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Plea to avoid panic as 'unusual' deadly outbreak grows

Plea to avoid panic as 'unusual' deadly outbreak grows

Victoria's legionnaires' disease outbreak has grown to 71 confirmed cases and a further seven suspected, following the death of an infected woman in her 90s.

Aussies delay dental treatment as cost of living bites

Aussies delay dental treatment as cost of living bites

Aussies delay dental treatment as cost of living bites

Aussies delay dental treatment as cost of living bites

Only one-in-three Australians visits the dentist regularly as costs keep them away, while the dental association calls on government to expand subsidies.

Growing legionnaires' outbreak shows no sign of slowing

Growing legionnaires' outbreak shows no sign of slowing

Growing legionnaires' outbreak shows no sign of slowing

Growing legionnaires' outbreak shows no sign of slowing

Australia's health system can manage the impact of a legionnaires' outbreak "very well", authorities say as cases continue to soar.

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'Unacceptable': period poverty leads to DIY solutions

'Unacceptable': period poverty leads to DIY solutions

Two in three Australian women struggle to afford menstruation products and one in two miss work due to periods, as advocates call on the government to step in.

Aussie babies get peanut allergy therapy in world-first

Aussie babies get peanut allergy therapy in world-first

Babies with peanut allergies in Australia will be offered a treatment program under a world-first model aiming to transform allergy care.

Race to find source of legionnaires' disease outbreak

Race to find source of legionnaires' disease outbreak

The source of an outbreak of a severe form of pneumonia is yet to be confirmed but it is thought to be a cooling tower due to the high number of cases.

Cooling towers disinfected over legionnaires' outbreak

Cooling towers disinfected over legionnaires' outbreak

A single cooling tower is thought to be the cause of an outbreak of legionnaires' disease that is expected to grow in coming days.

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Third nurse banned over aged care neglect scandal

Third nurse banned over aged care neglect scandal

Third nurse banned over aged care neglect scandal

Third nurse banned over aged care neglect scandal

A tribunal has deregistered a nurse who was tasked with investigating complaints at an Adelaide aged care facility that was closed because of patient neglect.

COVID effect to cause 'excess' deaths for years to come

COVID effect to cause 'excess' deaths for years to come

COVID effect to cause 'excess' deaths for years to come

COVID effect to cause 'excess' deaths for years to come

The deadly impact of COVID-19 on Australia is fading but the virus is expected to affect fatality rates for years, a report says.

'Grinding halt': shortage could cause hospital chaos

'Grinding halt': shortage could cause hospital chaos

'Grinding halt': shortage could cause hospital chaos

'Grinding halt': shortage could cause hospital chaos

Australia's health system could come to a "grinding halt" within days if a shortage of intravenous fluid isn't addressed, a leading doctor has warned.

Doctors sore over radical pharmacist treatment plan

Doctors sore over radical pharmacist treatment plan

Doctors sore over radical pharmacist treatment plan

Doctors sore over radical pharmacist treatment plan

Patients could bypass GPs and be treated by pharmacists for some conditions under a proposed overhaul which has raised the ire of doctors.

Aged care food staff re-class amid mass malnourishment

Aged care food staff re-class amid mass malnourishment

Aged care food staff re-class amid mass malnourishment

Aged care food staff re-class amid mass malnourishment

A bid to stretch resources has resulted in aged care food staff being re-classified as personal care workers as four in 10 residents remain malnourished.

Schoolies pill testing as more young women take drugs

Schoolies pill testing as more young women take drugs

Schoolies pill testing as more young women take drugs

Schoolies pill testing as more young women take drugs

Australia's biggest Schoolies event will make pill testing available for the first time but an opposition party has vowed to scrap the plan if elected.

Union rages over 'leaked' ambulance staff scam claims

Union rages over 'leaked' ambulance staff scam claims

Union rages over 'leaked' ambulance staff scam claims

Union rages over 'leaked' ambulance staff scam claims

A union representing ambulance workers stood down over serious misconduct claims has blamed a leak on "desperate" leaders within the Victorian agency.

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Baby drought as house prices push parents out of cities

Australians are having less babies and the fertility plunge is being blamed on high housing costs with analysis showing parents are being pushed to the fringes.

High-caffeine brands seized in 'energy drink' crackdown

Experts warn of health risks from drinking highly caffeinated beverages with hundreds seized from retail shelves in a crackdown on so-called energy drinks.

Welders exposed to 'high level' of dangerous fumes

Welders could develop serious health problems due to the inhalation of dangerous fumes, a study shows, but an industry body says it's managing the issue.

'Doomscrolling' leading to emotional harm, study says

Compulsive reading of negative news makes people more likely to feel suspicious and distrustful and form the belief that life lacks meaning, a study has found.

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Gender diverse kids not 'coerced' to receive treatment

Gender-diverse children are not being pressured by doctors into receiving medical treatment, a Queensland review has found.

Doctors warn DV driving 'traumatised' staff out of jobs

A peak body for emergency doctors is calling on the Northern Territory to make drastic changes to alcohol policy amid worsening rates of domestic violence.

World-first peanut allergy trial seeking participants

A new type of peanut allergy treatment will be trialled on humans for the first time in Australia, with hopes it could eventually stop reactions to shellfish.

Tips for Aussie rules women to head off concussion rate

Women footballers are at a greater risk of concussions than their male counterparts, with training tweaks required for better safety, a study has found.

Millions needed for life-saving diabetes devices

As the number of people with diabetes spirals there's a call for the funding of insulin pumps and glucose monitoring devices for those unable to afford them.

Personal hygiene now a luxury item as costs bite

More than one-in-seven Australians were not buying personal hygiene or household cleaning products because they could not afford them, a survey has found.

GPs urge jabs as winter lurgies return with a vengeance

A spike in illness ranging from flu and whooping cough to gastro concerns doctors and health authorities who urge more people to get vaccinated.

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