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Pay rise for aged-care nurses amid dire worker shortage

Pay rise for aged-care nurses amid dire worker shortage

The federal government hopes a milestone pay rise for aged-care workers will help attract and retain staff in a sector stretched by shortages.

Aust cancer researcher nears personalised immunotherapy

Aust cancer researcher nears personalised immunotherapy

Aust cancer researcher nears personalised immunotherapy

Aust cancer researcher nears personalised immunotherapy

Ines Pires da Silva didn't sit on her laurels after winning a major science prize - she is ever closer to personalising immunotherapy for cancer patients.

Alzheimer's blood test to radically change diagnosis

Alzheimer's blood test to radically change diagnosis

Alzheimer's blood test to radically change diagnosis

Alzheimer's blood test to radically change diagnosis

A game-changing new blood test for Alzheimer's disease will soon be rolled out in Australia, but there's a good reason why it won't yet be for everyone.

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Costing lives and billions: call to act on hepatitis

Costing lives and billions: call to act on hepatitis

Australia faces around $2.6 billion in avoidable costs as tens of thousands unknowingly live with hepatitis C despite a cure being available.

Isolation leaving the elderly at risk of malnutrition

Isolation leaving the elderly at risk of malnutrition

Why are elderly Australians "starving"? A report has found isolation can put older Australians at risk of malnutrition.

It's now official: bird flu cases in four states

It's now official: bird flu cases in four states

Officials have confirmed that a fast‑spreading strain of H5 bird flu has reached a fourth state, with a migratory seabird washed ashore north of Brisbane.

Labor backs telehealth for voluntary assisted dying

Labor backs telehealth for voluntary assisted dying

Labor says legal barriers preventing telehealth use in voluntary assisted dying should be removed, as it also resolves to allow a conscience vote on the issue.

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Spike in kids' crisis calls spotlights health challenge

Spike in kids' crisis calls spotlights health challenge

Spike in kids' crisis calls spotlights health challenge

Spike in kids' crisis calls spotlights health challenge

Mental conditions including anxiety, mood and substance disorders have surged in young adults, while children are calling support lines at record rates.

Australia's hidden pain forces many out of workforce

Australia's hidden pain forces many out of workforce

Australia's hidden pain forces many out of workforce

Australia's hidden pain forces many out of workforce

Millions of Australians are living with chronic pain, with fresh data revealing it's forcing many out of the workforce early.

Birth trauma change urged after 'free birth' inquiry

Birth trauma change urged after 'free birth' inquiry

Birth trauma change urged after 'free birth' inquiry

Birth trauma change urged after 'free birth' inquiry

A coroner has called for hospitals to be more sensitive to women with traumatic past experiences after investigating an unassisted home birth resulting in death

Family rejects coroner's newborn death finding

Family rejects coroner's newborn death finding

Family rejects coroner's newborn death finding

Family rejects coroner's newborn death finding

A family's three-year battle for answers about the death of their newborn daughter has ended in disappointment after coronial findings were released.

Fewer daily smokers, but black market battle rages on

Fewer daily smokers, but black market battle rages on

Fewer daily smokers, but black market battle rages on

Fewer daily smokers, but black market battle rages on

The number of Australians smoking daily has more than halved in two decades, but experts fear illicit nicotine users are consuming more of it.

Deal spares MS patients $33k annually in medicine costs

Deal spares MS patients $33k annually in medicine costs

Deal spares MS patients $33k annually in medicine costs

Deal spares MS patients $33k annually in medicine costs

MS patients have avoided paying tens of thousands of dollars for treatment, with the government keeping key multiple sclerosis treatments on the PBS.

Patient details exposed in medical centres cyberattack

Patient details exposed in medical centres cyberattack

Patient details exposed in medical centres cyberattack

Patient details exposed in medical centres cyberattack

Private information of patients has been hacked in a data breach that has hit a medical company's clinics around the country.

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Seabird negative for bird flu, quarantine centre grows

Fears Australia's bird flu outbreak had spread to a fourth state have been allayed after a petrel suspected of carrying a deadly strain tested negative.

Early risers nudge night owls on metabolic health

Sleeping in has its advantages but research suggests night owls might suffer poorer metabolic health as a result of when, not what, they eat.

'Patients miss out': calls for reform to pharmacies

Australian pharmacies should be subjected to a host of reforms, a report suggests, including removing restrictions on where they can be built to improve access.

'Passion and purpose' of melanoma researcher remembered

After a life where he made skin cancer largely beatable and greatly accelerated brain cancer research, an Australian of the Year winner has been farewelled.

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MS patients face losing cheap access to $30,000 drug

An overhaul of drug pricing in the US is partly to blame for two companies threatening to pull their products from Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Patches could replace needles in vaccines of the future

Australian researchers are part of a new study into tiny, dissolvable micro-needle patches that may one day be an alternative to traditional vaccine injections.

Young footballer's death ignites on-field safety fears

A local football club president is urging a rethink of multi-purpose playing fields after a young player died from critical injuries suffered during a game.

Wider spread fears as bird flu emerges in third state

A deadly strain of avian flu detected for the first time in NSW has prompted authorities to ramp up surveillance and industry containment measures.

One dead, three ill after unknowing heroin intake

Health authorities are issuing a warning to party drug users after heroin was found in methamphetamine and cocaine products across one state.

Fifth bird flu case detected as authorities urge calm

Authorities have confirmed a fifth case of deadly bird flu, but there remains no evidence of spread to resident wildlife populations.

Loss of his 'biggest fan' drives motorcyclist McDonald

Heartbroken that his brother and "biggest fan" will never see him race again, motorcyclist Archie McDonald is raising awareness about mental health and suicide.

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