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An adult has been hospitalised with the life-threatening meningococcal serogroup B disease in Western Australia.

HealthPremiumWarning after deadly disease diagnosis

An adult has been hospitalised with the life-threatening meningococcal disease, prompting a warning from health authorities.

Emma Kirk

Residents on Sydney’s Northern Beaches have been told to watch for measles symptoms. ACS

HealthPremiumAlert as highly infectious disease spreads

A health alert has been issued for Sydney’s Northern Beaches after a confirmed measles case visited several locations while infectious.

Emma Kirk

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NEWSFallen Block star’s candid health update

Former reality TV star Suzi Taylor has shared a major personal update celebrating a health milestone, after years of being in and out of the courts on various petty offences.

Blake Antrobus

Jim Chalmers says the changes to the award bring the government’s total sector spend to close to $18bn. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NEWSPremiumAussies in key sector to get pay bump today

Hundreds of thousands of Aussie workers will get a fourth award wage rise today after a critical Fair Work Commission finding.

Thomas Henry

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HealthPremiumMajor hospital blunder sparks review

Qld Health says medical imaging results from about 9000 patients at Caboolture Hospital’s Specialist Outpatient Department may not have been reviewed.

Emma Kirk

The move is designed to address critical shortages across the healthcare sector. iStock

NEWSPremiumChange turns Aussie healthcare upside down

The move is designed to address critical shortages and has been described as “one of the biggest changes to regulation in decades”.

Rhiannon Lewin

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NEWSHighly infectious disease on the rise in Aus

As childhood vaccination rates fall, experts warn that misinformation is helping fuel a measles comeback.

Andrew Hedgman

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HEALTHPremiumAussie tax fuelling violent crime war

Australia’s black market tobacco industry has “exploded” and criminals have a “stranglehold” on the industry, as high taxes drive demand for the illegal product.

Blair Jackson

CSL says most vaccines it sells in the US are made at its manufacturing plant in North Carolina. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Health & WellbeingPremiumAussie pharma giant brushes off 'harmful' Trump tariff

Australian medicine exporter CSL has taken a hit after Donald Trump announced 100 per cent tariffs on imports, but the company believes it will be exempt.

Jacob Shteyman

Daylight saving starts on the first Sunday in October. NewsWire / Luis Ascui

NEWSPremiumDaylight saving: Everything you need to know

Daylight saving begins on the first Sunday of October, giving about 18 million Australians an extra hour of afternoon daylight.

Blair Jackson

The Gympie Regional Council has become the second Queensland council to scrap fluoride from its water supply in less than 12 months. Google

newsPremiumControversial change to Aussie tap water

Another council in one Australian state has voted to remove fluoride from drinking water.

Blair Jackson

Ms Jewett said she hoped doctors would listen to parents’ concerns. NewsWire / Nadir Kinani

Melbourne CourtsPremium‘Red flag’: Mum’s plea after toddler’s death

The heartbroken mother of a three-year-old girl who died despite multiple trips to the hospital has urged doctors to “truly listen to parents”.

Liam Beatty

A new treatment for early to mild Alzheimer’s disease has been registered with the Therapeutic Goods Administration to help adult patients with mild cognitive impairment. Image: Supplied.

HealthPremiumNew hope for Alzheimer’s sufferers

A new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease has been registered with the TGA to help patients with early to mild conditions.

Emma Kirk

Donald Trump has linked the use of paracetamol with autism.

Donald TrumpCommentsPremiumAussie experts push back on Trump’s autism-paracetamol link

US President Donald Trump has controversially linked the use of the common painkiller paracetamol with autism — a claim Australian experts and medical regulators have debunked.

John Flint

Inspectors at the 2024 Easter show investigated more than 400 items, with only one item recalled. NewsWire / Dylan Coker

NEWSSafety fears for Perth Royal Show

The consumer watchdog threatens instant penalties for selling unsafe products at this year’s event after discovering dozens of dangerous items.

George Al-Akiki

Richard Marles urged pregnant women to seek medical advice if they were concerned about Donald Trump’s claim that paracetamol causes autism in unborn babies. NewsWire/ Joel Carrett

newsPremiumPlea to Aussies on Trump’s autism claim

Medical bodies have quickly moved to discredit the untested claims made by Donald Trump which urge pregnant women to avoid taking paracetamol.

Jessica Wang

The families of children affected by chronic pain also bear an economic burden, a report has found. (HANDOUT/Pure Public Relations)

Health & WellbeingPremiumChildhood chronic pain costing Australians billions

Chronic pain in children is a silent epidemic costing Australia billions in lost productivity every year, according to new research.

Melissa Meehan

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NEWSPremiumHealth alert over fresh measles case

Health authorities have issued an urgent alert after a measles case was detected, the third state to have issued warnings in the past fortnight.

Blair Jackson

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NewsPremiumMajor disease alert issued for Sydney

Authorities have issued a measles alert for Sydney after a traveller returning from Indonesia visited several locations while infectious.

Emma Kirk

Fly-in, fly-out workers have been urged to check the status of their measles jab after three cases were linked to a Pilbara mine site.

WA healthCommentsFortescue mine declared a disease exposure site

Fly-in, fly-out workers have been urged to check the status of their measles jab after three cases were linked to a Pilbara mine site.

Hannah Cross

Albany Community Care's Ben Killey and Ricky Burges.

HEALTH AND WELLNESSAlbany Community Care opens network to foster health

A local aged care provider is ensuring no elderly person’s health is left uncared for, as they establish a network linking up health professionals and services to increase support for older people.

Melissa Sheil

Queensland has banned the funding of pill testing. NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

newsPremiumAussie state’s bombshell call on pill testing

The Queensland government has made a huge call on the future of pill testing services in the state, as festival season nears.

George Al-Akiki

The Department of Health has issued a plea to FIFO workers following reports of more measles cases in the state.

Public HealthCommentsWA FIFO workers caught up in latest measles scare

The WA Department of Health is urging FIFO workers to check their immunisations are up to date after more measles cases were reported.

Tegwen Bescoby

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HEALTHMasks mandated as measles outbreak grows

Masks have been made mandatory in parts of a major hospital amid a fast-growing outbreak that has sparked fresh warnings.

Andrew Hedgman