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• Cutting minutes of vigorous exercise raises cancer risk 21-08-2026

  Dropping even just a few minutes of vigorous exercise every day can push up the risk of cancer by 15 per cent, research suggests. Experts found swapping exercise for more sedentary behaviour - such as watching TV or sitting at a desk - drives up t

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• Hospital safety plan under fire for scant consultation 21-08-2026

  An election pledge to station protective services officers at major hospitals has raised eyebrows after it was revealed most of the facilities had not been consulted on the plan. Victorian Opposition Leader Jess Wilson announced on Sunday the offi

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• 'Simple fix': doctors plead to modernise assisted dying 21-08-2026

  Dr Joanna Czerwinski's patient had been vomiting for five days straight before she was able to end their life. "They started vomiting on a Saturday, made contact with me on the Monday ... and I couldn't have (the prescription) collect

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• Can Data Predict Stroke Recovery? Inside Australia's New Push for More Personalised Rehabilitation 21-08-2026

  Physiotherapists working in stroke rehabilitation are used to uncertainty. Two people can have what looks like a similar stroke on paper and follow very different recovery paths. One may regain walking quickly, while another progresses slowly. One

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• Be heart smart to get a head start in the marathon 20-08-2026

  Marathon runners are often considered among the fittest people in the community and, with the right training and preparations, they can be. But for some Australians, tackling 42.2 kilometres could do more harm than good.[subscribe] As thousands

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• Ex-President Joe Biden's cancer has spread, son says 20-08-2026

  Former US President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread beyond his ‌bones and is very painful, his son, Hunter Biden, said ‌in an interview with the BBC. "The cancer has spread, ‌metastasised into his bones and further,&

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• FED:Stark challenge for native birds as flu outbreak grows 20-08-2026

  Volunteers have grave fears over the future of a local colony of native birds as the H5 flu strain continues spreading across South Australia and other parts of the country. Testing at CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness confirm

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• Cat identifies himself as concussion waiver player 19-08-2026

  Premiership defender Jake Kolodjashnij has identified himself as the player with a history of concussions who signed a secret deal with Geelong that required him to assume all legal responsibility for future brain trauma. News broke on Thursday th

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• Bird flu fears prompt 'proactive' poultry farms order 19-08-2026

  Victorian poultry farms are being plunged into lockdown as new cases of bird flu continue to climb across Australia. The "proactive, precautionary measure" forcing producers to keep poultry temporarily housed in higher-risk areas comes a

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• Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4000 cases 19-08-2026

  Congo's confirmed Ebola cases have risen above 4000 for the first ‌time in the current outbreak, according to government data. The epidemic, the ‌world's second-largest, has been described as the fastest-spreading on record.[subs

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