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Breakthrough for Gulf War veterans suffering illness

Breakthrough for Gulf War veterans suffering illness

The underlying cause of a complex and mysterious illness in Gulf War veterans has been unearthed by Australian researchers after decades of investigations.

Traumas of birth untold no longer as mums in pain speak

Traumas of birth untold no longer as mums in pain speak

Traumas of birth untold no longer as mums in pain speak

Traumas of birth untold no longer as mums in pain speak

A mother left haunted and suffering PTSD after the birth of her first child hopes awareness of trauma leads to better care for families.

Millions needed for life-saving diabetes devices

Millions needed for life-saving diabetes devices

Millions needed for life-saving diabetes devices

Millions needed for life-saving diabetes devices

As the number of people with diabetes spirals there's a call for the funding of insulin pumps and glucose monitoring devices for those unable to afford them.

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Refugee doctors revive careers cut short by conflict

Refugee doctors revive careers cut short by conflict

With their homes torn apart by war and conflict, refugee doctors in Queensland are getting an opportunity to be back in hospitals until they qualify to work.

Drug reform, treatment on agenda at long-awaited summit

Drug reform, treatment on agenda at long-awaited summit

The NSW government has set dates for its promised drug summit, but it is being urged to start taking harm-minimisation actions before the event starts.

Tech firms want to put a smart ring on your finger

Tech firms want to put a smart ring on your finger

A smart ring could track Your workouts and sleep in the future, but experts warn the technology may not replace smartwatches for everyone.

Toxic waterway alert as factory inferno probe continues

Toxic waterway alert as factory inferno probe continues

Contaminated waterways near a toxic factory fire in Melbourne's west are causing concern, with the cause of the blaze still under investigation.

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Toxic factory fireball contained but will rage for days

Toxic factory fireball contained but will rage for days

Toxic factory fireball contained but will rage for days

Toxic factory fireball contained but will rage for days

A huge factory fire billowing toxic smoke is expected to burn for days, with residents told to stay indoors and a major freeway shut for health reasons.

Push to expedite common anti-depressant amid shortages

Push to expedite common anti-depressant amid shortages

Push to expedite common anti-depressant amid shortages

Push to expedite common anti-depressant amid shortages

The common anti-depressant Duloxetine is in short supply with pharmaceutical companies working to expedite shipments to address concerns about its availability.

Personal hygiene now a luxury item as costs bite

Personal hygiene now a luxury item as costs bite

Personal hygiene now a luxury item as costs bite

Personal hygiene now a luxury item as costs bite

More than one-in-seven Australians were not buying personal hygiene or household cleaning products because they could not afford them, a survey has found.

GPs urge jabs as winter lurgies return with a vengeance

GPs urge jabs as winter lurgies return with a vengeance

GPs urge jabs as winter lurgies return with a vengeance

GPs urge jabs as winter lurgies return with a vengeance

A spike in illness ranging from flu and whooping cough to gastro concerns doctors and health authorities who urge more people to get vaccinated.

Researchers unlock biological secrets to ageing

Researchers unlock biological secrets to ageing

Researchers unlock biological secrets to ageing

Researchers unlock biological secrets to ageing

Researchers have unlocked the secrets to aging on a molecular level, potentially paving the way to improve the health and quality of life as people grow older.

Complex blood cancer on the rise in Australia

Complex blood cancer on the rise in Australia

Complex blood cancer on the rise in Australia

Complex blood cancer on the rise in Australia

Some 80,000 Australians will be diagnosed with the complex blood cancer myeloma in the next 25 years, with 28,000 people expected to die from the disease.

More funding, workforce boost for abortion services

More funding, workforce boost for abortion services

More funding, workforce boost for abortion services

More funding, workforce boost for abortion services

Women's health services will get a funding boost ahead of new laws allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe an abortion medication.

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Plan to lure health workers to Indigenous communities

Indigenous healthcare clinics across NSW will receive a multimillion dollar funding boost in an effort to improve services and attract more health workers.

Appetite for sugar tax to fight diabetes and obesity

Calls for a tax on sugary drinks have won the support of a federal parliamentary committee among its recommendations to combat diabetes and obesity.

Young people sadder, lonelier since social media onset

Young Australians report worsening mental health since some of the most popular social media platforms entered their lives.

Incest fears after sperm donor's 200-plus visits

The damning findings of a Queensland fertility clinic probe has revealed a donor may have fathered hundreds of children, sparking incest fears.

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Indigenous kids 'suffering in silence' with ear disease

More than 26 per cent of First Nations children suffer undiagnosed ear disease and one-in-five live with undetected hearing loss.

Mother of Bondi stabbing victim pleads for more support

A disjointed mental health sector means people are falling through the cracks, with the level of care dependent on where you live, a grieving mother says.

Doctor admits oversights before toddler's sepsis death

Reflecting on a two-year-old toddler thought to have died of sepsis in regional NSW, an emotional doctor has said more could have been done before the tragedy.

Camera trial to stem rising tide of hospital violence

Hospital security guards will use cameras to see if discourages violent behaviour but drivers of aggression in hospitals mean it might not work for many.

Warning opioid-laced cocaine could be a killer

Cocaine users in Melbourne have been warned their drugs could contain a potentially lethal opioid that could lead to an overdose.

Longer life expectancy brings growing disease burden

Australians' life expectancy now ranks fourth in the world but three in five people have a long-term health condition as a result of their enhanced longevity.

PM spruiks cost of living measures amid Payman row

The new financial year ushers in a range of new cost-of-living measures that the prime minister insists are responsible in light of inflation challenges.

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