Public Health
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Falling cases put Australia on brink of eliminating HIV AAP - 20-07-2023
Australia has recorded a steady decline in rates of HIV over the past decade and could be on track to virtually eliminate the insidious disease. A slower reduction
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People examined after NSW horse dies of Hendra virus AAP - 19-07-2023
An unvaccinated horse has died of the bat-borne Hendra virus in NSW, sparking inquiries into whether it passed to a human. The Hendra virus is often fatal in
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Heatwave brings health warnings as extremes grip globe AAP - 19-07-2023
Temperatures are expected to reach record highs in Italy and the World Meteorological Organization has warned of an increased risk of deaths as heatwaves and extreme weather
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Global temperatures near record highs AAP - 18-07-2023
Global temperatures were soaring to historic highs as the world's two biggest carbon emitters - the United States and China - seek to reignite talks on climate change.
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Vapes seized in illegal nicotine crackdown AAP - 15-07-2023
More than a thousand vapes have been seized for testing in a crackdown across Adelaide targeting illegal nicotine sales. In the first four days of the eight-week
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WHO deems popular sweetener 'possible' carcinogen AAP - 15-07-2023
The sweetener aspartame is a "possible carcinogen" but it remains safe to consume at already agreed levels, two groups linked to the World Health Organisation (WHO)
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Regional pacts the proper tonic for dodgy medications AAP - 15-07-2023
Australia's drug regulator will team up with governments in the Indo-Pacific under a $13.3 million boost to improve access to medicines. Foreign Minister
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School student dies from the flu as virus warnings rise AAP - 12-07-2023
A student on NSW's Central Coast has died after contracting the influenza virus, just days after health officials urged the community to get vaccinated.
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Vic gastro superbug case rise sparks public warning AAP - 12-07-2023
Cases of a gastro superbug are rising in Victoria, prompting a warning from the state's public health chief. Outgoing Victorian chief health officer Brett
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'Razor gang' to swing axe on 305 health public servants AAP - 10-07-2023
More than 300 Victorian public servants in the health sector are facing the sack as top bureaucrats prepare to swing the axe in a bid to balance the state budget.
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Potentially deadly opioid found in SA patients AAP - 08-07-2023
A potentially deadly synthetic opioid has been detected for the first time in South Australia with two people treated in hospital. SA Health said toxicology
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Hospital denies mistreatment after Indigenous girl dies AAP - 05-07-2023
A Perth hospital has denied neglecting a one-year-old Indigenous girl who died in its care, amid claims staff were racist and lied to the child's family.
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Coroner findings spark call for Indigenous health fix AAP - 04-07-2023
Days after a coroner's damning findings, the Queensland opposition has demanded the state government explain how it will fix health care in Indigenous communities.
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Dry July marks 15 years of giving your liver a break AAP - 25-06-2023
Taking a month off the booze can leave people feeling healthier, better rested, more mentally agile and generally quite rightly proud of themselves. But for
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A 'wake-up call' for rural health after $6.5b shortfall AAP - 24-06-2023
Australia's leading medical organisations are calling on state and federal governments to revolutionise the rural health system, with research revealing a spending shortfall
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UK government 'shares lessons' on vaping with Australia AAP - 21-06-2023
Proposed Australian vaping restrictions will be examined by the British government as it considers measures to protect children from vaping in the UK. Health
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One-stage system may boost Vic organ donor register AAP - 20-06-2023
Australians are missing out on potentially life-saving organ transplants because of clunky registration processes, community education and conversational taboos, an inquiry
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Menu aims to prove 'what you eat is what you sleep' AAP - 18-06-2023
A Sydney restaurant has come up with a menu where it wouldn't be considered entirely inappropriate to fall asleep at the table. The seven-course "Sleepgustation"
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No evidence medical clinic followed vaccine guidelines AAP - 14-06-2023
Patients of a Tasmanian medical clinic may have been given less effective vaccines across two decades, with a probe revealing there was no documented evidence the facility
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Doctors call for overhaul of nation's 'sickcare' system AAP - 14-06-2023
Australia is spending billions on a "sickcare" system that is failing to prevent chronic disease, as elective surgery wait lists blow a $4.6 billion hole in the
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