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As Aussie waistlines expand, so do treatment costs

As Aussie waistlines expand, so do treatment costs

Most adult Australians are actually overweight or obese and that number is rising, research shows, with the problem taking a growing toll on health systems.

'Selfless' treatment helps newborn's fight for life

'Selfless' treatment helps newborn's fight for life

'Selfless' treatment helps newborn's fight for life

'Selfless' treatment helps newborn's fight for life

Born 15 weeks early and weighing less than 900 grams, Sienna Magnay's chances of survival were slim but one treatment helped give her the strength she needed.

Climate concerns after worst dengue season in years

Climate concerns after worst dengue season in years

Climate concerns after worst dengue season in years

Climate concerns after worst dengue season in years

A conference has discussed multi-pronged responses to curtailing a debilitating mosquito-borne disease after an outbreak of over 20,000 cases.

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Autistic teens caught in middle of NDIS funding dispute

Autistic teens caught in middle of NDIS funding dispute

A government autism support program has been applauded but questions are being raised as to what happens when participants age out at just nine years old.

Funding mission aims to offers hope for arthritis cure

Funding mission aims to offers hope for arthritis cure

A multimillion-dollar research centre to combat arthritis is being heralded as a massive boost for the huge number of Australians who suffer from the disease.

Embattled surgeon lied about reason for fatal surgery

Embattled surgeon lied about reason for fatal surgery

Evidence by the surgeon partner of former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has been slammed by an inquiry into the death of one of his patients.

Hospital bed woes trigger boost for care-at-home scheme

Hospital bed woes trigger boost for care-at-home scheme

Data from Australia's most populous state reveals people are staying in hospital much longer than necessary while waiting for aged care or disability support.

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Push to free up GPs with more pharmacist prescriptions

Push to free up GPs with more pharmacist prescriptions

Push to free up GPs with more pharmacist prescriptions

Push to free up GPs with more pharmacist prescriptions

Letting pharmacists write medication scripts could save $1 billion in health costs and free up 10 million GP visits a year, a report has found.

Dangerous winter virus far more than 'just a bad cold'

Dangerous winter virus far more than 'just a bad cold'

Dangerous winter virus far more than 'just a bad cold'

Dangerous winter virus far more than 'just a bad cold'

Health authorities are urging seniors to get a free vaccine to protect them from a common winter virus that can cause severe illness, hospitalisation and death.

Heart tech keeps wanderlust alive no matter where, when

Heart tech keeps wanderlust alive no matter where, when

Heart tech keeps wanderlust alive no matter where, when

Heart tech keeps wanderlust alive no matter where, when

At nearly 80 and suffering from cardiomyopathy, John Howell can only embrace his wanderlust for travel because of a tiny device in his chest keeping him alive.

World-first for drivers who use medicinal cannabis

World-first for drivers who use medicinal cannabis

World-first for drivers who use medicinal cannabis

World-first for drivers who use medicinal cannabis

Thousands of medicinal cannabis users will be able to take the wheel without fear of losing their licence under groundbreaking reforms to drug driving laws.

Australians with MND will be able to remain at home

Australians with MND will be able to remain at home

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

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'

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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 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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