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'Concerning outbreak': respiratory disease cases rising

'Concerning outbreak': respiratory disease cases rising

Case numbers in one of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks are climbing, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joining the call for people to get vaccinated.

Two dead in outback town from mosquito-borne virus

Two dead in outback town from mosquito-borne virus

Two dead in outback town from mosquito-borne virus

Two dead in outback town from mosquito-borne virus

Two mosquito-bite deaths in an outback town has prompted a warning from health authorities for people to cover up and use insect repellent.

'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola

'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola

'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola

'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola

Extra screening measures could enforced at airports for arrivals from West Africa as a deadly strain of Ebola spreads through the region.

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More harmed than harmful: the truth about schizophrenia

More harmed than harmful: the truth about schizophrenia

Dr James McLure works on developing treatment for schizophrenia. Having spent years battling his own psychosis, it's a disease he has particular insight into.

Pandemic flashbacks as hantavirus group touches down

Pandemic flashbacks as hantavirus group touches down

Scenes heavily reminiscent of the coronavirus pandemic have played out as passengers from a hantavirus-affected cruise ship touched down in Australia.

Up in smoke: budget loses $8b more to illicit tobacco

Up in smoke: budget loses $8b more to illicit tobacco

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has continued to resist calls to lower the tobacco excise despite the cigarette black market causing another downgrade in budget revenue.

Thousands face tests over dentist HIV, hepatitis risks

Thousands face tests over dentist HIV, hepatitis risks

A retired dentist who treated thousands of patients over decades may have exposed them to serious bloodborne viruses such as HIV through poor infection control.

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Experts back quarantine plan for cruise ship evacuees

Experts back quarantine plan for cruise ship evacuees

Experts back quarantine plan for cruise ship evacuees

Experts back quarantine plan for cruise ship evacuees

Experts say the need for quarantine facilities will increase in the future, as Australian hantavirus cruise ship passengers make their way home.

'No apology': quarantine for Aussies on virus-hit ship

'No apology': quarantine for Aussies on virus-hit ship

'No apology': quarantine for Aussies on virus-hit ship

'No apology': quarantine for Aussies on virus-hit ship

To prevent the spread of a deadly virus, four citizens and a permanent resident returning from a plagued cruise will be placed in an official isolation centre.

Free meningococcal jabs for some but 'lottery' persists

Free meningococcal jabs for some but 'lottery' persists

Free meningococcal jabs for some but 'lottery' persists

Free meningococcal jabs for some but 'lottery' persists

A fourth Australian jurisdiction will provide free jabs to some teens for a rare but life-threatening disease as the push for national coverage marches on.

Misconceptions cloud palliative care as population ages

Misconceptions cloud palliative care as population ages

Misconceptions cloud palliative care as population ages

Misconceptions cloud palliative care as population ages

Australians have been urged to start conversations about end-of-life care as the nation's ageing population puts palliative care in the spotlight.

Vaccine not to be sneezed at as flu season approaches

Vaccine not to be sneezed at as flu season approaches

Vaccine not to be sneezed at as flu season approaches

Vaccine not to be sneezed at as flu season approaches

Australia's leading health practitioners have outlined how dangerous the coming winter flu season could be if vaccination rates don't improve.

Hospital finally 'run for people' after public takeover

Hospital finally 'run for people' after public takeover

Hospital finally 'run for people' after public takeover

Hospital finally 'run for people' after public takeover

The courageous parents of a toddler who tragically died in hospital have been hailed for running a tireless campaign for change in the public health system.

Research shows popular IVF hormone add-on may not work

Research shows popular IVF hormone add-on may not work

Research shows popular IVF hormone add-on may not work

Research shows popular IVF hormone add-on may not work

A hormone procedure commonly offered to IVF patients as an 'add-on' doesn't improve chances of falling pregnant, a new study has found.

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Fatal fungi: health alert as mushroom season begins

Death caps and yellow-staining mushrooms are among the toxic fungi health authorities are warning residents to avoid as growing season gets under way.

Free access to potentially life-saving jab for seniors

The federal government is introducing free respiratory syncytial virus vaccinations for Australians 75 years and older.

Wage increase delivered for midwives, nurses

Thousands of nurses and midwives have won a landmark pay rise for the first time in more than two decades after an industrial umpire ruled in their favour.

AMA warns health system cracks 'impossible to ignore'

A peak health body has busted the myth that hospitals are overrun due to people unnecessarily presenting to EDs, saying the reason is a systemic one.

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'World of hurt': AFL great's cancer warning for men

Carlton defender Sam Docherty was in his football prime when diagnosed with cancer. Now he's urging men to learn from his mistake.

'Heartbreaking': mum's plea as allergy crisis worsens

Allergies are on the rise across Australia, with medical experts and families calling for more action as the economic cost soars to nearly $20 billion a year.

Australians skipping, delaying medicines due to price

Cost of living has forced Australians to cut down on their medications, prompting calls for Australia to shake up its drug subsidy approval scheme.

Health workers' sexual misconduct findings made public

More than 100 current and former health employees will have sexual misconduct decisions permanently added to their public record in landmark changes.

'Mixed message': financial hurdle to quitting smoking

A thriving illegal tobacco market is making it cheaper for some people to keep smoking than quit, prompting calls for more affordable nicotine replacements.

'Vaccine-fatigued' Aussies vulnerable to big flu season

Doctors shell-shocked from 2025's record-breaking flu season are warning another significant round is on the way if vaccination rates stay low.

Tech giants slammed for censoring party-drug alerts

Automated censorship by social media platforms is hampering efforts to warn of potentially deadly drugs circulating in the community, pill-testers say.

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