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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.

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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

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

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

Baby drought as house prices push parents out of cities

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.

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High-caffeine brands seized in 'energy drink' crackdown

High-caffeine brands seized in 'energy drink' crackdown

High-caffeine brands seized in 'energy drink' crackdown

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 exposed to 'high level' of dangerous fumes

Welders exposed to 'high level' of dangerous fumes

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

'Doomscrolling' leading to emotional harm, study says

'Doomscrolling' leading to emotional harm, study says

'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.

Gender diverse kids not 'coerced' to receive treatment

Gender diverse kids not 'coerced' to receive treatment

Gender diverse kids not 'coerced' to receive treatment

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

Doctors warn DV driving 'traumatised' staff out of jobs

Doctors warn DV driving 'traumatised' staff out of jobs

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

World-first peanut allergy trial seeking participants

World-first peanut allergy trial seeking participants

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

Tips for Aussie rules women to head off concussion rate

Tips for Aussie rules women to head off concussion rate

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.

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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.

Complex blood cancer on the rise in Australia

Some 80,000 Australians will be diagnosed with the complex blood cancer myeloma in the next 25 years, with 28,000 people expected to die from the disease.

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Appetite for sugar tax to fight diabetes and obesity

Calls for a tax on sugary drinks have won the support of a federal parliamentary committee among its recommendations to combat diabetes and obesity.

Incest fears after sperm donor's 200-plus visits

The damning findings of a Queensland fertility clinic probe has revealed a donor may have fathered hundreds of children, sparking incest fears.

Camera trial to stem rising tide of hospital violence

Hospital security guards will use cameras to see if discourages violent behaviour but drivers of aggression in hospitals mean it might not work for many.

Warning opioid-laced cocaine could be a killer

Cocaine users in Melbourne have been warned their drugs could contain a potentially lethal opioid that could lead to an overdose.

PM spruiks cost of living measures amid Payman row

The new financial year ushers in a range of new cost-of-living measures that the prime minister insists are responsible in light of inflation challenges.

Change allows hundreds to end life on their own terms

NSW was the last state to legalise voluntary assisted dying and hundreds of people have asked for approval in the first months of the euthanasia scheme.

Laws could deliver life-saving fruit and vegies boon

Food companies might find it more profitable to donate than to dump if a Senate bill targeting food insecurity passes.

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