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Cold and flu ingredient to be removed over allergy link

Cold and flu ingredient to be removed over allergy link

A plant ingredient found in dozens of cold and flu supplements on the market will be taken off the shelves, Australia's medicine regulator has announced.

Health hazard: doctors say it's time to run out of gas

Health hazard: doctors say it's time to run out of gas

Health hazard: doctors say it's time to run out of gas

Health hazard: doctors say it's time to run out of gas

Australia should stop approving new gas projects and phase out use of the fossil fuel to protect public health as well as the environment, a report says.

Labour of love needs more labour, chief midwife says

Labour of love needs more labour, chief midwife says

Labour of love needs more labour, chief midwife says

Labour of love needs more labour, chief midwife says

A state's chief midwife is calling for her profession to be supported to meet the needs of women and prevent birth trauma.

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Warning on addiction help amid funding uncertainty

Warning on addiction help amid funding uncertainty

A peak health body is warning that people needing help with drug and alcohol addiction are missing out because treatment capacity can't meet demand.

Face of risky drinking 'quietly changing' in Australia

Face of risky drinking 'quietly changing' in Australia

Increasing numbers of midlife women are turning to alcohol to soothe the negative effects of perimenopause but it might be worsening their symptoms.

Fighting frailty: push for strength training for oldies

Fighting frailty: push for strength training for oldies

Motivated by personal experience, a health advocate has launched National Strength Day urging greater focus on strength in health care.

Electric switch could save public hospitals millions

Electric switch could save public hospitals millions

Upgrading all of Australia's public hospitals from gas to electricity could save millions of dollars in energy bills but only if the government acts swiftly.

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Costing lives and billions: call to act on hepatitis

Costing lives and billions: call to act on hepatitis

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.

Accidental sibling sex fears prompt calls for change

Accidental sibling sex fears prompt calls for change

Accidental sibling sex fears prompt calls for change

Accidental sibling sex fears prompt calls for change

IVF companies are calling for national fertility standards, with a uniform limit for sperm donations and a registry to find biological family members.

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.

Tax changes push biotech and health sectors offside

Tax changes push biotech and health sectors offside

Tax changes push biotech and health sectors offside

Tax changes push biotech and health sectors offside

Changes to research and development tax could force Australian biotech, med tech and health tech companies offshore, according to sector advocates.

Woman quarantined in India tests negative for Ebola

Woman quarantined in India tests negative for Ebola

Woman quarantined in India tests negative for Ebola

Woman quarantined in India tests negative for Ebola

A 28-year-old Ugandan woman who sparked an Ebola scare in India after being put in quarantine has tested negative for the deadly virus.

Fatality confirmed, disease rate dropping amid outbreak

Fatality confirmed, disease rate dropping amid outbreak

Fatality confirmed, disease rate dropping amid outbreak

Fatality confirmed, disease rate dropping amid outbreak

The rate of diphtheria cases is dropping in a territory caught in the middle of a national outbreak after health authorities confirmed its first fatality.

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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Breaking taboos: push to help women navigate menopause

A national campaign will help women better understand their menopause symptoms, access trusted health information and find out how to get support.

Congo reports more than 200 suspected Ebola deaths

More than 200 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died from Ebola, as authorities battle to control the outbreak, with nearly 900 cases reported.

A 10-hour trip for a blood test amid rural health gaps

Rural women have revealed significant barriers to fertility treatment, including interstate trips, fragmented care and the cancellation of abortion services.

'Nightmare scenario': illegal tobacco impact laid bare

Legitimate tobacco retailers say tax hikes have led to illicit sales decimating their income, with the legal market destined to be wiped out.

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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.

Call to label domestic violence a public health crisis

Historic dismissal of gendered violence has meant it has not been prioritised as a public health issue but a Melbourne medical student wants to change that.

Child cancer survivors plead for support later in life

Surviving childhood cancer can change the trajectory of the rest of someone's life but there is not enough support available, researchers say.

Disability care breaches prompt million-dollar fine

The Federal Court has imposed a $1.1 million penalty on a disability not-for-profit for breaking reporting laws and failing to provide proper care.

Gen-Z service rewrites approach to male mental health

Lived experience of mental health challenges is being used as the primary tool to connect with boys and young men facing their own difficulties.

More care for utes than health: rural men's harsh truth

Long distances are not the only thing stopping young rural men seeing their doctor, with social stigma and loneliness also hindering care.

'Not good enough': hospital funding feud spills over

Australian governments are wasting $1.2 billion a year on avoidable public hospital spending as states and territories unite to call for more federal funding.

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