Ebola toll continues to rise, outbreak the third worst

Date of Posting: 13-07-2026

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to 648 and the number of confirmed cases to 1830. According to the latest bulletin issued Saturday by the Ministry of Communication and Media, with data collect Read More...

Native bird flu case sparks 'nightmare' wildlife fears

Date of Posting: 13-07-2026

A killer bird flu strain has been discovered in a native seabird for the first time, sparking fears it could trigger a wildlife emergency. Testing detected the H5N1 strain in a greater crested tern discovered at Robe in South Australia.[subscribe] Read More...

First Nations maternity care boosting health outcomes

Date of Posting: 13-07-2026

Amid a sea of people visiting major hospitals for maternity care, being provided with culturally tailored midwifery felt like being offered a life raft for First Nations woman Sarah Bayliss "You can get lost in the system," the Wiradjuri Read More...

Death toll in DR Congo reaches 600 as Ebola spreads

Date of Posting: 12-07-2026

New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government says, as the death toll in the country's latest outbreak reached 600. According to the DR Congolese he Read More...

More bird flu detections spark wildlife fears

Date of Posting: 12-07-2026

Australia's bird flu tally may climb to double figures as infections in migratory seabirds mount, triggering warnings of a potential wildlife crisis. Eight H5 cases have been confirmed to date with another four suspected infections found acros Read More...

Chronic disease up, childhood vaccination rates fall

Date of Posting: 12-07-2026

Childhood vaccination rates have fallen over the past five years while more Australians are suffering from chronic disease, according to a major report into the health of the nation. More than 60 per cent of people are living with at least one chr Read More...

Australia's digital and connected health opportunity is bigger than healthcare

Last Updated: 10-07-2026

By Bronwyn Le Grice , Founder, CEO and Managing Director of ANDHealth Australia’s digital and connected health sector is ready to scale, but Australia is not yet set up to capture the value this sector is creating.[subscribe] As Australia Read More...

MS patients face losing cheap access to $30,000 drug

Date of Posting: 10-07-2026

A decision is looming on whether thousands of Australians with multiple sclerosis will continue getting subsidised access to two life-changing drugs. The medications, which go by the brand names Ocrevus and Kesimpta, are listed on the Pharmaceutic Read More...

Patches could replace needles in vaccines of the future

Date of Posting: 10-07-2026

Newly developed, incredibly small patches could eventually eliminate the need for vaccine injections. A study from RMIT University, along with international heavyweights Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, found a potential neat sol Read More...

'Window closing' for wildlife as bird flu threat mounts

Date of Posting: 10-07-2026

Australia has been warned the clock is ticking to protect wildlife as another suspected bird flu case has been detected. Experts have called for more federal funding to boost at-risk wildlife, saying there is only a small window to act while confi Read More...

Young footballer's death ignites on-field safety fears

Date of Posting: 09-07-2026

A young footballer's death after an on-field tragedy has sparked a broader conversation about the risks of being tackled on cricket pitches at suburban grounds. Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, suffered critical head injuries during a Australian rules f Read More...

'My life is over': teens' social posts can be warnings

Date of Posting: 09-07-2026

A teenager who sent a Facebook message saying she felt her life was over was described as hormonal and "dramatic". Another distressed young woman who posted she was having trouble staying afloat was dismissed as a "typical female&qu Read More...

The deadly cancer that survivors say is easy to miss

Date of Posting: 09-07-2026

For Sam Mathias, it was a sore shoulder and strange sensations in his lungs that the fit 22-year-old dismissed as "little niggles". At the time, he was finishing university, training in boxing and preparing to start a full-time banking c Read More...

Saving lives, playing gigs all in a country practice

Date of Posting: 08-07-2026

By day, Tony McLellan is a respected doctor who has delivered countless babies, revived heart attack patients and cared for disaster victims in a make-shift rural intensive care unit. By night, he's the bass player in pub rock-country-folk out Read More...

'Pure elation': Aussie IVF innovation sparks baby joy

Date of Posting: 08-07-2026

Years of trying to fall pregnant without success left Annie and her partner Jack feeling ashamed, confused and frustrated. That turned to joy after the couple joined a study testing a pioneering 3D-printed IVF device smaller than the width of a hu Read More...

Precautions urged as sixth bird flu case confirmed

Date of Posting: 08-07-2026

Poultry farmers have been advised to keep free-range hens inside temporarily as authorities respond to an emerging bird flu threat. The deadly H5N1 strain has now been confirmed in a migratory bird in NSW, making it Australia's sixth confirmed Read More...

Sitting more than half an hour raises cancer death risk

Date of Posting: 07-07-2026

Sitting down for more than 30 minutes every day may increase the risk of dying from cancer, a study has found. Researchers at the University of Glasgow found sitting or reclining for more than half an hour at a time every day was linked with a hig Read More...

Thousands of deaths blamed on European heatwave

Date of Posting: 07-07-2026

France, the Netherlands and Belgium have recorded 3700 ‌excess deaths during the June heatwave that sent temperatures soaring across Europe, ‌with authorities warning that the numbers are preliminary and could rise. Experts have ‌sa Read More...

What we know about Australia's latest bird flu outbreak

Date of Posting: 07-07-2026

H5N1 BIRD FLU IN AUSTRALIA HOW MANY CONFIRMED CASES ARE THERE IN AUSTRALIA?[subscribe] * There are five confirmed cases of H5N1 bird flu as of July 3 * June 19 - brown skua confirmed in Esperance, about 700km south of Perth, WA * June 23 Read More...

More than 120 passengers hit with virus on cruise ship

Date of Posting: 06-07-2026

More than 120 passengers and crew members aboard a Princess Cruises ship have became sick in a norovirus outbreak during an Alaska and Canada voyage. The Ruby Princess was on a 20-day round trip journey from San Francisco to Canada and Alaska when Read More...

