Public Health
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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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National vape ban 'needed quickly' as state cracks down AAP - 26-09-2023
A national ban on retailers selling vapes should be urgently brought in to curb easy access to illicit products containing nicotine, the NSW premier says. The
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Young and healthy but defenceless to deadly infection AAP - 25-09-2023
Strapping young Brayden Chater was a great defender for his local rugby league team who loved to tackle. Which is ironic, because the lack of a meningococcal
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UK pharmacy chain to stop selling single-use vapes AAP - 24-09-2023
British pharmacy chain Superdrug will stop selling single-use vapes, the company says, citing the environmental impact caused by their disposal and the popularity of the products
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Common virus likely cause of venue's gastro outbreak AAP - 24-09-2023
A mass gastro outbreak linked to a Melbourne function venue was likely caused by a common virus. Victoria's health department had been notified of the gastroenteritis
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Hard to stomach as social media targets troubled teens AAP - 14-09-2023
Katya Jaski was 12 when social media algorithms began feeding her dieting content. Two years later, she was diagnosed with anorexia.[subscribe]
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Indian state shuts schools, offices to curb Nipah virus AAP - 14-09-2023
India's southern state of Kerala has shut some schools, offices and public transport in a race to stop the spread of the rare and deadly Nipah virus, which has killed
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Junk food the primary culprit in Aussies' failing diet AAP - 12-09-2023
Australians are failing to stick to a healthy and balanced diet, and junk food is a major culprit. That's the verdict from the national science agency CSIRO,
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