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Ingenious crop-pest control a victory for common scents

Ingenious crop-pest control a victory for common scents

Using “olfactory misinformation” to camouflage wheat seeds and protect them from hungry rodents has earned a team of scientists a national science prize.

Health minister defends 'urgent' $422m hospital funding

Health minister defends 'urgent' $422m hospital funding

Health minister defends 'urgent' $422m hospital funding

Health minister defends 'urgent' $422m hospital funding

Documents show Victorian hospitals came close to being unable to pay staff, prompting the health minister to seek support for an urgent $422 million payment.

No, your mobile phone is not giving you brain cancer

No, your mobile phone is not giving you brain cancer

No, your mobile phone is not giving you brain cancer

No, your mobile phone is not giving you brain cancer

A review of more than 5000 studies for the World Health Organisation has sought a definitive answer on whether mobile phones are safe to use.

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AI has skin in the game for chronic wound treatment

AI has skin in the game for chronic wound treatment

One of the world's leading burns specialists says artificial intelligence could play a leading role for treating chronic wounds - and we need to embrace it.

Mental health decline for smartphone, social media gen

Mental health decline for smartphone, social media gen

Parents should talk to their children about excessive social media and smart phone use after data showing a rapid decline in young people's mental health.

Clinicians telling women their pain is 'psychological'

Clinicians telling women their pain is 'psychological'

An inquiry into women's pain has found a pattern of women not being listened to about their symptoms, in either the public or private health system.

Criminal charges 'on the cards' for health union boss

Criminal charges 'on the cards' for health union boss

The Fair Work Commission's case against a health union boss has hit a stumbling block as she applies to stay the proceedings due to possible criminal charges.

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World-first stem cell breakthrough for bone marrow

World-first stem cell breakthrough for bone marrow

World-first stem cell breakthrough for bone marrow

World-first stem cell breakthrough for bone marrow

Australian scientists have created lab-grown blood stem cells that survive in animals, sparking hopes of better medical treatments.

Most Aussies back drug injecting rooms, research shows

Most Aussies back drug injecting rooms, research shows

Most Aussies back drug injecting rooms, research shows

Most Aussies back drug injecting rooms, research shows

Negative media reporting about medically supervised drug injecting rooms does not reflect community views, new research suggests.

Investigation after theme park handler mauled by tiger

Investigation after theme park handler mauled by tiger

Investigation after theme park handler mauled by tiger

Investigation after theme park handler mauled by tiger

A well-trained handler is recovering from lacerations to her arm after a tiger bit her at the popular theme park, Dreamworld.

Families given a voice to escalate concerns in hospital

Families given a voice to escalate concerns in hospital

Families given a voice to escalate concerns in hospital

Families given a voice to escalate concerns in hospital

A new hospital hotline will be rolled out in Victoria allowing concerned families to escalate care if a patient's health worsens while in hospital.

Trump to vote against Florida abortion rights amendment

Trump to vote against Florida abortion rights amendment

Trump to vote against Florida abortion rights amendment

Trump to vote against Florida abortion rights amendment

Donald Trump says he will vote against a Florida abortion rights amendment even as his support among woman slides.

UN to vaccinate Gaza's children amid pauses in fighting

UN to vaccinate Gaza's children amid pauses in fighting

UN to vaccinate Gaza's children amid pauses in fighting

UN to vaccinate Gaza's children amid pauses in fighting

A mass campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza against polio is set to begin on Sunday amid pauses in fighting.

Teacher runs towards an end to preventable blindness

Teacher runs towards an end to preventable blindness

Teacher runs towards an end to preventable blindness

Teacher runs towards an end to preventable blindness

Thousands of Australians have taken part in a virtual charity event to raise funds to help the vision impaired in 25 countries around the world.

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Why you can expect to see more Aussie doctors using AI

Australia doctors are increasingly using AI tools in their clinics but medical groups insist patients will not be diagnosed by technology.

Trans question won't make census despite Labor's U-turn

Trans and intersex people should not be left out of the census, LGBTQI groups say after forcing Labor to backtrack on a plan to scrap a question on sexuality.

'Pure insanity': tobacco tax hike fuelling black market

Increases to federal tobacco tax duties are fuelling Victoria's rampant black market and states and territories should get a cut to police it, an inquiry says.

Apology, reform after landmark birth trauma inquiry

All recommendations from an inquiry into birth trauma, which highlighted ways maternity care can be improved, have been accepted by the NSW government.

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'Considerable failure' in policy leads to newborn death

A baby's preventable death during Melbourne's lockdown should prompt changes to Medicare eligibility for children of migrants, a coroner has found.

Hiring more locals could improve remote health care

Training more Aboriginal healthcare workers could reduce the high staff turnover rates in Indigenous medical clinics and improve care, researchers say.

Challenge to act on 'tragedy' of defence suicides

Federal departments can't be trusted to solve military suicides alone and the government must intervene to stop the "crisis", Royal Commissioners warn.

Dire hospital staffing 'putting mothers at risk'

Tasmania's health department is investigating claims low staffing at the state's biggest hospital is resulting in poor care for mothers and their newborns.

Hospital CEO sues health boss over blocked renewal

A stoush over the blocked reappointment of Royal Children's Hospital chief executive Bernadette McDonald has landed in the Supreme Court.

Disability executive returns to lead NDIS watchdog

A former NDIS executive and lawyer has been named as the newest commissioner of the scheme's watchdog.

Paramedics treat patient in hospital amid pay dispute

Victoria's ambulance boss is meeting daily with workers to address their pay dispute, as the state probes why a patient was treated in a hospital corridor.

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