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Subsidy for new treatment of 'national cancer' melanoma

Subsidy for new treatment of 'national cancer' melanoma

A cutting-edge treatment for advanced melanoma will soon be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, with 940 patients expected to benefit.

Fentanyl lies in wait as 'the wolf at Australia's door'

Fentanyl lies in wait as 'the wolf at Australia's door'

Fentanyl lies in wait as 'the wolf at Australia's door'

Fentanyl lies in wait as 'the wolf at Australia's door'

Australia's lack of a fentanyl market is keeping illicit use down, federal police say as health experts warn the drug poses a major threat.

Record number of flesh-eating ulcer cases

Record number of flesh-eating ulcer cases

Record number of flesh-eating ulcer cases

Record number of flesh-eating ulcer cases

There were a record number of cases of flesh-eating Buruli ulcers in 2023, prompting a warning to cover up in warmer months.

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Manager of scandal-plagued Oakden care home banned

Manager of scandal-plagued Oakden care home banned

A manager at the Oakden mental care facility has been barred from practising for 12 years, after an investigation found "shameful" neglect of its residents.

Cost of responding to hundreds of MDMA overdoses rising

Cost of responding to hundreds of MDMA overdoses rising

The cost of responding to MDMA overdoses is on the rise, with hundreds of people admitted to hospital in Victoria each year.

Islander teen flies 3000km for life-saving surgery

Islander teen flies 3000km for life-saving surgery

Weighing less than a nine-year-old, Solomons Island teen Ronny has flown to Sydney to remove a fast-growing nasal tumour impeding his eating and breathing.

Fresh Sydney measles alert after second infant infected

Fresh Sydney measles alert after second infant infected

People returning from Asia and the Middle East are being urged to look out for measles symptoms after a second infant arrived in Sydney with the disease.

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First vaccine approved for infectious respiratory virus

First vaccine approved for infectious respiratory virus

First vaccine approved for infectious respiratory virus

First vaccine approved for infectious respiratory virus

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has for the first time approved a vaccine against the highly contagious respiratory syncytial virus.

Vic paramedics consider striking over pay, conditions

Vic paramedics consider striking over pay, conditions

Vic paramedics consider striking over pay, conditions

Vic paramedics consider striking over pay, conditions

Victorian paramedics have rejected Ambulance Victoria's latest enterprise bargaining agreement offer, with strike action now on the cards.

Measles alert after infectious baby returns from Asia

Measles alert after infectious baby returns from Asia

Measles alert after infectious baby returns from Asia

Measles alert after infectious baby returns from Asia

People are being warned to watch for measles symptoms after an infected infant was at Sydney Airport before being taken to a cafe.

Vape inaction 'not an option' despite huge GP need

Vape inaction 'not an option' despite huge GP need

Vape inaction 'not an option' despite huge GP need

Vape inaction 'not an option' despite huge GP need

Australia is being urged to address the emerging health crisis of vaping amid a warning that 450,000 users will need regular GP visits for prescriptions.

Safe sex messaging pushed after concerning rise in STIs

Safe sex messaging pushed after concerning rise in STIs

Safe sex messaging pushed after concerning rise in STIs

Safe sex messaging pushed after concerning rise in STIs

Young Australians are being urged to get their "fun parts" tested in a new sexual health campaign launched in response to rising infections.

Cancer check-ups urged despite cost of living pressure

Cancer check-ups urged despite cost of living pressure

Cancer check-ups urged despite cost of living pressure

Cancer check-ups urged despite cost of living pressure

With cost of living pressure forcing more Australians only to see a doctor when they have to, the Prostate Cancer Foundation is urging people to get a check-up.

Woman critically ill after suspected festival overdose

Woman critically ill after suspected festival overdose

Woman critically ill after suspected festival overdose

Woman critically ill after suspected festival overdose

A Melbourne music festival goer has been hospitalised just a week after nine people became ill taking MDMA at another festival.

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Melbourne GP suspended for treating family members

A Victorian GP has been suspended for six months for treating six members of her own family when she wasn't supposed to.

Melbourne GP cleared after sex with patient in toilets

A Melbourne doctor who had drunken sex with a patient in the toilets of a bar has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a tribunal.

Machine learning touted to fix SA ramping crisis

A review has found no evidence ambulance patients were being inappropriately prioritised in SA emergency departments, but system improvements are needed.

New COVID-19 variant drives festive season surge

COVID-19 infections have spiked in Australia's two most populous states, with a new variant and Christmas festivities driving higher hospitalisations.

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Doctors defend seven-day delay for patient results

Delaying patient results could prevent misinformation and distress, doctors say, as the government tries to scrap wait times for scans and medical tests.

Size matters in new worker tests for dust lung diseases

Testing of airborne particles and their effect on workers' lungs may be failing to identify harmful materials, despite a recent ban on engineered stone.

Social media posts used to find mental health distress

Scientists have developed a technique that analyses social media posts to detect the early warning signs of mental health distress.

Climate change could be impacting babies' birth weights

An Australian study of 385,000 pregnancies has found a potential link between exposure to extreme weather during pregnancy and babies' birth weights.

Drug batch fears after suspected overdoses at festival

Multiple revellers have suffered suspected overdoses at a festival, with eight people rushed to hospital in a critical condition and placed in an induced coma.

Nursing union accepts pay deal after months of deadlock

WA’s nursing union has accepted a three per cent pay rise but says its 40,000 members remain the lowest paid in the country.

'No one to help': Man dies after 10-hour ambo wait

A man has died after waiting more than 10 hours for an ambulance, with ramping at hospitals still "unacceptably high" despite promises to fix the issue.

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