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• UK trials prostate treatment with less side effects 07-12-2025

  A groundbreaking trial for a prostate cancer treatment with fewer side-effects has launched in the UK. Backed by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the trial will examine whether Aquablation - a therapy using robotics, AI

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• US scraps hep B vaccine advice for most children 07-12-2025

  A group of vaccine advisers have scrapped a long-standing recommendation that all US children receive the hepatitis B shot at birth, a major policy win for health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr that disease experts say will reverse decades of public h

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• Doctors take jab at 'shady tactics' of health insurers 07-12-2025

  Australians need better protection from rising private health insurance premiums, narrowing coverage and shady tactics, doctors warn. The Australian Medical Association's annual Private Health Insurance Report Card reveals a system where many

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• Diabetic driver in bid to dodge five-death inquest 05-12-2025

  A driver with diabetes who ploughed into and killed five people outside a pub will object to giving evidence after being called as a witness at an inquest. William Swale was initially charged with 14 offences, including five counts of culpable dri

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• Barriers hinder Indigenous dementia support on Country 05-12-2025

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are at higher risk of developing dementia, but many are not receiving a diagnosis, with experts urging better supports. About 2500 Indigenous people are living with diagnosed dementia across Australia,

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• Female GPs not immune to chronic gender pay gap malady 05-12-2025

  Female general practitioners in Australia are earning less than male colleagues, with the pay gap driven by a rebate structure that favours shorter consultations. An analysis of more than 500 general practitioners across metropolitan, regional and

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• Fresh attempt to grow state's organ donor registrations 04-12-2025

  People applying for a new driver's licence in one state will be asked about organ donation, as part of a push to increase donor registrations. Only 23 per cent of Victorians are registered organ donors, and the rate drops to just 10 per cent a

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• Scramble to play down fears of aged care worker crisis 04-12-2025

  The aged care minister wasn't told about revelations his department might have massively underestimated the shortage of workers in the sector, because the modelling was a draft. The forecast, obtained by AAP under freedom of information laws,

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• Long-term antidepressant use among young people surges 04-12-2025

  Popping a life-saving pill each morning is a reality for millions of Australians on antidepressants, with research showing the fastest-growing group of users are young people. A study by University of South Australia researchers analysed dispensin

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• Teens shun sun protection for tans despite cancer risks 03-12-2025

  Maya Mackey knows how to take care of her skin. She has always been aware of sun safety. Slip, slop and slapping when outdoors, no matter the season.[subscribe] This made for a huge shock when at 24 she discovered a scab on her nose was basal c

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