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Measles rebounds in young children after decades of global decline
Science

Measles rebounds in young children after decades of global decline

The study tracks estimated infections worldwide. Australian vaccination coverage for one-year-olds has fallen to 91.54 per cent, below the national target.
3 min read 10 days ago
MS diagnosis reversal leaves Applegate 'back at square one'
Culture

MS diagnosis reversal leaves Applegate 'back at square one'

The actor says her debilitating symptoms have not improved, and her medical team has yet to confirm an alternative diagnosis.
3 min read 12 days ago
NSW hospitals face surge in cases linked to wellness injections
Health

NSW hospitals face surge in cases linked to wellness injections

Authorities recorded 1,180 presentations linked to unapproved peptides, sold online for weight loss, injury repair and anti-ageing despite having no Australian regulatory approval.
3 min read 14 days ago
Sydney man with sight loss reads a word after chip implant
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Sydney man with sight loss reads a word after chip implant

The patient has Stargardt disease, an inherited cause of central vision loss with no approved restorative treatment. The Sydney clinical trial is continuing.
3 min read 18 days ago
Aged care homes charge residents for once-free TVs and breakfasts
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Aged care homes charge residents for once-free TVs and breakfasts

Australia's largest provider, Opal, is rolling out the fees across all its homes after refunding more than $190,000 following regulator scrutiny.
4 min read 18 days ago
Surgery confirms Pope Leo has cancer in his right lung
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Surgery confirms Pope Leo has cancer in his right lung

The Vatican says surgeons removed the lower lobe without complications. All public audiences are cancelled until 20 October while he recovers in hospital.
3 min read 19 days ago
Kenya isolates flight contacts after first Ebola patient dies
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Kenya isolates flight contacts after first Ebola patient dies

The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or specific antiviral treatment, leaving health teams dependent on isolation and contact tracing to prevent further spread.
4 min read a month ago
Russia locks down plague lab after technician dies
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Russia locks down plague lab after technician dies

Authorities classified the death as pneumonia of unknown origin. Russia's health watchdog says no contacts have shown symptoms.
4 min read a month ago
10,000 Victorian doctors to stop work on Thursday
Health

10,000 Victorian doctors to stop work on Thursday

Up to 10,000 Victorian public hospital doctors will stop work from 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm on Thursday 1 October, rallying at Parliament House over 84-hour rosters and 14 months of bargaining with no written government offer. Emergency and intensive care units are exempt from the stoppage.
3 min read a month ago

Babies nap in snow in Finland and on futons in Japan

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Fiji declares HIV emergency with one in 60 adults infected

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Melbourne biotech signs US cancer deal for its engineered immune cells

4 min read2 months ago
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Melbourne medical research institute wins $10.6m for drug discovery

3 min read2 months ago
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Bird flu kills a fur seal in first Australian mainland mammal death

5 min read2 months ago
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Children with autism to lose NDIS access from 2028 under Labor deal

6 min read3 months ago
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Pixel Watch 5 tracks insulin resistance without a blood test

5 min read3 months ago
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Hunter Biden says Joe Biden's cancer is 'debilitating'

5 min read3 months ago
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Floods leave 723,000 Mozambicans facing acute hunger

6 min read3 months ago
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Moderna trials a first vaccine for the Ebola strain in DR Congo

6 min read3 months ago
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Lilly opens expanded access to obesity drug retatrutide

6 min read3 months ago
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DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak becomes its deadliest with 1,707 dead

10 min read3 months ago
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One in three mothers had a prior miscarriage, AIHW finds

6 min read3 months ago
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Navi raises $6.8m to bring neonatal catheter device to US

6 min read3 months ago
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Silver gull tests positive for H5 bird flu, tally hits 53

6 min read3 months ago
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H5 bird flu spreads between birds inside Australia

5 min read3 months ago
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Armed attacks on Ebola clinics send patients fleeing in DRC

5 min read4 months ago
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Weight-Loss Drug Boom Makes Eli Lilly a $1 Trillion Company

6 min read4 months ago
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H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Australian wildlife

5 min read4 months ago
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A Blood Test That Detects 50 Cancers Is Getting Its Full Trial Results

6 min read7 months ago
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Trump's 100% Pharmaceutical Tariff Hits Australia. The PBS Won't Move.

4 min read7 months ago
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