Diseases
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Haiti cholera outbreak kills 18 AAP - 13-10-2022
Civil unrest is making it harder to contain a new outbreak of cholera in Haiti just as other diseases threaten to ignite new health crises, the Pan American Health Organisation
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Monkeypox infections stabilising AAP - 27-09-2022
Health Minister Mark Butler says the number of monkeypox infections in Australia is stabilising. The comments follow Victorian authorities declaring the state's
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Uganda Ebola death toll four AAP - 24-09-2022
Three more Ebola patients have died in Uganda, the health ministry says, bringing the total death toll to four, days after authorities confirmed an outbreak of a strain of
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Increase in Victorian euthanasia deaths AAP - 21-09-2022
The number of Victorians using voluntary assisted dying has increased by about one third. There were 401 people who used the procedure to end their lives between
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Measles case diagnosed in Sydney AAP - 15-09-2022
A case of measles has been diagnosed in NSW, the first in more than two-and-a-half years. NSW Health says a person in their 50s acquired the highly contagious
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New York detects more polio in wastewater AAP - 11-09-2022
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a disaster emergency in a bid to accelerate efforts to vaccinate residents against polio after the virus was detected in wastewater
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UK to pilot smaller doses of monkeypox jab AAP - 23-08-2022
The United Kingdom is following the United States and European Union in making the most of limited supply of the monkeypox vaccine by administering smaller doses of the shot,
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Kidney replacement therapy on the rise AAP - 23-08-2022
The number of Australians receiving kidney replacement therapy has more than doubled over the past two decades, new data shows. Kidney replacement therapy numbers
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NSW reports local case of monkeypox AAP - 22-08-2022
A NSW resident has been infected with monkeypox in their home state. The majority of cases so far have been acquired overseas but the new transmission has prompted
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NT man dies with meningococcal disease AAP - 13-08-2022
A man has died with meningococcal disease in Darwin, as the Northern Territory records its second case of the illness this year. The man in his 30s, who died
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US declares monkeypox health emergency AAP - 05-08-2022
The United States has declared a monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says, in a move expected to free up additional
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Farmers more prone to diabetes, obesity AAP - 03-08-2022
Farmers are being urged to check in on their own health using an online tool, with research showing they are more prone to heart disease, diabetes, obesity and unsafe alcohol
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Spain reports 2nd death from monkeypox AAP - 31-07-2022
Spain has reported a second death in as many days from monkeypox, its health ministry says. These are believed to be the first confirmed deaths from monkeypox
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'Window closing' to stop monkeypox spread AAP - 28-07-2022
Scientists advising the World Health Organisation on monkeypox say the window is closing to stop its spread, with cases doubling every two weeks, raising concerns that it
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Campaign's goal to eliminate hepatitis C AAP - 28-07-2022
Hepatitis C can be eliminated in Australia in the next 10 years but only if people get tested and seek treatment. That's the message of a new Victorian
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WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency AAP - 25-07-2022
The World Health Organisation said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that qualifies as a global emergency.
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Patient registry for genetic disorder AAP - 24-07-2022
A world-first patient registry for people with haemochromatosis, a genetic disorder where the body absorbs dangerous levels of iron, will be launched in Australia.
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Spain AAP - 22-07-2022
A middle-aged man has been admitted to hospital in Spain's Castile and Leon region after being diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), authorities say.
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Listeria fear from smoked fish products AAP - 18-07-2022
Pregnant, elderly or immunocompromised Australians are being warned to avoid a range of smoked fish products over listeria concerns. A national recall is being
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NSW warns of local monkeypox cases AAP - 07-07-2022
Monkeypox may be spreading in Australia after NSW found likely locally transmitted infections among the state's 11 confirmed cases. NSW Health says nine
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