Cutting minutes of vigorous exercise raises cancer risk

Date of Posting: 21-08-2026

Dropping even just a few minutes of vigorous exercise every day can push up the risk of cancer by 15 per cent, research suggests. Experts found swapping exercise for more sedentary behaviour - such as watching TV or sitting at a desk - drives up t Read More...

Hospital safety plan under fire for scant consultation

Date of Posting: 21-08-2026

An election pledge to station protective services officers at major hospitals has raised eyebrows after it was revealed most of the facilities had not been consulted on the plan. Victorian Opposition Leader Jess Wilson announced on Sunday the offi Read More...

'Simple fix': doctors plead to modernise assisted dying

Date of Posting: 21-08-2026

Dr Joanna Czerwinski's patient had been vomiting for five days straight before she was able to end their life. "They started vomiting on a Saturday, made contact with me on the Monday ... and I couldn't have (the prescription) collect Read More...

Can Data Predict Stroke Recovery? Inside Australia's New Push for More Personalised Rehabilitation

Date of Posting: 21-08-2026

Physiotherapists working in stroke rehabilitation are used to uncertainty. Two people can have what looks like a similar stroke on paper and follow very different recovery paths. One may regain walking quickly, while another progresses slowly. One Read More...

Be heart smart to get a head start in the marathon

Date of Posting: 20-08-2026

Marathon runners are often considered among the fittest people in the community and, with the right training and preparations, they can be. But for some Australians, tackling 42.2 kilometres could do more harm than good.[subscribe] As thousands Read More...

Ex-President Joe Biden's cancer has spread, son says

Date of Posting: 20-08-2026

Former US President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread beyond his ‌bones and is very painful, his son, Hunter Biden, said ‌in an interview with the BBC. "The cancer has spread, ‌metastasised into his bones and further,& Read More...

FED:Stark challenge for native birds as flu outbreak grows

Date of Posting: 20-08-2026

Volunteers have grave fears over the future of a local colony of native birds as the H5 flu strain continues spreading across South Australia and other parts of the country. Testing at CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness confirm Read More...

Cat identifies himself as concussion waiver player

Date of Posting: 19-08-2026

Premiership defender Jake Kolodjashnij has identified himself as the player with a history of concussions who signed a secret deal with Geelong that required him to assume all legal responsibility for future brain trauma. News broke on Thursday th Read More...

Bird flu fears prompt 'proactive' poultry farms order

Date of Posting: 19-08-2026

Victorian poultry farms are being plunged into lockdown as new cases of bird flu continue to climb across Australia. The "proactive, precautionary measure" forcing producers to keep poultry temporarily housed in higher-risk areas comes a Read More...

Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4000 cases

Date of Posting: 19-08-2026

Congo's confirmed Ebola cases have risen above 4000 for the first ‌time in the current outbreak, according to government data. The epidemic, the ‌world's second-largest, has been described as the fastest-spreading on record.[subs Read More...

WHO wants probe into possible Ebola mutation

Date of Posting: 18-08-2026

The African health agency Africa CDC and the World Health Organisation want to jointly investigate a possible mutation of the Ebola virus in light of the rapid spread of cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "The level of severity of thi Read More...

Perez Hilton's family 'hopeful' as he gets medical care

Date of Posting: 18-08-2026

Perez Hilton's family are remaining hopeful after confirming the celebrity blogger is able to communicate as he continues to receive medical treatment a day after he was taken to hospital following an apparent mental health crisis. The enterta Read More...

Fears for Australian sea lions as bird flu cases grow

Date of Posting: 18-08-2026

Australian sea lions could be on the verge of a mass mortality event, an expert warns after the death of a seal pup was linked to a deadly disease outbreak. The baby seal has been identified as a potential bird flu case after washing up at Warrnam Read More...

Australian funds to help combat spiralling HIV crisis

Date of Posting: 17-08-2026

Fiji's growing HIV crisis will be tackled partly through Australian funding to bolster health services, supplies and drug imports. Australia has committed more than $15 million to help arrest the Pacific nation's HIV outbreak.[subscribe] Read More...

Ebola outbreak outpacing response: WHO chief

Last Updated: 17-08-2026

The world's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to fight it, the head of the World Health Organisation has said during a visit to Congo where some health workers are striking over a lack of pay. Nearly three months Read More...

SA:Evacuations urged for 'extremely dangerous' toxic fire

Date of Posting: 17-08-2026

Residents have been urged to evacuate after a fire broke out at an industrial site containing sulphur. South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service issued an emergency warning on Thursday after a structure fire broke out at Port Adelaide, north-west Read More...

WHO chief arrives in Congo to support Ebola response

Last Updated: 16-08-2026

The head of the World Health Organisation has arrived in Congo to support measures being ramped up to slow the world's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, as confirmed cases reach almost 4000. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrive Read More...

FED:Seal death sparks more bird flu fears as cases mount

Date of Posting: 16-08-2026

A baby seal has died as bird flu cases mount, sparking fears of an escalation in the deadly strain's spread. The pup was recovered after washing up in Warrnambool, on Victoria's southwest coast, and had been identified as a potential bird Read More...

Perez Hilton hospitalised after distressing livestream

Last Updated: 16-08-2026

Perez Hilton was taken to a Miami hospital after authorities responded to an apparent act of self-harm during a TikTok livestream. Deputies from the Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the 48-year-old celebrity blogger's Read More...

Teen's brain injury plea for judge after fatal crash

Date of Posting: 14-08-2026

A teenager's brain injury should be considered when he is sentenced over a deadly car crash and a violent assault that left a man permanently disabled, a court has been told. The teen faced the Victorian County Court on Wednesday after pleadin Read More...