Trial for Bundibugyo Ebola treatment starts in DR Congo

Date of Posting: 06-07-2026

A treatment trial for the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has enrolled its first ‌patient, marking a milestone in efforts to combat the epidemic, World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says. T Read More...

Labor backs down on irreversible age care algorithm

Date of Posting: 06-07-2026

Humans will be allowed to overrule a controversial automation tool that determined aged care assessments after complaints that decisions could not be reversed. The federal minister in charge insists artificial intelligence is not being used to dec Read More...

Labor-led committee calls for tougher NDIS fraud rules

Date of Posting: 05-07-2026

Dodgy disability providers could be named and shamed, fines for bad conduct increased and greater powers granted to agencies overseeing the NDIS in a bid to crack down on fraud in the scheme. As the federal government plans to kick hundreds of tho Read More...

Obese adults have similar heart risk to healthy weight

Date of Posting: 05-07-2026

Many adults who are obese have "indistinguishable" cholesterol and blood pressure levels compared to those with a healthy weight, according to a new study. In the past, obese adults were more likely to have increased blood pressure and h Read More...

One dead, three ill after unknowing heroin intake

Date of Posting: 05-07-2026

A young person has died and three others have been hospitalised as a state's health authorities warn of heroin infiltrating other drugs. The Victorian health department issued an urgent drug alert on Wednesday, after four overdoses occurred in Read More...

Mob burns Ebola treatment centre, Congo toll hits 438

Last Updated: 03-07-2026

A mob has set fire to an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving one police officer dead and two people injured, officials say. Several Ebola patients, along with individuals showing symptoms of the life-threatening Read More...

Aussie link to FIFA concussion test that takes minutes

Last Updated: 03-07-2026

A new FIFA concussion test means that doctors can determine in just three minutes if an athlete needs to be substituted or can play on. The Football-Specific Standardised On-Pitch Concussion Assessment Protocol (FOCUS) has been developed with FIFA Read More...

Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer's

Last Updated: 03-07-2026

Lethal Weapon actor Danny Glover has revealed he has been living with Alzheimer's disease for several years. The 79-year-old announced the news during an interview on The Today Show, during which he explained that he had been diagnosed "n Read More...

Community buy-in boosts jabs for Indigenous kids

Date of Posting: 02-07-2026

Immunisation rates for Indigenous children under five have dropped off since the pandemic but community-led programs could change that trend. National figures from 2024 show coverage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is close to t Read More...

Cancer cure for Tassie devils could be in their genes

Date of Posting: 02-07-2026

Could genetically editing the Tasmanian devil make the species resistant to a devastating deadly facial tumour? It's a question scientists hope to answer as part of a partnership between the University of Tasmania and American biosciences comp Read More...

Fifth bird flu case detected as authorities urge calm

Date of Posting: 02-07-2026

A fifth migratory bird in Australia has tested positive for deadly avian influenza. A giant petrel found at Roses-Quallup Beach at Esperance in southwest Western Australia was confirmed on Tuesday as having the virus.[subscribe] There's sti Read More...

Fourth case of deadly flu detected in migratory seabird

Last Updated: 01-07-2026

A fourth case of avian influenza has been confirmed in a migratory bird but there are still no signs of spread to local poultry or wildlife. Three seabirds with deadly H5N1 were detected earlier this week, two in Western Australia and one in SA.[s Read More...

Hantavirus outbreak nearing its end, WHO chief says

Date of Posting: 01-07-2026

The hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship carrying 147 passengers and crew is nearing its end, the head of the World Health Organization says. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said all contacts of two cases identified in South Read More...

Kerr and Spiegel help wipe medical debt in California

Date of Posting: 01-07-2026

Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel have helped pay off the medical debt of over 250,000 Americans. The 43-year-old Australian supermodel and her billionaire Snapchat founder husband have shared a video online to assure Californians who might get a lett Read More...

Heat on drug-drive laws as study finds cannabis misuse

Date of Posting: 30-06-2026

There are fresh calls for contentious cannabis driving laws to be scrapped as a study finds most medicinal users take a higher dose than recommended. NSW has moved transformational changes to its road laws, which would allow registered medicinal c Read More...

Wildlife still clear as another bird flu case detected

Date of Posting: 30-06-2026

Another suspected case of H5N1 bird flu has been detected in a migratory bird, although there remain no signs of transmission to local wildlife. Three cases of the deadly avian influenza have been confirmed so far in seabirds in two states in Aust Read More...

US Supreme Court scales back Roundup cancer lawsuits

Date of Posting: 30-06-2026

The US Supreme Court has reined in thousands of lawsuits pursued in state courts accusing Bayer of failing to warn users that the active ingredient ‌in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, handing a major legal victory to the German company. Read More...

Shark victim no longer critical but needs more surgery

Last Updated: 29-06-2026

A young mother attacked by a shark is no longer in a critical condition, but has a long road to recovery, her brother says. Leah Stewart had her arm amputated after being bitten by a suspected great white shark while swimming at Coogee Beach in Sy Read More...

France says doctor returned from DR Congo has Ebola

Date of Posting: 29-06-2026

A ‌doctor who recently returned to France from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo ‌has tested positive for Ebola, marking the country's first confirmed case linked to the current outbreak, the health ministry say Read More...

Alarm as deadly bird flu strain lands in second state

Date of Posting: 28-06-2026

Deadly H5N1 bird flu has reached a second Australian state, with a third seabird confirmed infected and more cases expected to grow on the mainland. The latest case was detected in a giant petrel found unwell at Knights Beach in Port Elliot, about Read More...