Konstandina Karavias to get an endometriosis diagnosis.[subscribe] "I was practically begging every time I wen

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• Second Kenya Ebola case family member of first patient 13-11-2026

  Kenya has reported a second case of Ebola, about a week after recording its first ever infection of ‌the viral disease when a Kenyan who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo died in a Nairobi hospital. The second patient, a 39-

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• New help so dads don't silently grieve pregnancy loss 12-11-2026

  Two heartbeats were discovered by a technician during a couple's 12-week scan for their second child. "Sarah and I looked at each other in what can best be described as the delighted panic that is the 'oh dear God it's twins'

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• Pope undergoes surgery for common lung cancer 12-11-2026

  FACTS ABOUT LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA WHAT IS IT?[subscribe] Adenocarcinoma is a ‌type of cancer that forms in glandular cells, which produce substances such as mucus. In the lungs, it develops in cells lining the ‌air sacs and is the most

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• Labor's rivals block health rebate cut for pensioners 12-11-2026

  Private health insurance for older Australians will stay cheaper for now, after a plan to scale back rebates on their premiums was thrown out. Over-65s were set to lose additional discounts on their insurance under measures announced during May

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• AMH Medicines 2027 set for January release with a refreshed look 11-11-2026

  The Australian Medicines Handbook is now called "AMH Medicines". With a refreshed look for the 2027 edition, AMH continues its commitment to providing independent, trusted and evidence-based medicines information for Australian healthcar

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• Coroner finds girl's hospital death was preventable 11-11-2026

  An eight-year-old girl's death was preventable, a coroner has found as she criticised a Melbourne emergency department doctor's response. Amrita Varshini Lanka's parents nodded and wiped away tears as Victoria's deputy state corone

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• Mental health system suffering from $600m shortfall 11-11-2026

  Nearly $600 million in extra funding a year is needed to pay frontline mental health staff to remedy the country's biggest public medical system. NSW's public mental health services are short between $550 and $600 million annually, accordi

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• High Court opens door to prisoner's egg freezing 11-11-2026

  A woman has won an appeal in Australia's highest court about her right to freeze her eggs while behind bars. Rachel Smith is currently serving a 10-year prison term in Queensland for trafficking in a dangerous drug.[subscribe] She will be a

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