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Cancer vaccine slashes melanoma death, recurrence risk

Cancer vaccine slashes melanoma death, recurrence risk

An experimental mRNA vaccine, when combined with a top selling immunotherapy, is yielding exciting trial results but the drugmakers' shares retreated.

Aussie scientists drive cancer vaccine discovery

Aussie scientists drive cancer vaccine discovery

Aussie scientists drive cancer vaccine discovery

Aussie scientists drive cancer vaccine discovery

A trial spearheaded by a leading Australian researcher has shown the effectiveness of a new kind of personalised cancer treatment in the form of a vaccine.

Loss-making vaccine maker agrees investors 'frustrated'

Loss-making vaccine maker agrees investors 'frustrated'

Loss-making vaccine maker agrees investors 'frustrated'

Loss-making vaccine maker agrees investors 'frustrated'

A listed Aussie healthcare group, under pressure after a whopping $3.7 billion loss, has acknowledged that it needs to win back the trust of shareholders.

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First case of bird flu in endangered sea lion

First case of bird flu in endangered sea lion

Australia's rarest seal species has recorded a case of bird flu for the first time, with an animal dying from the disease while recovering from a shark attack.

Bird flu could wipe out endangered sea lion population

Bird flu could wipe out endangered sea lion population

An Australian marine mammal could go extinct if H5 bird flu spreads to local colonies, after authorities flagged a second seal has likely contracted the virus.

Race to vaccinate after deadly bird flu milestone

Race to vaccinate after deadly bird flu milestone

An ambitious effort to vaccinate wild penguins against bird flu is ramping up as Australia recorded a distressing milestone in the worsening outbreak.

'Spreading like a wildfire': Ebola death toll hits 1400

'Spreading like a wildfire': Ebola death toll hits 1400

The number of Ebola cases in the in the ‌Democratic ⁠Republic of Congo is rapidly climbing as authorities battle to contain the deadly outbreak.

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Patches could replace needles in vaccines of the future

Patches could replace needles in vaccines of the future

Patches could replace needles in vaccines of the future

Patches could replace needles in vaccines of the future

Australian researchers are part of a new study into tiny, dissolvable micro-needle patches that may one day be an alternative to traditional vaccine injections.

Community buy-in boosts jabs for Indigenous kids

Community buy-in boosts jabs for Indigenous kids

Community buy-in boosts jabs for Indigenous kids

Community buy-in boosts jabs for Indigenous kids

Better transport, shorter wait times and cultural safety are all factors in improving immunisation rates for First Nations children, a study has found.

Cancer cure for Tassie devils could be in their genes

Cancer cure for Tassie devils could be in their genes

Cancer cure for Tassie devils could be in their genes

Cancer cure for Tassie devils could be in their genes

Scientists and an American bioscience company are teaming up to explore whether a mutated gene makes the Tasmanian devil more susceptible to deadly cancer.

Dangerous winter virus far more than 'just a bad cold'

Dangerous winter virus far more than 'just a bad cold'

Dangerous winter virus far more than 'just a bad cold'

Dangerous winter virus far more than 'just a bad cold'

Health authorities are urging seniors to get a free vaccine to protect them from a common winter virus that can cause severe illness, hospitalisation and death.

Government accused of slow response to disease outbreak

Government accused of slow response to disease outbreak

Government accused of slow response to disease outbreak

Government accused of slow response to disease outbreak

Vaccine hesitancy, health staff shortages and overcrowding in remote communities could all be causes of a diphtheria outbreak, the federal health minister says.

Shot in arm for health clinics to combat virus outbreak

Shot in arm for health clinics to combat virus outbreak

Shot in arm for health clinics to combat virus outbreak

Shot in arm for health clinics to combat virus outbreak

Funding to combat a diphtheria outbreak is being welcomed by health agencies but they say a shortage of medical staff in remote communities needs fixing.

Deadly disease outbreak linked to waning vaccinations

Deadly disease outbreak linked to waning vaccinations

Deadly disease outbreak linked to waning vaccinations

Deadly disease outbreak linked to waning vaccinations

One of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks has spread across the nation with fears the respiratory disease has claimed a life in an outback community.

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Vaccine not to be sneezed at as flu season approaches

Australia's leading health practitioners have outlined how dangerous the coming winter flu season could be if vaccination rates don't improve.

Free access to potentially life-saving jab for seniors

The federal government is introducing free respiratory syncytial virus vaccinations for Australians 75 years and older.

'Vaccine-fatigued' Aussies vulnerable to big flu season

Doctors shell-shocked from 2025's record-breaking flu season are warning another significant round is on the way if vaccination rates stay low.

Needle-free vaccine rolled out after record flu season

A gentle, needle-less way to protect kids from the flu will be rolled out to hundreds of thousands of children as parents' confidence in vaccines wanes.

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Disease outbreak prompts call to ensure kids are jabbed

A diphtheria outbreak has prompted a call-out to parents to ensure their children are vaccinated against the serious respiratory disease.

Measles curb at risk amid vaccine fear, cost and travel

Measles outbreaks globally and less than ideal vaccination rates for children are negative signs as clusters of the contagious disease emerge in two states.

Alarm raised over vaccination rates in twin pregnancy

Pregnant women expecting twins are being encouraged to get the flu and whooping cough vaccines as they do not increase the risk of birth complications.

Misinformation blamed as Australian vaccine rates slide

Australians are being urged to rebuild their trust in vaccines amid a growing "anti-science sentiment" and falling vaccination rates.

'Unacceptable' gap found in whooping cough controls

Vaccine advocates say hospitals are missing an opportunity to help rein in a dangerous outbreak of whooping cough.

COVID jabs cut the risk of heart complications in kids

Vaccination has been associated with a smaller risk of rare heart conditions compared to COVID-19 infection in children, the largest study of its kind suggests.

Flu deaths exceed COVID as vaccination rates plummet

Death data shows the flu is killing more people than COVID-19 for the first time since the height of the pandemic but experts fear deaths could get even higher.

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