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Local Sydney council probing potential cancer cluster

Local Sydney council probing potential cancer cluster

A union is calling on a local council to take further action after a potential cancer cluster was discovered among staff.

Australia's leading cause of death revealed

Australia's leading cause of death revealed

Australia's leading cause of death revealed

Australia's leading cause of death revealed

The majority of deaths in Australia have multiple causes but heart disease contributed more than any other, research shows.

Shopping centre tragedy sparks mental health funds rise

Shopping centre tragedy sparks mental health funds rise

Shopping centre tragedy sparks mental health funds rise

Shopping centre tragedy sparks mental health funds rise

Additional funds will be directed to services for homeless people in NSW suffering from mental illness, following a mass stabbing that left six people dead.

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Hospital crisis sees elective surgeries cancelled

Hospital crisis sees elective surgeries cancelled

South Australia's public hospital system is in an 'unprecedented crisis', with a 'code yellow' declared to try and ease pressure on emergency departments.

Contact tracing ongoing in Queensland monkeypox cluster

Contact tracing ongoing in Queensland monkeypox cluster

Queensland has recorded 10 cases of monkeypox but they are not linked to a cluster found in a southern state.

Lack of GPs driving record hospital pressure: minister

Lack of GPs driving record hospital pressure: minister

NSW emergency department attendances and ambulance responses are at a record high, while the state lost 500 general practitioners in one year.

Gut health identified in combating Parkinson's disease

Gut health identified in combating Parkinson's disease

Researchers have received $4 million to work on a treatment they hope will slow or stop Parkinson’s disease by targeting gut health.

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New hope to cut side effects of anti-psychotic drugs

New hope to cut side effects of anti-psychotic drugs

New hope to cut side effects of anti-psychotic drugs

New hope to cut side effects of anti-psychotic drugs

A new coating for anti-psychotic drugs that mitigates weight gain as a side effect has the potential to change the lives of patients, researchers say.

Premier rejects nurses' push for major pay increase

Premier rejects nurses' push for major pay increase

Premier rejects nurses' push for major pay increase

Premier rejects nurses' push for major pay increase

Chris Minns says nurses and midwives deserve a pay rise but their demands for a 15 per cent boost is beyond the state's means.

Cardiac surgery suspended at major Melbourne hospital

Cardiac surgery suspended at major Melbourne hospital

Cardiac surgery suspended at major Melbourne hospital

Cardiac surgery suspended at major Melbourne hospital

Cardiac surgery at Austin Health in Melbourne has been temporarily suspended due to a bypass machine fault which was discovered during an operation.

Additional deaths probed after hospital failure claims

Additional deaths probed after hospital failure claims

Additional deaths probed after hospital failure claims

Additional deaths probed after hospital failure claims

A review into allegations deaths were not correctly reported at a major hospital will probe an additional 63 cases after the discovery of irregularities.

Care network to take the collective fight to cancer

Care network to take the collective fight to cancer

Care network to take the collective fight to cancer

Care network to take the collective fight to cancer

The Australian Comprehensive Cancer Network, a pioneering initiative that aims to address significant disparities in cancer outcomes, will be launched today.

Low blood donation storages as sickness grips Victoria

Low blood donation storages as sickness grips Victoria

Low blood donation storages as sickness grips Victoria

Low blood donation storages as sickness grips Victoria

Lifeblood Red Cross is calling on new donors to step up, as sickness plagues Victoria.

Worker wins legal fight in engineered stone safety fail

Worker wins legal fight in engineered stone safety fail

Worker wins legal fight in engineered stone safety fail

Worker wins legal fight in engineered stone safety fail

A stone supplier has copped the first fine of its kind after exposing a worker to silica dust and the risk of serious illness over almost seven years.

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Nurses open beds after pay agreement with government

Nurses and midwives have suspended escalated industrial action after reaching an in-principle agreement with the Victorian government over pay and conditions.

Funding package to help women who suffer miscarriages

A $9.5 million funding package to help women who have experienced miscarriage has been announced by the federal government.

Under-pressure emergency departments get more nurses

Two hospitals under critical pressure to serve Sydney communities will be the first to benefit from NSW changes to staffing ratios.

Aussies chipping away at their super for dental work

Australia's medical regulator is investigating claims dentists are encouraging patients to access their super to pay for dental treatments.

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Review sparked after three deaths at mental health unit

Multiple deaths at a Brisbane hospital have sparked an independent review, with Queensland's public mental health services under fire.

Six deaths under review after hospital failure claims

A coroner has been asked to investigate six deaths after allegations a senior hospital staff member didn't report them as legally required.

All clear for pharmacy prescriptions in 'win for women'

Women suffering from urinary tract infections can keep getting treatment at NSW pharmacies, rather than having to visit a doctor, as a trial is made permanent.

Kids reeling as bullying, screen time take heavy toll

Parents and their children are struggling to cope with cost-of-living pressures, the over-use of technology and lingering effects of the pandemic.

Cheaper drugs for cancer, kidney disease patients

Medicines to help women battling endometrial cancer and for people with symptoms of chronic kidney disease will be subsidised, saving patients thousands.

Doctors demand answers over end-of-life care funding

A peak medical body is calling for urgent end-of-life care funding in the Queensland budget and an explanation as to where previous funding has gone.

Elective surgery target slashed by Victorian government

Workforce shortages and non-invasive technology is being blamed for the Victorian government lowering its target to deliver 240,000 elective surgeries a year.

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