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Australians with MND will be able to remain at home

Australians with MND will be able to remain at home

The Aged Care Rules will be changed to include people with motor neurone disease.

Fight to slay MND 'beast' goes on after Daniher's death

Fight to slay MND 'beast' goes on after Daniher's death

Fight to slay MND 'beast' goes on after Daniher's death

Fight to slay MND 'beast' goes on after Daniher's death

The death of AFL great Neale Daniher from motor neurone disease and NRL player Jai Arrow's diagnosis have thrust the cruel condition back into the spotlight.

Reported diphtheria death denied by health authority

Reported diphtheria death denied by health authority

Reported diphtheria death denied by health authority

Reported diphtheria death denied by health authority

A territory health authority says the death of a man in an outback hospital is in no way linked to diphtheria despite media reporting to that effect.

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Not a 'me' disease: bowel cancer surge in young people

Not a 'me' disease: bowel cancer surge in young people

A mysterious rise in bowel cancer rates in young people has doctors stumped and is putting patients through a treatment regime unsuited to their stage of life.

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Large eye care chains have veered closer to an in-and-out retail experience, with optometrists accusing them of putting sales targets above patient care.

'God help us': warning as alcohol tax calls spill over

'God help us': warning as alcohol tax calls spill over

Calls are growing for the federal government to overhaul alcohol taxes to avoid a repeat of the black market takeover of cigarettes.

'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.

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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.

More harmed than harmful: the truth about schizophrenia

More harmed than harmful: the truth about schizophrenia

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

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

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

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.

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.

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'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

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

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

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

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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

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

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.

'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.

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