Public Health
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Rural doctor banned after ignoring woman's cancer signs AAP - 19-03-2024
A country doctor has been banned from working after wrongly diagnosing a woman with glandular fever and anxiety weeks before she died of liver cancer and heart disease.
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Aussies losing more than just sweat in heatwaves AAP - 18-03-2024
Heatwaves are costing $1.6 billion annually in health, energy and productivity losses in Western Sydney and it will only get worse. That's the verdict of
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Climate assessment details grim risks for Australia AAP - 12-03-2024
The nation's first climate risk assessment hints at a dystopian future for Australia if it fails to properly prepare for a multitude of threats. The assessment
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Population shift prompts blood donor plea AAP - 11-03-2024
There's a fresh plea for Australians who come from a variety of backgrounds to roll up their sleeves and donate blood after a study highlighted a shift in the nation's
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Noisier world linked to increase in hearing loss AAP - 05-03-2024
With one in seven people globally expected to have tinnitus at some point, Australian researchers are raising awareness on ways to prevent deafness and hearing loss.
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'Crisis' as eating disorders cost Australia $67 billion AAP - 29-02-2024
Australia is in the midst of a "public health crisis" as the number of people with eating disorders increases, costing the country $67 billion a year.
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Vape shops could close as government eyes sales ban AAP - 28-02-2024
The sale of vapes could be banned within months with retailers coming into focus as the next battlefront in the war on vaping. The government has already banned
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Discovery of deadly opioid in US wastewater bodes ill AAP - 25-02-2024
A deadly synthetic drug more potent than heroin has been detected by Australian scientists in US wastewater for the first time. Protonitazene is a type of synthetic
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Friable asbestos at one of five extra tainted sites AAP - 25-02-2024
Friable asbestos has been discovered at one of five more contaminated Sydney sites as the investigation into tainted mulch distributed across NSW continues.
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Legionnaires' disease warning for parts of Sydney uni AAP - 23-02-2024
A Legionnaires' disease warning has been issued for parts of the University of Sydney's Camperdown campus after three people were admitted to hospital.
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Greener grass if weed is legal but doctors more blunt AAP - 22-02-2024
Legal cannabis could puff up the impact of chronic pain and blunt the strain on the criminal justice system, an inquiry heard, but doctors took a pot shot at the proposal,
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'To be blunt, it's cruel': legal weed could reduce harm AAP - 21-02-2024
Arguments for keeping cannabis illegal are smoke and mirrors with the legal system under strain from small personal possession offences that don't align with health benefits,
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Oral bacteria transplants may revolutionise dentistry AAP - 21-02-2024
Transplanting bacteria from the mouths of donors with healthy teeth through toothpaste or gel could be the next leap forward in treating tooth decay. The oral
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Health procedures risk safety of patients, inquiry told AAP - 20-02-2024
Nurses working in hospitals across NSW are struggling with inconsistent equipment, inadequate supply procedures and cumbersome approval processes that jeopardise the safety
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Dull and dumb? Fog clears on smokers' stereotype AAP - 19-02-2024
Quit-smoking material needs to better reflect Australia's 2.5 million daily smokers, who aren't the jobless and dumb some would have them portrayed as, researchers
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'Stop swimming after diarrhoea' amid gastro spurt AAP - 14-02-2024
An outbreak of a diarrhoeal disease associated with swimming has parents in three states being warned to keep kids out of pools and water parks when ill. More
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Suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at ice rink AAP - 12-02-2024
Several ice hockey players and spectators have been treated in hospital after suffering suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. A group of 16 people between the
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Flying doctor spreads its wings to primary health care AAP - 11-02-2024
The scent of jet fuel hangs heavy in the air as weary doctors, psychiatrists and a physio all pile out of a small plane. They stretch while setting foot on
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Rio declares a dengue emergency days ahead of Carnival AAP - 08-02-2024
Rio de Janeiro has declared a public health emergency because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever just days before Carnival celebrations kick off across Brazil.
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GPs in last-ditch bid to avoid tax and $15 fee hike AAP - 07-02-2024
Crunch talks are under way as doctors face a four-month deadline before a fresh tax hit kicks in and potentially adds an extra $15 to the bill for NSW patients' GP visits.
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