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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.

Contact tracing ongoing in Queensland monkeypox cluster

Contact tracing ongoing in Queensland monkeypox cluster

Contact tracing ongoing in Queensland monkeypox cluster

Contact tracing ongoing in Queensland monkeypox cluster

Queensland has recorded 10 cases of monkeypox but they are not linked to a cluster found in a southern state.

Worker wins legal fight in engineered stone safety fail

Worker wins legal fight in engineered stone safety fail

Worker wins legal fight in engineered stone safety fail

Worker wins legal fight in engineered stone safety fail

A stone supplier has copped the first fine of its kind after exposing a worker to silica dust and the risk of serious illness over almost seven years.

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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.

'Crisis' as eating disorders cost Australia $67 billion

'Crisis' as eating disorders cost Australia $67 billion

The Butterfly Foundation is calling on the Australian government to commit to annual funding to combat eating disorders as the cost of them grows.

Breakthrough bacteria research offers treatment hope

Breakthrough bacteria research offers treatment hope

Latest research could be the key to unlocking new antibiotics against resistant bacteria, which a sepsis survivor says is a significant step forward.

Car park build probed as source of fungus cluster

Car park build probed as source of fungus cluster

Construction of a car park at a Brisbane hospital is being looked at as a possible source for a fungus cluster that has affected five heart-transplant patients.

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Qld braces for COVID cases as infection wave lifts

Qld braces for COVID cases as infection wave lifts

Qld braces for COVID cases as infection wave lifts

Qld braces for COVID cases as infection wave lifts

Cases of COVID-19 are expected to surge in Queensland over the next fortnight but the chief health officer has vehemently ruled out imposing a mask mandate.

Calls for flu jab increase after second child's death

Calls for flu jab increase after second child's death

Calls for flu jab increase after second child's death

Calls for flu jab increase after second child's death

The death of a second child has prompted stern calls for Australians to roll up their sleeves for a flu vaccination.

Poppy seeds alert by Coles after customer falls ill

Poppy seeds alert by Coles after customer falls ill

Poppy seeds alert by Coles after customer falls ill

Poppy seeds alert by Coles after customer falls ill

Coles customers are being urged not to consume potentially poisonous poppy seeds after some batches remained on the shelves despite a recall in November.

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