Public Health
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Doctors sound health alarm over gas expansion plans AAP - 09-08-2023
Children will be at an increased risk of cancer and birth defects should a planned gas processing and petrochemicals plant in Darwin Harbour go ahead, doctors have warned.
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Dentists warn on vaping danger in oral health charter AAP - 07-08-2023
Australia's dentists have put the spotlight on the harmful impact of vaping as part of national guidelines on managing oral health. An 11-point charter
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Overseas-trained doctors fast-tracked amid GP shortage AAP - 01-08-2023
Overseas-trained doctors are set to be fast-tracked to work in communities across Australia facing GP shortages. The nation's peak body for general practitioners
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Warning of lingering harm amid rural pediatric squeeze AAP - 25-07-2023
Of all the ideas that might inspire a large-scale knitted yarn sculpture, medical anthropology seems pretty unlikely. But the work of textile artist Andrew
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Warning of lingering harm amid rural pediatric squeeze AAP - 24-07-2023
Teachers at a NSW south coast school thought their young students were coping well after the Black Summer bushfires - until wild winds swept through the playground.
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WHO warns of dengue risk as global warming pushes cases AAP - 23-07-2023
The World Health Organization has warned cases of dengue fever could reach close to record highs this year, partly due to global warming benefiting mosquitoes that spread
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Nurse's touch can help patients avoid hospital return AAP - 22-07-2023
Fewer vulnerable patients would be re-admitted to hospital if a local nurse could help them into medical services in their own community. A study by the Royal
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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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