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Record number of flesh-eating ulcer cases

Record number of flesh-eating ulcer cases

There were a record number of cases of flesh-eating Buruli ulcers in 2023, prompting a warning to cover up in warmer months.

Size matters in new worker tests for dust lung diseases

Size matters in new worker tests for dust lung diseases

Size matters in new worker tests for dust lung diseases

Size matters in new worker tests for dust lung diseases

Testing of airborne particles and their effect on workers' lungs may be failing to identify harmful materials, despite a recent ban on engineered stone.

Researchers a step closer to finding a diabetes cure

Researchers a step closer to finding a diabetes cure

Researchers a step closer to finding a diabetes cure

Researchers a step closer to finding a diabetes cure

Melbourne researchers from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute have found a way to regenerate insulin production in damaged pancreatic cells.

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Rural Australians dying earlier, from avoidable illness

Rural Australians dying earlier, from avoidable illness

A national snapshot has highlighted dire health outcomes for country Australians, including high levels of hospitalisation due to domestic violence.

Rural Australians 'crying out' as health gaps revealed

Rural Australians 'crying out' as health gaps revealed

Rural Australians are more likely to die earlier of preventable causes, according to data that shows the deep divide between the cities and the country.

National engineered stone ban closer with WA backing

National engineered stone ban closer with WA backing

Western Australia has joined other states in expressing support for a national ban on the future use of deadly disease-causing engineered stone.

Whooping cough outbreak 'well overdue', experts say

Whooping cough outbreak 'well overdue', experts say

Experts say an outbreak of whooping cough is on the horizon and could infect tens of thousands of Australians going into the Christmas period.

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Labor 'gooses' for failing to ban deadly silica stone

Labor 'gooses' for failing to ban deadly silica stone

Labor 'gooses' for failing to ban deadly silica stone

Labor 'gooses' for failing to ban deadly silica stone

The Minns government has faced the largest protest in its existence after angry construction workers demanded engineered stone be banned.

Campaign to combat 'frightening' rise in major disease

Campaign to combat 'frightening' rise in major disease

Campaign to combat 'frightening' rise in major disease

Campaign to combat 'frightening' rise in major disease

A major campaign has been to launched to help raise awareness about the "frightening" rise in a major health condition thousands of workers are at risk of.

Medics warn cholera and dengue fever spreading in Sudan

Medics warn cholera and dengue fever spreading in Sudan

Medics warn cholera and dengue fever spreading in Sudan

Medics warn cholera and dengue fever spreading in Sudan

Cholera deaths and infections have been confirmed in Sudan for the first time since the war between rival military factions began, health authorities say.

The 'old person' disease killing as many kids as cancer

The 'old person' disease killing as many kids as cancer

The 'old person' disease killing as many kids as cancer

The 'old person' disease killing as many kids as cancer

Overshadowed by its old-age equivalent, childhood dementia receives little attention, but it has a growing and deadly effect on the kids who suffer from it.

Chicken blamed for three-state listeria outbreak

Chicken blamed for three-state listeria outbreak

Chicken blamed for three-state listeria outbreak

Chicken blamed for three-state listeria outbreak

A commercial chicken product is the probable cause of nine listeria cases in Queensland, NSW and Victoria, according to health investigators.

NSW to scrap 'arcane' cruise vaccine, mask mandates

NSW to scrap 'arcane' cruise vaccine, mask mandates

NSW to scrap 'arcane' cruise vaccine, mask mandates

NSW to scrap 'arcane' cruise vaccine, mask mandates

NSW will push to scrap COVID-19 requirements for cruise ships as the state looks to move on from the pandemic and reignite the tourism sector.

Nation-leading clinic helps hundreds with silicosis

Nation-leading clinic helps hundreds with silicosis

Nation-leading clinic helps hundreds with silicosis

Nation-leading clinic helps hundreds with silicosis

A respiratory clinic in Melbourne will remain open for another three years to ensure support for workers diagnosed with an incurable lung disease.

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Malaysia hits pause on Australian live cattle exports

A second country has stopped taking live cattle from Australia over fears of lumpy skin disease, despite officials maintaining the nation is disease-free.

Australian cattle tested to prove no 'disease risk'

Australia's chief vet has reassured Indonesian authorities that Australia remains free of the potentially deadly lumpy skin disease.

Measles alert after cases visit hospital and shops

NSW Health has urged people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after two members of the same family visited several locations while infectious.

Free flu jabs as premier tells anyone sick to stay home

Queenslanders will get free flu jabs with the state already recording more cases than last year as concerns grow about the disease spreading among children.

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Measles alert after case visits airport and shops

A health alert has been issued in Queensland after a man unknowingly infected with measles visited multiple businesses after flying from Melbourne to Brisbane.

STI test vending machines for sexual health hotspots

Two custom-built STI test vending machines will be rolled out across regional Victoria to improve communities' sexual health.

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.

'Systems failed' in rheumatic heart disease deaths

An inquest has found health systems failed three women from a remote Queensland community who had rheumatic heart disease and died within 18 months.

Respiratory disease registry seeks to combat silicosis

A registry to detect and combat "unacceptable" workplace respiratory diseases such as silicosis will be set up, introducing mandatory reporting laws.

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.

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