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Hey Zeus: a potential saviour for rural stroke patients

Hey Zeus: a potential saviour for rural stroke patients

A man who had a stroke while driving was given clot-busting medication in record time, in part thanks to a mobile app that is giving new hope to rural patients.

Call before shooting 'not satisfactory', coroner finds

Call before shooting 'not satisfactory', coroner finds

Call before shooting 'not satisfactory', coroner finds

Call before shooting 'not satisfactory', coroner finds

The conduct of a social worker who spoke to a suicidal man hours before he died in a confrontation with police was not satisfactory, a coroner has found.

Dangerous flesh-eating bacteria detected in new state

Dangerous flesh-eating bacteria detected in new state

Dangerous flesh-eating bacteria detected in new state

Dangerous flesh-eating bacteria detected in new state

A popular coastal town is the latest area to present cases of a flesh-eating bacterial ulcer, with an elderly man losing one of his fingers to the disease.

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Call for rollout of vaccines after bacteria outbreak

Call for rollout of vaccines after bacteria outbreak

Australia has recorded the highest number of a deadly bacterial infection in two decades, as experts call for newer vaccines to be rolled out.

A dream inspired by home realised for Indigenous doctor

A dream inspired by home realised for Indigenous doctor

Driven to practice medicine after witnessing disadvantage in his community, Torres Strait Islander doctor T'kido Titasey hopes to inspire others.

Major surgeries affected as nurses and midwives strike

Major surgeries affected as nurses and midwives strike

St Vincent's Hospital nurses and midwives are beginning rolling strikes to push for better staffing levels as workers face burnout and exhaustion.

Town to 'flourish' with fix for brown, smelly water

Town to 'flourish' with fix for brown, smelly water

Rural residents who have dealt with brown, smelly drinking water for decades say government funding will help their town prosper.

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Fake paramedic convicted as warning to others

Fake paramedic convicted as warning to others

Fake paramedic convicted as warning to others

Fake paramedic convicted as warning to others

A man who falsely passed himself off as a paramedic at several motocross events, including two where children were injured, has been convicted but not jailed.

Billions in hospital funding 'won't fix broken system'

Billions in hospital funding 'won't fix broken system'

Billions in hospital funding 'won't fix broken system'

Billions in hospital funding 'won't fix broken system'

Severely ill people are waiting longer in NSW emergency departments, as a survey shows why many others are turning up to hospitals instead of GPs.

'A game changer': help on way for rural women with endo

'A game changer': help on way for rural women with endo

'A game changer': help on way for rural women with endo

'A game changer': help on way for rural women with endo

Rural women who live with the agony of endometriosis say a scholarship program to train nurses will help improve their quality of life and access to care.

Women's despair after losing contraception class action

Women's despair after losing contraception class action

Women's despair after losing contraception class action

Women's despair after losing contraception class action

More than 1000 women who suffered chronic pain and bleeding have lost their class action against pharmaceutical giant Bayer over a contraceptive device.

Premier gags any bills or changes to abortion laws

Premier gags any bills or changes to abortion laws

Premier gags any bills or changes to abortion laws

Premier gags any bills or changes to abortion laws

No bill or amendments to abortion legislation will be allowed under a surprise motion put forward by a premier that blindsided MPs on all sides of the chamber.

Infectious virus samples missing after state lab bungle

Infectious virus samples missing after state lab bungle

Infectious virus samples missing after state lab bungle

Infectious virus samples missing after state lab bungle

An investigation has been launched after a laboratory lost hundreds of infectious virus samples, but a state government has played down the public health risk.

Insurers 'price gouging' with secret premium hikes

Insurers 'price gouging' with secret premium hikes

Insurers 'price gouging' with secret premium hikes

Insurers 'price gouging' with secret premium hikes

Millions of Australians are being overcharged by health insurers using a loophole to dodge the rules against raising premiums.

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The land of nod: exhausted Aussies sleeping on the job

Australians are so tired they are being unproductive at work, falling asleep on the job or chucking sickies, a new report has found.

Indigenous psychiatrist's passion to reshape care

An Indigenous psychiatrist is hoping to transform Australia's mental health response, advocating for community-based crisis care.

WHO sends experts to DR Congo over mystery disease

The World Health Organisation is sending experts to the Democratic Republic of Congo to support local authorities in investigating an apparently new disease.

Environment agency heads deny blame for chemical spread

The NSW authority responsible for water pollution has been grilled about the spread of cancer-linked chemicals throughout water supplies in a fiery exchange.

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Children of asylum seekers on 'trajectories of risk'

Children of asylum seekers who are still in limbo with their visa status in Australia carry the emotional burdens of their parents, researchers have found.

DR Congo probes mysterious deadly flu-like disease

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say 71 people, including many children, have died from a mysterious flu-like disease.

Drug forum ends on sour note as diversity challenged

Accusations of diversity issues and "sanitised" recommendations have marred the end of a nation-leading forum centred on reducing community drug harms.

National body to head clean-up of 'forever chemicals'

Eighteen recommendations from a review of contamination from "forever chemicals" near three defence bases have been agreed to by the federal government.

High rates of hearing loss among Indigenous people

Indigenous children, especially in remote areas are being impacted by high rates of severe middle ear infections, which can cause hearing loss a report says.

Drug decriminalisation push nipped in the bud, for now

A broad consensus for treating drug use and possession outside the justice system in a government-run drug summit butts up against current policies.

'Tyranny of distance' still plaguing remote health care

Thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live more than one hour's drive from basic health care services.

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