Public Health
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Embrace Your Smile: The Amazing Benefits of Invisalign HealthTimes - 31-10-2023
Are you looking for a way to straighten your smile without the annoyance of traditional metal braces? Then, Invisalign might be right up your alley. This revolutionary
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Import ban needed to deal with silicosis risk AAP - 30-10-2023
The federal government would be betraying workers if it palms off responsibility for silicosis deaths to state governments, the construction union says. The
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World's doctors call for urgent climate change action AAP - 29-10-2023
Global health bodies are demanding international governments urgently phase out fossil fuels and fast-track renewable energy as health professionals increasingly see patients
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Asbestos disease danger 'far from over', says watchdog AAP - 27-10-2023
The federal agency set up to lead action on asbestos has warned the danger it poses is "far from over". A natural mineral, asbestos can can cause
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Thousands of patients take up 60-day prescriptions AAP - 27-10-2023
Health officials have denied patients are being misled over prescription medicine changes. A cheaper medicines push by the federal government, which came into
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Climate crisis is a health emergency, says experts AAP - 27-10-2023
The World Health Organisation (WHO) should declare the climate and nature crisis a health emergency, according to a call to action from health experts across the world.
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Funds for vape crackdown after 'horror' chemicals found AAP - 26-10-2023
A crackdown on vaping has been launched in Queensland after an inquiry discovered "horrifying" chemicals in e-cigarettes. The state government on
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Dire need for pill testing service, Vic agencies say AAP - 23-10-2023
Victorian health and community agencies are calling on the state government to provide a drug checking service to prevent fatal overdoses. Seventy-seven organisations
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Getting under the world's skin with Aussie 'cosmedics' AAP - 15-10-2023
A beauty therapist who once worked out of a suburban garage is spearheading a multimillion-dollar "cosmedics" push into the clinics and day spas of Europe.
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TikTok medical influencer lied about being a doctor AAP - 12-10-2023
A Sydney social media influencer who posed as a doctor online has been branded a risk to public health and safety. Dalya Karezi posted multiple videos to TikTok
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Long pollen season prompts thunderstorm asthma warning AAP - 11-10-2023
There's a heightened risk of thunderstorm asthma due to a longer than usual grass pollen season in southern Australia. Ten people died and emergency departments
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Flying Doctors bring community to remote Australia AAP - 08-10-2023
Joanne Mahony was a final year nursing student when she was posted to the Charleville base of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in rural Queensland two decades ago.
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Mass flu jabs urged for NSW to save 500 lives annually AAP - 06-10-2023
It's estimated NSW could save about 500 lives and up to $1.3 billion every year if authorities boosted influenza vaccination rates for people aged under 65.
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UK PM wants to ban cigarettes for younger generations AAP - 05-10-2023
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has proposed banning younger generations from ever buying cigarettes, a move which would give the United Kingdom some of the world's toughest
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New tuberculosis cases detected amid SA outbreaks AAP - 04-10-2023
A young child is one of two new tuberculosis cases identified in South Australia as health authorities scramble to get on top of separate outbreaks. The child
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Diagnosing concussion could be as easy as a blood test AAP - 04-10-2023
Researchers are one step closer to creating a blood test to diagnose concussion. A Monash University-led study assessed the blood results of patients who presented
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Concern after another TB outbreak detected AAP - 29-09-2023
A young child is among five people receiving treatment amid a tuberculosis outbreak in South Australia. The cluster in the state's eastern Murraylands region,
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Access to pill eased and more pharmacy scripts in sight AAP - 27-09-2023
Women will have easier access to the pill in NSW and those with common skin conditions could be next as the state considers expanding pharmacy prescription trials.
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Medical groups push for promised CBD injecting room AAP - 27-09-2023
Health leaders have penned an open letter pleading for the urgent opening of a supervised injecting room in Melbourne's CBD after "countless" overdoses.
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'Basic healthcare': urgent call for injecting room AAP - 26-09-2023
Health leaders are pleading with Victoria's premier to urgently open a supervised injecting room in Melbourne's CBD after "countless" overdoses.
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