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Trial to reshape 'gruelling, traumatic' IVF process

Trial to reshape 'gruelling, traumatic' IVF process

A Victorian-first study into a gentler IVF treatment hopes to reshape fertility care by eliminating the two-week hormonal injection process.

'World of hurt': AFL great's cancer warning for men

'World of hurt': AFL great's cancer warning for men

'World of hurt': AFL great's cancer warning for men

'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.

'Heartbreaking': mum's plea as allergy crisis worsens

'Heartbreaking': mum's plea as allergy crisis worsens

'Heartbreaking': mum's plea as allergy crisis worsens

'Heartbreaking': mum's plea as allergy crisis worsens

Allergies are on the rise across Australia, with medical experts and families calling for more action as the economic cost soars to nearly $20 billion a year.

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NDIS overhaul uncertainty 'deeply unsettling'

NDIS overhaul uncertainty 'deeply unsettling'

As the government debates how to rein in the spiralling cost of the NDIS, advocates say the disability community is struggling with the uncertainty.

Health workers' sexual misconduct findings made public

Health workers' sexual misconduct findings made public

More than 100 current and former health employees will have sexual misconduct decisions permanently added to their public record in landmark changes.

The big change that could be coming for NDIS funding

The big change that could be coming for NDIS funding

The government is preparing a major overhaul of Australia's main disability support scheme in a bid to bring down its spiralling cost.

Facts over fear: data needed on brain fog in menopause

Facts over fear: data needed on brain fog in menopause

A lack of long-term research has left a huge gap in being able to prevent and treat women's experiences of brain fog during menopause.

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'Mixed message': financial hurdle to quitting smoking

'Mixed message': financial hurdle to quitting smoking

'Mixed message': financial hurdle to quitting smoking

'Mixed message': financial hurdle to quitting smoking

A thriving illegal tobacco market is making it cheaper for some people to keep smoking than quit, prompting calls for more affordable nicotine replacements.

'Vaccine-fatigued' Aussies vulnerable to big flu season

'Vaccine-fatigued' Aussies vulnerable to big flu season

'Vaccine-fatigued' Aussies vulnerable to big flu season

'Vaccine-fatigued' Aussies vulnerable to big flu season

Doctors shell-shocked from 2025's record-breaking flu season are warning another significant round is on the way if vaccination rates stay low.

Nationals leader eyes economics showdown with Liberals

Nationals leader eyes economics showdown with Liberals

Nationals leader eyes economics showdown with Liberals

Nationals leader eyes economics showdown with Liberals

Matt Canavan plans an "economic revolution" but he might struggle to win over coalition colleagues with his calls for more tariffs and government intervention.

Chilling question before children thrown in river

Chilling question before children thrown in river

Chilling question before children thrown in river

Chilling question before children thrown in river

A mentally ill woman who tried to drown two children in a river was not responsible for the incident due to her mental state, a judge has found.

Red tape delays mental health care for rural Aussies

Red tape delays mental health care for rural Aussies

Red tape delays mental health care for rural Aussies

Red tape delays mental health care for rural Aussies

A Medicare change designed to improve quality of care is inadvertently disadvantaging rural people seeking mental health treatment, an inquiry has been told.

Labor MPs break ranks on budget disability reform

Labor MPs break ranks on budget disability reform

Labor MPs break ranks on budget disability reform

Labor MPs break ranks on budget disability reform

Some government MPs are pushing for major NDIS reforms, but advocates say people with disabilities should not be left behind.

Needle-free vaccine rolled out after record flu season

Needle-free vaccine rolled out after record flu season

Needle-free vaccine rolled out after record flu season

Needle-free vaccine rolled out after record flu season

A gentle, needle-less way to protect kids from the flu will be rolled out to hundreds of thousands of children as parents' confidence in vaccines wanes.

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The health conversation all Australians should have

Fertility should be a conversation about shared responsibility, experts say, as they call for better education to fix a major health literacy gap.

Tech giants slammed for censoring party-drug alerts

Automated censorship by social media platforms is hampering efforts to warn of potentially deadly drugs circulating in the community, pill-testers say.

The 'huge' health benefits of walkable towns

Regional Australians face poorer health outcomes than city-dwellers. A landmark study suggests the problem may be visible on a street directory.

Strokes may be avoided by targeting 'silent' condition

A worldwide study could prevent thousands of Australians experiencing strokes through screenings that detect an often unnoticed heart condition.

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Disease outbreak prompts call to ensure kids are jabbed

A diphtheria outbreak has prompted a call-out to parents to ensure their children are vaccinated against the serious respiratory disease.

New mental health unit set to curb hospital violence

Patients experiencing aggression or distress will be re-diverted to a new mental health unit as a hospital tries to prevent violence against workers.

Shayna Jack dives in to take on young risky drinking

Olympic swimmer Shayna Jack's "soul crushing" doping scandal has sparked her involvement in a campaign against risky drinking by young women.

Health insurance premiums to cut more from hip pockets

Health insurance premium rises have begun, after the federal government in February approved an average industry-wide increase of 4.41 per cent.

'Barriers remain' in voluntary assisted dying access

Voluntary assisted dying laws in Australia are largely working as intended, but issues around remote access and obstruction by health facilities remain.

'Poorly designed' minor drug diversion scheme panned

Data has found few people are being granted access to a drug diversion scheme designed to stop minor offenders being trapped in court processes.

The 'horrific' disease hitting regional Aussies hardest

Exposure to pesticides and other environmental factors could be behind far higher rates of motor-neurone disease in regional areas, experts warn.

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