Public Health
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Australia's Optometry Clinics Are Quietly Rethinking Their Role--Here's How HealthTimes - 23-06-2025
For decades, optometry clinics in Australia were viewed primarily as places to get
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Insurance plan to limit payout for beleaguered hospital AAP - 20-06-2025
A backup plan is in the works to avoid a potentially massive payout over a beleaguered hospital following the operator's collapse. Private equity-backed
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Pharmacists push for new bowel screening approach AAP - 15-06-2025
As Australia falls short of its national cancer bowel screening targets, pharmacists are calling for a revamped approach. The latest National Bowel Cancer Program
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Four in five sunscreens fail SPF test AAP - 13-06-2025
Slip, slop, slap is drilled into Australians as a motto to live by but testing shows four in five sunscreens are failing to provide protection, prompting the Cancer Council
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Consumer group tests burn sunscreens over SPF 50 claims AAP - 12-06-2025
Winter has come and chilly conditions have set in, but those looking forward to summer are being warned that not all sunscreens are equal when they slip, slop, slap.
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Aussie men urged not to delay seeking health treatment AAP - 11-06-2025
Australian men are being urged not to put off routine health checks as early conversations with a doctor can save lives. In the second week of June, Men's
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Cheaper complementary health treatments are on the way AAP - 09-06-2025
When Peter Hill walked into his first pilates class, he had to warm-up for the warm-up. With a feeble lower back and taut hamstrings, the then 63-year-old was
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Urgent call for type-O blood donations amid shortages AAP - 03-06-2025
Australians with O-type blood are being asked to roll up their sleeves as storages hit their lowest point since 2023. An extra 9500 donations of O positive and O negative
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Plea to parents as children overdose on common medicine AAP - 01-06-2025
Parents grabbing over-the-counter medicine to help their children is causing a startling number of hospital visits, researchers say. Almost 100 children and
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Insurers accused of 'playing people for mugs' AAP - 01-06-2025
Health insurers are spending more but leaving Australians with higher out-of-pocket expenses, sparking scorn from private hospitals. A record $12.3 billion
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Australian hospitals facing strain as admissions soar AAP - 28-05-2025
Australia's under-pressure hospital system is dealing with an extra 2.4 million admissions every year compared to a decade ago. There were 12.6 million
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Healthcare provider's collapse prompts reform demands AAP - 28-05-2025
The viability of private healthcare is under the microscope following the collapse of a major hospital operator, with one union casting doubt on private equity management
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Flu vax hesitation sends kids to emergency in droves AAP - 27-05-2025
Emergency rooms around Australia are noticing a spike in children's flu admissions, as a survey reveals one in six kids are unvaccinated. Melbourne's
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Screen misuse blamed for painful 'tech neck' problems AAP - 26-05-2025
For five years, Naoise Champion endured painful headaches and neck cramps, unaware the source of her discomfort was in her hand. The 25-year-old, who works
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WHO members vote in favour of global pandemic agreement AAP - 20-05-2025
Members of the World Health Organization have voted emphatically in favour of a potentially groundbreaking global treaty on improving pandemic preparedness.
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Residents to pursue class action over 'toxic tap water' AAP - 18-05-2025
Residents in a tourist hotspot want free tests for cancer-causing "forever chemicals" in their blood after a major investigation revealed they had been drinking
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Helping Indigenous families navigate genomic health AAP - 14-05-2025
Being diagnosed with a genetic disease can be challenging for many people and their families, but it is hoped new resources will help them feel more empowered and less alone.
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Tunnel diggers are facing a 'full-blown disease crisis' AAP - 05-05-2025
Fine dust from massive tunnelling projects is exposing tunnellers working with heavy machinery deep underground to deadly diseases, an inquiry has been told.
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'Living week-to-week': doctors struggle to stay rural AAP - 30-04-2025
After the cost of daycare fees, rent, electricity and grocery bills, a young rural doctor only just gets by. "I'm full-time to make ends meet and ...
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Deadly class of sedative drugs detected across nation AAP - 28-04-2025
Opioids 1000 times stronger than morphine and an animal sedative used to lace street drugs have been detected in Australia's wastewater. The discovery has

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