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Serious concern at high diabetes rate among Indigenous

Serious concern at high diabetes rate among Indigenous

Early intervention is key to tackling higher rates of diabetes among Indigenous people, say health organisations as data shows one in six with the condition.

Spike in flu cases sparks plea over 'dire' rate of jabs

Spike in flu cases sparks plea over 'dire' rate of jabs

Spike in flu cases sparks plea over 'dire' rate of jabs

Spike in flu cases sparks plea over 'dire' rate of jabs

An unusual spike in cases has sparked a warning for Australians to get a flu jab and lift poor vaccination rates as winter looms.

Broken brains: how physical and mental health connect

Broken brains: how physical and mental health connect

Broken brains: how physical and mental health connect

Broken brains: how physical and mental health connect

A new Australian book offers insight, humour, comfort and hope to anyone who has faced physical or mental illness, and those who care for them.

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Go get tested: Barnaby Joyce reveals cancer diagnosis

Go get tested: Barnaby Joyce reveals cancer diagnosis

Federal Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has revealed he will undergo surgery after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Tunnel diggers are facing a 'full-blown disease crisis'

Tunnel diggers are facing a 'full-blown disease crisis'

Cancer-causing silica dust from major tunnelling projects are a hazard construction workers cannot avoid simply by wearing a mask, an inquiry has been told.

Children bearing the brunt of ADHD medicine shortage

Children bearing the brunt of ADHD medicine shortage

Unable to access their usual doses of ADHD medication due to an international shortage, Australian children and teenagers face increasing risks of side effects.

Women left waiting for share of $405m implant payout

Women left waiting for share of $405m implant payout

A years-long wait for compensation continues for women injured from pelvic mesh implants with delays blamed on difficulty in obtaining medical records.

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Festival pill testing no green light to take drugs

Festival pill testing no green light to take drugs

Festival pill testing no green light to take drugs

Festival pill testing no green light to take drugs

Patrons will be able to test their drugs at a second music festival as the government admits a fine balance between preventing overdoses and enforcing the law.

'Living week-to-week': doctors struggle to stay rural

'Living week-to-week': doctors struggle to stay rural

'Living week-to-week': doctors struggle to stay rural

'Living week-to-week': doctors struggle to stay rural

Better access to childcare, financial incentives and support for doctors' families would help recruit more medicos to the bush, according to a national survey.

Study shows simple way jabs could work better together

Study shows simple way jabs could work better together

Study shows simple way jabs could work better together

Study shows simple way jabs could work better together

Research has shown a simple way booster shots could be made more effective while opening the door to further improvements in the next generation of vaccines.

Funding for depression treatment breaks 30-year drought

Funding for depression treatment breaks 30-year drought

Funding for depression treatment breaks 30-year drought

Funding for depression treatment breaks 30-year drought

A novel approach to treating depression derived from a popular club drug offers hope to tens of thousands of Australians living with the chronic mental illness.

Healthy, wealthy and wise to food sustainability

Healthy, wealthy and wise to food sustainability

Healthy, wealthy and wise to food sustainability

Healthy, wealthy and wise to food sustainability

Consumers conscious of nutrition are more likely to limit food waste even than those driven by sustainability concerns, experts say.

Bush voters looking further afield for local action

Bush voters looking further afield for local action

Bush voters looking further afield for local action

Bush voters looking further afield for local action

Rural voters want a national plan that considers the millions of people living outside cities, with a new poll predicting a political shake up in the bush.

Ambulance bosses accused of pandemic funeral cover-up

Ambulance bosses accused of pandemic funeral cover-up

Ambulance bosses accused of pandemic funeral cover-up

Ambulance bosses accused of pandemic funeral cover-up

While residents were forced to remain locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic, ambulance staff were hosting a secret funeral, which breached rules.

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Foreign surgeon numbers hamstrung by higher standards

More than 200 surgeons trained overseas have not been given a fair go by their college for assessing them on a higher standard compared to Australian graduates.

Undeliverable: hospital expansion plan on life support

A damning review into a state's hospital expansion plan has found that projects are "undeliverable" in their current form after a rushed procurement process.

Albanese looks to tuck into Victorian electoral fortune

Over a succulent Chinese meal, the prime minister has aimed to shore up support in marginal seats in Victoria ahead of voters going to the polls.

Easter break not all peace as Labor lob eggs over wages

Australians hopeful of a cordial Easter break have been denied a reprieve in the final stretch of an election as the clock ticks to flip undecided voters.

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Climate change demands more blood, prevents collection

Extreme weather events caused by climate change are seeing a rising need for blood donations but also making it more difficult than ever to collect them.

Hospital probe backs up calls by grieving parents

Pressure is mounting on a state government to take further action at a privately-owned public hospital after the deaths of two children.

Serious flaws at hospital where kids died after waiting

A scathing report accuses the operator of a controversial hospital where two children died of inaction and failing to meet healthcare standards.

Parents reveal toll of devastating hospital death

Parents of a child who died after being treated at a Sydney hospital run in a public-private partnership have opened up on their loss.

Global pact to shore up world's future pandemic defence

A global supply chain and logistic network features in a proposed pact to fight future pandemics that has been agreed by World Health Organisation members.

Hackman's wife researched symptoms of flu-like illness

The last emails and internet searches by Gene Hackman's wife in the days before her death reveal her researching flu-like symptoms and breathing techniques.

Dose of cultural medicine to 'decolonise healthcare'

Most Indigenous people would like to access cultural medicine, but many have difficulty doing so, with the practices largely left out of medical policy.

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