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Poppy seeds alert by Coles after customer falls ill

Poppy seeds alert by Coles after customer falls ill

Coles customers are being urged not to consume potentially poisonous poppy seeds after some batches remained on the shelves despite a recall in November.

Pharmacies receive $377m medication sweetener

Pharmacies receive $377m medication sweetener

Pharmacies receive $377m medication sweetener

Pharmacies receive $377m medication sweetener

Pharmacies will be paid thousands more to dispense medicines from July 1 as part of a government funding boost.

Wellcamp report finds failings on transparency, value

Wellcamp report finds failings on transparency, value

Wellcamp report finds failings on transparency, value

Wellcamp report finds failings on transparency, value

An audit report criticises the Queensland government's transparency on the cost and value of its Wellcamp quarantine facility but the premier remains defiant.

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Measles alert after case visits gym, cafe

Measles alert after case visits gym, cafe

Health authorities are warning Victorians to watch for measles symptoms after an infectious returned traveller visited several premises.

Insurance fears stops people having life-saving tests

Insurance fears stops people having life-saving tests

New laws are needed to stop genetic discrimination after a report found Australians aren't having life-saving tests due to concerns about their insurance.

Wider screening for rare health conditions in babies

Wider screening for rare health conditions in babies

Newborns will be tested for a wider range of rare health conditions in a promised overhaul that also seeks to iron out differences in screening between states.

Sleep on: wind farms no worse than traffic, says study

Sleep on: wind farms no worse than traffic, says study

A Flinders University study has found that noise generated by wind farms is no more problematic for sleep than traffic noise.

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Cut in wait time for blood donors with new tattoos

Cut in wait time for blood donors with new tattoos

Cut in wait time for blood donors with new tattoos

Cut in wait time for blood donors with new tattoos

Australians wanting to donate blood just a week after getting a tattoo can now do so, following a rule change.

New study creates guidelines to safely kick opioid use

New study creates guidelines to safely kick opioid use

New study creates guidelines to safely kick opioid use

New study creates guidelines to safely kick opioid use

New guidelines to help people take control of their opioid usage recommends creating tailored plans to quit the drug as soon as it is prescribed.

Qld scraps COVID-19 alert system amid flu outbreak

Qld scraps COVID-19 alert system amid flu outbreak

Qld scraps COVID-19 alert system amid flu outbreak

Qld scraps COVID-19 alert system amid flu outbreak

Queensland’s traffic light advisory for COVID-19 will be scrapped as flu cases across the state continue to rise, the government has announced.

Staff stunned as 19th-century Sydney hospital closes

Staff stunned as 19th-century Sydney hospital closes

Staff stunned as 19th-century Sydney hospital closes

Staff stunned as 19th-century Sydney hospital closes

A hospital providing palliative care, rehabilitation and geriatric psychiatry services in the heart of Sydney will close within months.

Australian role in vital Alzheimer’s test breakthrough

Australian role in vital Alzheimer’s test breakthrough

Australian role in vital Alzheimer’s test breakthrough

Australian role in vital Alzheimer’s test breakthrough

Australian researchers have contributed to international research that could help develop an early detection test for Alzheimer’s disease.

Pharmacy jobs at risk with dispensing change: report

Pharmacy jobs at risk with dispensing change: report

Pharmacy jobs at risk with dispensing change: report

Pharmacy jobs at risk with dispensing change: report

The decision to allow people to purchase two months' worth of medicines from a single prescription could cost up to 20,000 pharmacy jobs, a report has found.

One-stage system may boost Vic organ donor register

One-stage system may boost Vic organ donor register

One-stage system may boost Vic organ donor register

One-stage system may boost Vic organ donor register

The current two-stage system of redirecting potential organ donors to Medicare for registration is contributing to Victoria's low organ donor rate.

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Push to change kids' appetite with junk food ad ban

Junk food companies would be restricted from marketing their products to kids on TV and radio while online ads would be banned outright under a proposed bill.

Teenager restrained, secluded during hospital visit

An investigation has found a teenager was improperly restrained and secluded during a mental health admission to Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital.

Vaccinations urged ahead of winter school holidays

With winter flu and COVID-19 cases surging, parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated before heading off on school holidays.

No evidence medical clinic followed vaccine guidelines

An investigation has found there is no documented evidence that vaccines at a Tasmanian medical clinic were stored correctly over a 20-year period.

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IVF technologies could lead to genetic divide: AMA

Australia's peak medical body is warning society will be in trouble if a genetic divide emerged through use of technology not accessible to poor people.

GP shortage facing Australia after 'decades of neglect'

Australia is being warned it may face a GP shortage of 10,000 doctors after years of neglect by successive governments, the nation's peak medical body says.

Two women snatch newborn from Queensland hospital

Police are searching for a newborn girl taken from a Queensland hospital by two women, sparking an amber alert for the child deemed to be at significant risk.

Call for justice after damning Vic mental health report

The Victorian government has refused to say whether it will accept recommendations from a damning report into the state's flawed mental health system.

Brett Sutton walks from health top job, almost crushed

Chief health officer Brett Sutton admits he has some regrets about Victoria's COVID-19 health measures after resigning to take up a new role at the CSIRO.

Meningococcal alert after two more deaths as cases rise

Two meningococcal patients have died in Victoria just days after it was revealed a NSW resident died from the disease and cases are rising across Australia.

Qld premier reveals personal pain of tragic miscarriage

Annastacia Palaszczuk has shared her experience of having a miscarriage at home as another woman's distressing hospital experience leads to a major review.

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