Public Health
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Melbourne's original injecting room to stay AAP - 24-04-2024
Melbourne's original injecting room will stay open and receive extra funding despite the Victorian government rejecting advice for a second facility in the CBD.
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Psychologist first person in Peru to die by euthanasia AAP - 23-04-2024
A Peruvian psychologist who suffered from an incurable disease that weakened her muscles and had her confined to her bed for several years has died by euthanasia, becoming
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Door closes on new safe injecting room for Melbourne AAP - 23-04-2024
The Victorian government has rejected a second safe injecting room in Melbourne despite a report pushing for the facility and about six years after the first centre opened
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Alarm sounded on 'deep fake' health misinformation AAP - 22-04-2024
Australia must do more to address health misinformation before artificial intelligence makes it harder to call out, leading experts say. Former Victorian chief
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'Get tested': how hip pain led to late cancer diagnosis AAP - 21-04-2024
When squash coach Malcolm McClarty experienced persistent pain in his right hip, he chalked it up to just another sports injury. But when the 63-year-old described
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Fears history repeating with vaping uptake among kids AAP - 19-04-2024
Strong vaping laws to prevent devastating health impacts on children are being pursued by the nation's health ministers. Legislation was introduced last
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Elective surgery wait times longest on record AAP - 19-04-2024
Wait times for elective surgery at public hospitals have blown out to the longest on record, prompting calls for an overhaul by Australia's peak medical body.
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Nigeria first to use new meningitis vaccine AAP - 17-04-2024
Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organisation says. Nigeria is one
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Forget the fruit and veg, pass the choccies and chips AAP - 16-04-2024
Australians are consuming fewer fruit and vegetables and drinking less milk, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. But they're also tucking
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Holding the smoke, students find new way to hide vaping AAP - 16-04-2024
Attempts to combat vaping could have perverse outcomes as students try to avoid detection and organised criminals eye off a market that only recently became illicit.
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New drug to reduce brain cell death in stroke patients AAP - 15-04-2024
A game-changing drug to protect millions of brain cells from dying after a stroke has been developed in Australia with hopes it could save lives across the globe.
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Refugee kids flourish with targeted health diagnoses AAP - 05-04-2024
Imam Hossain spent years in hiding as a political activist in Bangladesh but one of his biggest worries nowadays is affording medication for his son Ibrar's ADHD condition.
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From friends to folk music: how to keep a rural doctor AAP - 04-04-2024
A folk band, a soccer team, good surf and avoiding awkward conversations in the supermarket aisle are all things that help keep doctors in rural towns. The
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Health experts push for less junk in advertising AAP - 29-03-2024
The federal government should move to limit junk food advertising to put the health of children ahead of the profits of the industry, experts say. In a submission
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National centre to tackle gender inequity in medicine AAP - 28-03-2024
Challenging Australia's predominantly "male-centric approach to medical care" will be top of the agenda for a new national research centre that pledges to tackle
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Alcohol intake among controllable dementia risk factors AAP - 28-03-2024
Diabetes, alcohol intake and traffic-related air pollution are among the most harmful controllable risk factors for dementia, a study suggests. The researchers
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Language Therapy: Building Stronger Communication Skills in Children AAP - 28-03-2024
Speech disorders encompass challenges in producing sounds effectively, and they manifest in various ways. Fluency disorders involve disruptions in the flow of speech—consisting
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Australia to help Pacific neighbours fight tuberculosis AAP - 25-03-2024
Australia will help its Asian and Pacific neighbours fight tuberculosis to stop its spread and support peace and stability in the region. Roughly every 20 seconds,
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Chronic fatigue support needs 'urgent' funds AAP - 25-03-2024
A national advocacy body for chronic fatigue sufferers has called on the federal government to urgently unlock research and funding into the condition, a year after a parliamentary
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Millions in illicit tobacco seized by health officials AAP - 24-03-2024
Queensland health laws targeting illegal tobacco and vaping products have netted almost five million illicit cigarettes since their introduction last year.
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