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Six people have been hospitalised in Potts Point due to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak. NewsWire/Christian Gilles

NewsPremiumOne dead, six hospitalised in disease outbreak

A man has died and another six people are in hospital in a deadly disease outbreak in inner Sydney.

Alexandra Feiam

Health Minister Mark Butler has praised the results of a clinical trial that found. Martin Ollman / NewsWire

PoliticsPremiumLabor claims win in teen vape battle

As parents and authorities alike grapple with teenagers taking up vapes, the Albanese government has praised a “critical” program getting results.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

A Perth family is urging for others to get vaccinated after losing their two-year-old daughter Aabi to the flu. Supplied/ Immunisation Foundation of Australia

NewsPremiumFamily’s plea after 2yo girl’s tragic death

An Aussie family have shared their heartache after their two-year-old daughter died from complications of an extremely common illness.

Alexandra Feiam

Cancer survivors in remission can now donate blood a year after completing treatment. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)

Health & WellbeingPremiumAustralia's blood supply to receive a critical boost

People who have fully recovered from many cancers can now donate blood and plasma in Australia, 12 months after finishing treatment.

Melissa Meehan

What to know about GLP-1 medications.

Health & WellbeingCommentsWhat to consider before getting the jab for weight loss

THE WASHINGTON POST: Before you take Ozempic or Wegovy, here’s what doctors want you to know.

Teddy Amenabar

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newsPremiumSpike in ADHD medication reports

Australians are reporting a massively increased number of incidents involving one of the most commonly used ADHD medications.

Blair Jackson

A man has travelled across the Northern Territory while likely infectious for measles. Getty

NEWSPremium‘Be alert’: Warning over disease threat

An urgent warning has been issued after a person travelled through several Australian airports while infectious.

Blair Jackson

Rosie Connell-Moller found a successful epilepsy treatment and got her driver's licence back. (HANDOUT/Annabel Pender)

Health & WellbeingPremiumSurvey confirms vicious cycle of epilepsy and anxiety

Australians with epilepsy are being urged to push their GPs and specialists to seek out different therapies until a successful one is found.

Lloyd Jones

News. There has been a rise in parents seeking support from Ngala for mental health and sleep support. Katriona Harvey recently had a stay at Ngala with baby son Oscar, 8 months and has benefited from the experience. Pictured is Oscar Harvey 8 months. Jackson Flindell

WA NewsCommentsNgala gives Perth mum ‘invaluable’ gift of sleep

Nothing could prepare Katriona Harvey for the sleep deprivation that would come with motherhood. After seeking out Ngala, she is now ‘managing really well’.

Rhianna Mitchell

News. Michelle Dillon, CEO of parenting support group Ngala. Michelle is talking about a tsunami of stressed parents and kids and rising anxiety. Jackson Flindell

WA NewsPremiumWhy WA parents are facing a mental health ‘tsunami’

A record number of WA parents are seeking help from Ngala for anxiety, with the head of the charity calling for more support for struggling families to avoid a “tsunami” of children with mental health issues.

Rhianna Mitchell

Dr Kieran Le Plastrier is a GP and Assistant Professor of General Practice at Bond University

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It’s time to embrace the potential of weight loss drugs

It’s time to stop worrying about the morality of weight loss drugs and embrace their benefits.

Kieran Le Plastrier

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BUSINESSPremiumPrivate health giant shuts clinics

Australia’s largest private hospital company will shut 17 of its 20 psychology clinics in a matter of months.

Blair Jackson

Aqua aerobics instructor Rita Quayle runs a Long Live You aqua class.

Health and fitnessSome 650 over-50s sign up for ALAC’s Long Live You program

The Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre’s Long Live You program, which is aimed at the over-50s, has attracted around 650 members according to health and fitness supervisor Jess Prideaux.

Claire Middleton

what to know about GLP-1 medications

THE NIGHTLYFive things you should know before having a weight loss jab

THE WASHINGTON POST: Doctors say there’s more to the treatments than just having the injections.

Professor Henry Brodaty addresses the National Press Club of Australia. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NEWSPremiumTackling dementia: New approach urged

A leading Australian researcher said that Australia needs a “slip, slop, slap” approach for brain health to help prevent this rampant syndrome.

Brendan Kearns

A woman claims she was forced to sleep in her car while waiting at the emergency department at Blacktown Hospital. 2GB

UPDATEDPremium‘Chaotic’: Disturbing new hospital image

A new image has emerged of a woman sleeping in her car while waiting for emergency treatment at one of Australia’s busiest hospitals.

Nathan Schmidt

NSW Premier Chris Minns admitted the state did not deserve a ‘gold star’. NewsWire / Nikki Short

updatedPremiumHospital photo that shook state ‘to the core’

A nurse at one of Australia’s busiest hospitals has made a desperate plea after disturbing images were revealed.

Nathan Schmidt

91 per cent of Aussies are struggling to fall or stay asleep in a typical week. Tero Vesalainen

NewsExpert reveals secrets to flawless sleep

A new report has revealed the extent of Australia’s silent sleep epidemic, with one expert offering simple fixes for the nation’s most common sleeping difficulties.

Robert White

Waverley Council is considering a permanent memorial to the victims of the Bondi Westfield attack. NewsWire / Monique Harmer

NewsPremiumPermanent Bondi Westfield memorial revealed

A Sydney council is discussing a permanent memorial to the victims of the Bondi Westfield horror, with early plans for a ‘garden space’.

Duncan Evans

After a decade of research, effective RSV immunisations have finally made it out of the lab.

Groundbreaking WA research behind major health wins for Aussies

 We explore how some of Australia’s most significant health breakthroughs began right here in Western Australia.

 The Kids Research Institute Australia and Olivia Senior

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Long wait for Aussies to receive diagnoses sparks new push

HealthCommentsPremiumPush in recognition of chronic pain for millions of Aussies

Millions of Australians grappling with chronic pain are waiting years for a diagnosis as calls mount for the condition to be formally recognised. 

Dylan Caporn

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HEALTHPremium‘Toxic’ claim against supplement giant

An Aussie supplement giant is facing a potential class-action lawsuit after a father claimed he fell ill from using one of the company’s products.

Amelia Swan

Australia's PBS scheme is a bitter pill to swallow for international pharmaceutical companies. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Health & WellbeingPremiumTrade stand-off continues as US drug tariffs loom

The deadline on US pharmaceutical tariffs has been dramatically brought forward, in the latest escalation of Donald Trump's trade war with the world.

Adrian Black

Lonely sound of silence increases risk of cognitive decline

HealthCommentsLonely sound of silence increases risk of cognitive decline

A large-scale European study has found older adults experiencing hearing loss and loneliness could be at triple the risk of cognitive decline.

Hannah Cross

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