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The deadly outbreak of thunderstorm asthma in Melbourne last week has claimed another life, increasing the toll to six. An Eastern Health spokesman confirmed yesterday that the latest death occurred in the intensive care unit at one of its hospitals ...
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WA's undiagnosed diseases program has exceeded expectations by diagnosing five out of seven kids. (AAP). Previous Next Show Grid.
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There were good indications Iranian asylum seeker Hamid Kehazaei was suffering from sepsis when he was treated on Manus Island, an inquest has been told.
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Dramatically cutting salt levels in processed foods sold in Australia could save an estimated 3500 lives year each by reducing cardiovascular disease, stroke and kidney disease, according to a new report.
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Doctors on the frontline at the Nepean Hospital have welcomed a major upgrade announcement but say it does not go far enough to meet projected future demands on the western Sydney facility.
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An antiseptic used to treat wounds during World War I that has been out of use for more than 50 years could help fight superbugs and prevent future pandemics, Melbourne researchers have said.
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The media has been blocked from a Supreme Court visit to the site of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital site on Tuesday to look at five alleged building defects.
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ROSIE O'Donnell has defended questioning if Donald Trump's son Barron has autism explaining her own daughter has the condition.
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A Coles customer has been filmed being put in a headlock and wrestled to the floor by staff. Play Video. Play. Mute. Current Time 0:00.
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The Australian Medical Association has distanced itself from a new relaxed drugs approach being pushed by the Greens, saying it underestimates the harm illicit drugs do to the community.
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Bullying at work is on the rise, with nearly one in 10 employees subjected to abuse including swearing, humiliation and assault. A report by Safe Work Australia found that the rate of bullying in 2014/15 had risen to just under 10 per cent from seven ...
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The WA Health Minister John Day has confirmed a worldwide shortage of meningococcal vaccine has caused wait times to blow out in Western Australia.
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Aspartame, the sugar substitute used in some diet sodas, is often consumed by people trying to lose weight, but new research suggests, as many skeptics have before, that aspartame might actually cause people to gain weight.
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You may have already heard that as of May next year, Australian women will no longer require a Pap smear test every two years. Instead, they will be screened for Human papillomavirus (HPV) every five years, from age 25 as part of the government's ...
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Even when controlling for next-day creative activity, the previous day's creativity significantly predicted energised PA and flourishing.
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Australians are getting older before they enter retirement villages and paying more when they get there. The average age of new residents has risen to 75 years old from 74 last year.
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DOZENS of midwives, nurses and their supporters converged on the lawns outside of the Women's and Children's Hospital on Monday to protest proposed changes to the Federal Government's Paid Parental Leave scheme.
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Have you ever seen a child with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)? Do you know what FASD is? What causes it? FASD is the one form of retardation that can be prevented by just saying no to alcohol use during pregnancy.
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Medical students from the University Of Western Sydney recently interviewed 290 punters aged between 18 and 29 at a New South Wales music festival, and discovered that a whopping 33 per cent weren't confident in their lightsabre-sheathing skillz.
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A former Canberra orthopaedic surgeon who previously had his medical registration temporarily suspended in relation to a series of problems with his surgeries has been employed at Bundaberg Hospital.
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