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'Invisible' cancer revealed to body in new research

'Invisible' cancer revealed to body in new research

Researchers have unlocked a key in a person's immune response that could halt the spread of cancer the body cannot see.

Plea to end the nation's kidney dialysis dependence

Plea to end the nation's kidney dialysis dependence

Plea to end the nation's kidney dialysis dependence

Plea to end the nation's kidney dialysis dependence

Kidney disease advocates are calling for earlier treatment, increased research and more organ transplants to end Australia’s dependence on outdated dialysis.

Tourists warned as Aussie teens fight for life in Laos

Tourists warned as Aussie teens fight for life in Laos

Tourists warned as Aussie teens fight for life in Laos

Tourists warned as Aussie teens fight for life in Laos

The families of two Melbourne best friends fighting for life in Thai hospitals have raced to their bedside as they suffer from suspected methanol poisoning.

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Half of mental health specialists quit 'broken' system

Half of mental health specialists quit 'broken' system

Almost half of NSW's staff specialist psychiatrists have penned resignation letters, citing immense pressure due to understaffing.

Fabric face mask to help apnoea sufferers rest easy

Fabric face mask to help apnoea sufferers rest easy

After double-digital sales growth last quarter, ASX-listed medical device maker ResMed has launched a product its CEO had been dreaming about for a decade.

Loneliness epidemic among older and younger Australians

Loneliness epidemic among older and younger Australians

An epidemic of loneliness has spawned a host of poor health outcomes for Australians with urgent preventative measures needed, an inquiry has been told.

Thousands rally as nurses reject one-or-the-other deal

Thousands rally as nurses reject one-or-the-other deal

Angry nurses will not accept delaying their demand for improved staffing ratios as a condition of securing a major pay rise.

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Dutton supports abortion access, hits out at 'games'

Dutton supports abortion access, hits out at 'games'

Dutton supports abortion access, hits out at 'games'

Dutton supports abortion access, hits out at 'games'

Peter Dutton backs a woman's right to access abortion services, and has hit out at attempts to "play games" with a state-based issue.

Fresh treatment hope for frontline workers with PTSD

Fresh treatment hope for frontline workers with PTSD

Fresh treatment hope for frontline workers with PTSD

Fresh treatment hope for frontline workers with PTSD

Emergency service workers dealing with post traumatic stress disorder could have their treatment transformed with the assistance of new guidelines.

Big police pay rise sparks ructions in other wage deals

Big police pay rise sparks ructions in other wage deals

Big police pay rise sparks ructions in other wage deals

Big police pay rise sparks ructions in other wage deals

Police and nurses point to a big pay increase for officers in one jurisdiction while threatening strike action as their wage negotiations deteriorate.

Babies, pregnant mums to have greater RSV protection

Babies, pregnant mums to have greater RSV protection

Babies, pregnant mums to have greater RSV protection

Babies, pregnant mums to have greater RSV protection

The federal government will provide free access to vaccines protecting expectant mums and babies from respiratory syncytial virus.

Baby Jasper's brave battle with rare nerve cell cancer

Baby Jasper's brave battle with rare nerve cell cancer

Baby Jasper's brave battle with rare nerve cell cancer

Baby Jasper's brave battle with rare nerve cell cancer

One in 8000 Australian babies will develop neuroblastoma or nerve cell cancer but if it's caught early, they can survive.

Deadly cough spreading like wildfire amid record cases

Deadly cough spreading like wildfire amid record cases

Deadly cough spreading like wildfire amid record cases

Deadly cough spreading like wildfire amid record cases

Australians are falling behind on whooping cough vaccinations as the nation faces its worst outbreak of the deadly bacterial disease.

Clinicians to heed parents after toddler's cancer death

Clinicians to heed parents after toddler's cancer death

Clinicians to heed parents after toddler's cancer death

Clinicians to heed parents after toddler's cancer death

A hospital probe after a toddler died from undiagnosed cancer says clearer communication between staff and the child's parents would have improved his care.

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Call for clubs, bosses to treat deadly cancer seriously

A skin cancer survivor says workplaces and sporting clubs need to do more to protect Australians from sun damage as new data highlights skin cancer hotspots.

Cannabis driver study joint venture takes to the road

A study to test medicinal cannabis' impact on drivers has begun, days after Victoria's upper house drew a line between impairment and a positive blood test.

Cancer drug goes out on a limb for cardiac patients

A drug used in cancer treatment has the potential to save the limbs of thousands of cardiac patients with blocked arteries, a study has found.

Common sense prescription for medical cannabis drivers

Traces of cannabis detected in drivers who are prescribed the drug will no longer automatically cost them their licence under a tweak to sentencing laws.

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Wait times for mental health care hit record highs

Australia's peak medical body has urged governments to end the blame game for mental health funding after a damning new report.

Push to expand Medicare for better mental health access

Australians could have improved access to mental health support under a Greens election proposal to shore up the psychology workforce and expand Medicare.

'Radical transparency' to restore trust lost post-COVID

Victoria's former health chief says organisations like a future Centre for Disease Control would go a long way to rebuilding trust in pandemic responses.

Routine check-up saved man's life, huge tumour found

A Brisbane man had no idea he had a two kilo ticking time bomb lurking in his liver until a routine doctor's appointment found something was seriously wrong.

Nation's sick state of readiness for pandemics unmasked

Australia's healthcare, economy and public service have been exhausted by COVID-19 and a Centre for Disease Control will be set up to prepare for pandemics.

Pandemic cash splash let inflation genie out of bottle

Australia could have suffered much lower inflation after COVID-19 had pandemic support been less wasteful and interest rates moved earlier, a review says.

Huff and puff: warnings over drug laws lack substance

Drug safety advocates say treating casual users as criminals is causing them harm, with no signs decriminalising drugs in the ACT has made the problem worse.

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