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Diagnosing concussion could be as easy as a blood test

Diagnosing concussion could be as easy as a blood test

A new Melbourne study has discovered people with concussion have significantly elevated blood protein levels.

Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental health wards

Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental health wards

Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental health wards

Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental health wards

More than 1000 people reported being sexually assaulted or harassed during their time in Australian mental health wards.

Most Aussies would hide mental health issues from work

Most Aussies would hide mental health issues from work

Most Aussies would hide mental health issues from work

Most Aussies would hide mental health issues from work

A survey has found Australians still fear what their workplaces would think if they told them they were suffering a mental health complaint.

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Breast cancer cases climb, screening drop over pandemic

Breast cancer cases climb, screening drop over pandemic

Women are being urged to take their health seriously as rates of breast cancer increase, with many having skipped free mammograms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spring turns up the heat for footy finals fever

Spring turns up the heat for footy finals fever

The mercury is expected to soar in multiple cities as special provisions are put in place for a scorching NRL grand final.

Concussion research a focus at Collingwood AFL HQ

Concussion research a focus at Collingwood AFL HQ

Concussion is a focus at a new research hub at Collingwood headquarters, opened by the prime minister on the eve of their AFL Grand Final clash with the Lions.

'Shameful' palliative care cut to fund NSW nurses

'Shameful' palliative care cut to fund NSW nurses

Palliative care funding of $150 million is being redirected to help NSW hire more nurses in a hit to a key policy of former premier Dominic Perrottet .

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Campaign to combat 'frightening' rise in major disease

Campaign to combat 'frightening' rise in major disease

Campaign to combat 'frightening' rise in major disease

Campaign to combat 'frightening' rise in major disease

A major campaign has been to launched to help raise awareness about the "frightening" rise in a major health condition thousands of workers are at risk of.

Bid to ease access to meds for women 'looming disaster'

Bid to ease access to meds for women 'looming disaster'

Bid to ease access to meds for women 'looming disaster'

Bid to ease access to meds for women 'looming disaster'

A parliamentary inquiry has recommended women with urinary tract infections be allowed to access medication without seeing a GP, saving them time and money.

Medics warn cholera and dengue fever spreading in Sudan

Medics warn cholera and dengue fever spreading in Sudan

Medics warn cholera and dengue fever spreading in Sudan

Medics warn cholera and dengue fever spreading in Sudan

Cholera deaths and infections have been confirmed in Sudan for the first time since the war between rival military factions began, health authorities say.

COVID-19 third-leading cause of Australian deaths, ABS

COVID-19 third-leading cause of Australian deaths, ABS

COVID-19 third-leading cause of Australian deaths, ABS

COVID-19 third-leading cause of Australian deaths, ABS

Nearly 10,000 Australians died from COVID-19 last year, the first time in more than 50 years that an infectious disease has been in the top five killers.

Access to pill eased and more pharmacy scripts in sight

Access to pill eased and more pharmacy scripts in sight

Access to pill eased and more pharmacy scripts in sight

Access to pill eased and more pharmacy scripts in sight

Women in NSW will be able to get the oral contraceptive pill through their local pharmacy rather than visiting a doctor for a prescription in a year-long trial.

Concern after another TB outbreak detected

Concern after another TB outbreak detected

Concern after another TB outbreak detected

Concern after another TB outbreak detected

Residents are being reassured there is no risk to the wider community after five tuberculosis cases were recorded in South Australia's Murraylands region.

Fake nurse jailed for jabbing without qualifications

Fake nurse jailed for jabbing without qualifications

Fake nurse jailed for jabbing without qualifications

Fake nurse jailed for jabbing without qualifications

A woman who falsely pretended to be a nurse has become the first person in Australia to serve prison time for impersonating a registered practitioner.

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Cloud-based micro businesses floated for future economy

Artificial intelligence in health, education or agriculture could fix many social challenges and is within reach for even the smallest firms, a report shows.

PM defends lockdown exclusion from COVID inquiry

COVID-19 inquiries into measures like lockdowns and border closures should be handled by states and territories, the prime minister says.

Medical groups push for promised CBD injecting room

The Victorian government has been called on to honour a longstanding promise to establish a supervised injecting room in Melbourne's CBD.

Prescription pilot just the tonic for pharmacists

Pharmacists will be able to prescribe medications and administer more vaccines under a pilot program being expanded throughout Queensland.

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National vape ban 'needed quickly' as state cracks down

The NSW government is clamping down on the sale of illegal vapes as federal leaders work on planned import bans to stem the easy flow of products to retailers.

'Nothing to cover up': surgeon denies 'illegal' clinics

An Australian medical pioneer of prosthetic limb implants has faced a court grilling over his allegedly illegal and unethical consultations with US patients.

Ambulance ramping soars to record high

Queensland paramedics have recorded a record high in lost hours as ramping at emergency departments continues to soar.

Government faces pressure to widen virus inquiry scope

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused the government of running a "protection racket" for Labor premiers by excluding state issues from a COVID-19 inquiry.

COVID royal commission backer says things have changed

The Albanese government has been forced to defend its decision not to set up a royal commission but rather a three-expert inquiry into the pandemic.

COVID test-logging axed as state weighs up virus costs

NSW will end the ability for people to log COVID-19 test results as the state government looks at ways to save money spent on virus-related measures.

Abortion decriminalised in WA amid sweeping reforms

Western Australia has removed abortion from its criminal code and made access to treatment easier for women, in sweeping reforms passed by parliament.

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