Shocking number of Aussie birds face 'extreme' flu risk

Last Updated: 14-08-2026

One in five Australian birds and mammals are facing a "high to extreme risk" from the escalating bird flu virus that's starting to devastate wildlife. The deadly H5 strain's impact continues to rise as Australia recorded its firs Read More...

Ebola kills 1700 in eastern Congo as outbreak surges

Date of Posting: 14-08-2026

Ebola has killed more than 1700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease. As of Tuesday, 3802 cases had been recorded, with 1707 deaths, according to the latest update by the Democratic Republic of the Congo's gov Read More...

Urgent call to give blood as flu season depletes stocks

Date of Posting: 13-08-2026

Runny noses and sore throats are keeping blood donors away, but one man who nearly died is singlehandedly upping dwindling supplies. Donated blood is needed for a range of patients including cancer sufferers, new mothers, people undergoing surgery Read More...

'Grim news': Penguin alert as bird flu outbreak worsens

Date of Posting: 13-08-2026

Australia is set to face more mass mortality events from bird flu, as fears grow that a popular penguin colony could lose almost half of its population due to the outbreak. The deadly H5 strain's national tally is continuing to rise after a la Read More...

Drug deaths and hospitalisations 'on the rise'

Date of Posting: 13-08-2026

Methamphetamines and cocaine have fueled a rise in drug-induced deaths and hospitalisations in Australia, taking the lives of more than five people a day, new data shows. Drug overdoses led to more than 2000 deaths in 2024, the latest trends repor Read More...

Aust cancer researcher nears personalised immunotherapy

Date of Posting: 12-08-2026

It's been just over a year since Ines Pires da Silva was recognised as one of Australia's leading women in science. Yet in hindsight, winning the Marie Krogh Young Women in Science Prize seems to have marked not the culmination of her work Read More...

AstraZeneca shares drop on reports of $570b mega-merger

Date of Posting: 12-08-2026

AstraZeneca's shares have fallen sharply as analysts and investors question the logic of a possible tie-up with Bristol Myers Squibb after reports they held preliminary talks about forming one of the world's biggest drugmakers. Shares in A Read More...

Perfect mix: stage set for 'maximum' bird flu damage

Date of Posting: 12-08-2026

An escalating bird flu outbreak is poised to cause "maximum damage" following confirmation of Australia's first mass mortality event. The mass mortality event was confirmed on Monday after a large group of dead and sick greater crest Read More...

Labor holds firm as seniors face $250 health cover hike

Date of Posting: 11-08-2026

Labor will renew its fight to steer a controversial health insurance change through parliament as state governments and providers push back against the plan. More than three million Australians aged 65 and older will pay an average of about $250 m Read More...

Fresh hope as treatment cost slashed for rare cancer

Date of Posting: 11-08-2026

Patients with a rare and incurable brain cancer could be given precious extra time after the first targeted treatment for the disease in 20 years was added to the national discounted medicines scheme. Vorasidenib, known by the brand name Voranigo, Read More...

Bird flu testing, as mass mortality incident detected

Date of Posting: 11-08-2026

Australia could be experiencing its first wildlife mass mortality event triggered by bird flu. More than 80 dead and sick greater crested terns have been found at an island called Baudin Rock in South Australia.[subscribe] SA's chief vet Sk Read More...

'Cancer doesn't wait': a new plan to help rural men

Last Updated: 10-08-2026

When Darren Cruickshanks went to see his GP for blood test results, he expected to be told to exercise and stop eating KFC. "That's been happening for years," the real estate agent from regional Victoria told AAP, with a laugh.[subsc Read More...

Nation-first fully-integrated bionic arm to hit shelves

Date of Posting: 10-08-2026

Melbourne engineer Xavier Vella would love to be able to bench press at the gym or fulfil a childhood dream of completing the monkey bars. Born with limb loss below the elbow on his left side, the 29-year-old adapted to life with limb difference f Read More...

FED:Bird flu cases grow to 53 as first gull tests positive

Date of Posting: 10-08-2026

A silver gull has tested positive for bird flu, bringing the total number of confirmed detections in Australia to 53. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said on Saturday a silver gull found at Robe in South Australia had been co Read More...

New test provides hope for menopause 'tunnel of chaos'

Last Updated: 09-08-2026

Almost every hour, an Australian woman dies from heart disease. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for Australian women, and risk increases with age, yet the impact of menopause on heart health is poorly understood.[subscribe] Read More...

Pay rise for aged-care nurses amid dire worker shortage

Last Updated: 09-08-2026

Aged-care nurses are receiving another pay rise as the sector struggles with chronic workforce shortages. The government has announced enrolled nurses in aged care will receive an extra $8000 in their annual income packets from August 1 - the fina Read More...

FED:Suspected bird flu case in seagull 'a watershed moment'

Date of Posting: 09-08-2026

Concerns are growing for a critical Australian sea lion colony after a bird flu case was confirmed near the endangered species' key breeding site. A suspected case has also been found in a seagull in South Australia in what experts described a Read More...

Young people brushing dental health aside, experts warn

Date of Posting: 07-08-2026

For the past couple of years sporadic, dull aches have alerted Georgia Smith to the wisdom teeth slowly rearing in her gums. Despite the pain and discomfort, the 26-year-old has avoided the dentist for two years.[subscribe] The Melbourne woman Read More...

Deaths in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak pass 1500

Date of Posting: 07-08-2026

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1500 people in eastern Congo, marking a 50 per cent increase in about a week that shows the emergency continuing to outpace response efforts. As of Tuesday, 3442 cases had been recorded, with Read More...

Endangered species at risk as bird flu spreads

Date of Posting: 07-08-2026

Bird flu cases have been detected in a fifth state, prompting warnings of a national wildlife emergency. An emergency response plan has been launched in Victoria after its first positive case was confirmed on Thursday in a bird near Portland in th Read More...