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Painful journey to endometriosis discovery for actress

Painful journey to endometriosis discovery for actress

It took a burst ovarian cyst for doctors to discover the cause of Christie Whelan Browne's painful periods but a new app may fast track endometriosis diagnosis.

Department boss denies 'blind spot' on veteran suicide

Department boss denies 'blind spot' on veteran suicide

Department boss denies 'blind spot' on veteran suicide

Department boss denies 'blind spot' on veteran suicide

Suicide among veterans was not a "blind spot" for the defence department and the issue has been given greater attention, an inquiry has been told.

Hope after research breakthrough for psoriasis patients

Hope after research breakthrough for psoriasis patients

Hope after research breakthrough for psoriasis patients

Hope after research breakthrough for psoriasis patients

Researchers have discovered a gene mutation is responsible for a skin disease affecting one in 500,000 Australians.

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Free RSV immunisations for babies amid surge in cases

Free RSV immunisations for babies amid surge in cases

A free RSV vaccine which could prevent thousands of babies and young children from being admitted to hospital is being rolled out in Queensland.

Emergency inspector shifts blame for triple-zero delays

Emergency inspector shifts blame for triple-zero delays

Victoria's emergency management inspector has been grilled at an inquest about its response to issues with triple-zero call response times during COVID-19.

Defence force chief to face veteran suicide inquiry

Defence force chief to face veteran suicide inquiry

Australian Defence Force chief Angus Campbell will be questioned on the cultural and systemic challenges a royal commission has identified in defence.

Vaccine mandates for NSW health workers reconsidered

Vaccine mandates for NSW health workers reconsidered

NSW health workers might no longer need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the minister responsible declares people need to "get back on with life".

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Australia to help Pacific neighbours fight tuberculosis

Australia to help Pacific neighbours fight tuberculosis

Australia to help Pacific neighbours fight tuberculosis

Australia to help Pacific neighbours fight tuberculosis

About $17 million has been committed to researching tuberculosis in Southeast Asia and the Pacific in a bid to protect Australia's neighbouring region.

Chronic fatigue support needs 'urgent' funds: advocates

Chronic fatigue support needs 'urgent' funds: advocates

Chronic fatigue support needs 'urgent' funds: advocates

Chronic fatigue support needs 'urgent' funds: advocates

People with chronic fatigue need support and research into the syndrome in line with a 2023 parliamentary report, an advocacy group says.

Pathology training helping build up Pacific health care

Pathology training helping build up Pacific health care

Pathology training helping build up Pacific health care

Pathology training helping build up Pacific health care

A pathologist trained in Australia will play a key role in building a self-sufficient diagnostic service in her Pacific home country to end delays in treatment.

Later retirement damaging to health, wellbeing: study

Later retirement damaging to health, wellbeing: study

Later retirement damaging to health, wellbeing: study

Later retirement damaging to health, wellbeing: study

Forcing Australians to work later into their 60s could be detrimental to their sense of autonomy, health and wellbeing, a study has found.

Simple action to combat Australia's loneliness epidemic

Simple action to combat Australia's loneliness epidemic

Simple action to combat Australia's loneliness epidemic

Simple action to combat Australia's loneliness epidemic

A campaign to combat Australia's loneliness epidemic is encouraging people to get in at least 60 minutes of social face-to-face interactions every day.

Easter toys recalled as chook, rabbit pose choking risk

Easter toys recalled as chook, rabbit pose choking risk

Easter toys recalled as chook, rabbit pose choking risk

Easter toys recalled as chook, rabbit pose choking risk

Toys from a Coles Easter plush range have been recalled after a stitching fault was found to cause a choking hazard to children.

More pharmacists trained to prescribe contraception

More pharmacists trained to prescribe contraception

More pharmacists trained to prescribe contraception

More pharmacists trained to prescribe contraception

A new pharmacist training program focused on safely and appropriately prescribing contraceptive medication will be rolled out in Queensland.

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Australia's healthcare system 'groaning at the seams'

A new push to better use the skills of Australia's nurses and midwives aims to increase access to health care for regional and rural patients.

Nearly $1 million in funding for festival pill testing

The Queensland government will invest nearly $1 million over two years to fund pill testing after the deaths of two festival goers.

Grandfather's death sparks family demand for action

The family of a grandfather who died in hospital says it was a result of medical failings and has called for answers from the Queensland government.

Rural doctor banned after ignoring woman's cancer signs

A doctor ignored a woman's "alarming" test results and worsening health weeks before she died of sepsis, organ failure and likely cancer, a tribunal found.

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'Not an easy sell': paramedics ramp up pay dispute

After more than a year at the negotiating table, Victorian paramedics have launched industrial action in a bid to bring their pay dispute to a head.

Church leaders plead for 'urgent' CBD injecting room

As a key report remains hidden, religious leaders have written to Victoria's premier to emphasise the urgent need for a drug injecting room in Melbourne's CBD.

Aussies losing more than just sweat in heatwaves

The economic cost of heatwaves in western Sydney has reached $1.6 billion a year and is expected to balloon to $6 billion by 2070.

Most Victorians want weed decriminalised: survey

A poll shows most Victorians would support the state following the ACT and other parts of the world by decriminalising recreational cannabis use for adults.

Aged care minister dismisses worker pay inflation fears

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells has defended pay rises for the nation's lowest-paid workers, saying they aren't the reason for Australia's inflation problem.

Tas ramping 'ban' hits hurdle as watchdog halts policy

Tasmania's Industrial Commission has ordered the Liberal government's plan to ban ramping to be halted due to insufficient consultation with stakeholders.

Time to stop using 'long COVID' - Qld health chief

John Gerrard says 'long COVID' wrongly implies something unique, sinister and exceptional when all viruses have long-term effects.

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