Public Health
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Australia facing 'decade-long' GP shortage AAP - 12-10-2022
Doctors and medical students are calling for urgent funding and Medicare changes to prevent a shortage of 11,000 general practitioners over the next decade.
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Winter viruses smash Aust health system AAP - 09-10-2022
Emergency rooms across Australia have been inundated with children struggling to breathe - and it's not because of COVID-19. Respiratory viruses, including
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Concerns over 'low sugar' alcohol claims AAP - 09-10-2022
Labelling on some alcoholic drinks claiming the beverages are low in sugar is misleading some women, researchers say The women believe the drinks are also lower
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Data flaws compromise Vic drug treatments AAP - 06-10-2022
Victorians who rely on alcohol and drug treatments may be missing out on effective services because of inaccurate data, the state's public service watchdog says.
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Cold syrups, Gambia deaths 'may be linked' AAP - 06-10-2022
The deaths of dozens of children in Gambia from kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian drug manufacturer, the World Health Organisation
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Full medical school to open in Cairns AAP - 04-10-2022
The chance for more students to complete their full six-year medical degree in Queensland's far north could help retain doctors in regional and remote areas.
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New Vic hospital as Labor raises stakes AAP - 03-10-2022
Victorians in the state's east have been guaranteed a new hospital no matter who wins the upcoming state election, after Labor one-upped a coalition pledge.
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Costs cut for cancer drugs AAP - 02-10-2022
Australians with advanced or metastatic gastro-oesophageal cancers and those fighting advanced bladder cancer will now have cheaper access to treatments through the Pharmaceutical
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Health bidding war fires up for Vic poll AAP - 29-09-2022
A health bidding war has escalated ahead of the Victorian election, with both major parties committing hundreds of millions to boost staff numbers and public aged care sites.
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Alcohol a 'ghost' in regional Australia AAP - 15-09-2022
Sober in the Country founder Shanna Whan asks the same thing of every crowd she addresses. "Raise your hand if you don't know a single person impacted
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Bold plan to manage 'forever chemicals' AAP - 12-09-2022
Australians may not realise it but they are sharing their food, homes and even their bodies with potentially harmful substances dubbed forever chemicals. Technically
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Paracetamol link to child deaths in Gambia AAP - 10-09-2022
Gambia's government is investigating whether the deaths of dozens of young children from kidney failure are linked to a paracetamol syrup. A spike in cases
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Teens more likely to vape than smoke AAP - 04-09-2022
A significant number of teens who try vaping have never smoked, a study suggests. Researchers from the Tobacco Free Research Institute Ireland said the proportion
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NSW government frozen on ice inquiry AAP - 03-09-2022
Experts say Indigenous communities are paying the price for the NSW government's delayed response to the ice inquiry, two and a half years after it was delivered.
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Prepare for more pandemics now AAP - 30-08-2022
Australia's leading scientific organisation has called for a boost to virus research and vaccine manufacturing capabilities in a bid to future-proof the country from pandemics.
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Two in three back junk food ad ban AAP - 29-08-2022
Two in three Australians support a ban on junk food ads during children's viewing hours, a survey indicates. One of Canberra's newest additions is using
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Olivia campaigned for cannabis to the end AAP - 28-08-2022
Right up until her death, Olivia Newton-John was lobbying for increased access to the drug she swore by. The actress, singer and cancer campaigner, who died
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Australia helps rid Vanuatu of trachoma AAP - 27-08-2022
Vanuatu has completely eradicated the blindness-causing disease trachoma, thanks to a mass simultaneous treatment by Australia's Fred Hollows Foundation across the island
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Smoking ban expands across Melbourne AAP - 24-08-2022
Smoking and vaping will soon be banned across more of Melbourne's CBD. Melbourne City Council is investigating how to extend smoke-free zones across train
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NT Health issues highest alert after fire AAP - 22-08-2022
The Northern Territory is under its highest level health alert after a warehouse fire has potentially destroyed crucial hospital supplies. A "code brown"
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