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Five tonnes of antibiotics used to combat disease in salmon
More than five tonnes of antibiotics were used to treat a disease that killed 9,000 tonnes of fish last summer, Salmon Tasmania says. Newsiline summarises...
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'Kick in the guts': NT veterans join calls for health funding cap removal
The federal government wants to cap access to physical and mental health supports to $5,000 a year for injured war veterans, but there are growing concern...
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Most Australians have never heard of this medicine-safety program
A little black triangle on medicine information leaflets is meant to make it easier to report adverse effects of new medications. Newsiline summarises thi...
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Concerns hospital giant could 'cherrypick' private patients from public hospital
A trial to ease pressure on a public emergency department has raised concerns a multi-million-dollar company is getting a special deal. Newsiline summaris...
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Man dead, boy hospitalised after crash in Tasmania's south
A man has died, and a boy remains in hospital, following a single-vehicle crash in Blackmans Bay in Tasmania's south. Newsiline summarises this report fro...
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Ageing 'Nashos' call for priority as all veterans get equal access to health benefits
All Australian veterans will soon have access to claim compensation for health issues, fulfilling a royal commission recommendation, but those conscripted...
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Luka's healthy eating became an obsession. Her mum Suze blames 'thinfluencers'
A new generation of influencers is promoting extreme thinness to millions online — with often-tragic consequences. Newsiline summarises this report from S...
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Family's emotional message after fight against motor neuron disease
A Queensland family shares its journey with motor neuron disease for the first time and gives advice on how to cope with a diagnosis. Newsiline summarises...
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From medicines to cars: Oil is an ingredient in almost everything we make
Coal, oil and gas are major ingredients for far more than just energy. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the o...
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Fourth positive bird flu case confirmed amid surge of calls to animal disease hotline
More than four hundred reports have been made to the emergency animal hotline in just over a week. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS News Australi...
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Art 'like medicine' for accountant turned artist after brain injury
After undergoing brain surgery, Cheryl Blacklock can no longer process numbers quickly and has instead found a new life through art, painting faces that a...
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First Nations midwifery program in leads to healthier babies
First Nations babies born through a midwifery program offered at three Melbourne hospitals are more likely to be full term and a healthy weight, a study h...
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How effective are vaccines at stopping deadly bird flu from spreading?
With bird flu arriving on our shores, governments, wildlife groups and agricultural organisations are springing into action. Newsiline summarises this rep...
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As Ebola spreads, Australia faces rise in 'biblical' disease risks
The bugs that cause Ebola, hantavirus and diphtheria are microscopic, but many of the barriers to controlling them are human-sized. Newsiline summarises t...
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New registry established as MND becomes 'notifiable disease' in NSW
An MND expert says the registry is a first step to help identify what causes the incurable disease and how it could be stopped. Newsiline summarises this...
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Paraquat will continue to be used in Australia despite 70 countries banning weedkiller over Parkinson’s disease fears
Herbicide manufacturer Sygenta had reservations dating back to 1970s but regulator says tighter controls, including phasing out backpack sprayers, can pro...
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Gambling reform consultation slammed as 'charade' by health experts
The government is preparing to push ahead with a watered-down version of recommendations from the landmark Murphy inquiry, which called for a comprehensiv...
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‘A child goes to bed and doesn’t wake up’: the families left in shock after the sudden death of their healthy children
Sudden cardiac arrest is statistically rare but among the leading causes of death for children and young people. Newsiline summarises this report from The...
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On health and child care, Labor might have found Pauline Hanson's kryptonite
Pauline Hanson said thousands of words in her marathon appearance at the National Press Club, but only a few of them will be heard widely. Newsiline summa...
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How hurt, healing and a hospital piano shaped Emma Louise's best album
It took seven years for the Jungle hit-maker and Flume collaborator to share the music that saved her following a "mental breakdown". Newsiline summarises...
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Fears doctors criticising Israel may be silenced as health watchdog adopts contested antisemitism definition
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency to use International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition for ‘regulatory work’ Get our breaking new...
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Man living with motor neurone disease keeps his woodwork passion alive
After a career in forestry, David Quill uses woodworking to help his motor neurone disease fight. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia...
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Man in hospital after being struck by car
Police say a man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being struck by a car driven by a woman he knew. Newsiline summarises this report...
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News live: Australia gives Ukraine another $100m for fight against Russia; AFL great in hospital after truck crash
Two payments of $50m will boost Ukraine’s air defence and munitions supply. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers...
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Mental health concerns raised weeks before Aubrey Donahue's death, inquest hears
The inquest heard Mr Donahue's mother had shared concerns about his mental health in the weeks leading up to his death. Newsiline summarises this report f...
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Rheumatic heart disease continues to rise in outback community
Years after losing his sister to a preventable disease, a grieving Gulf of Carpentaria man is demanding urgent action to address a disease found almost ex...
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'No credible plan' for mental health overhaul promised after teenagers death
Improvements in mental health supports for Western Australian children and adolescents — prompted by the suicide of 13-year-old Kate Savage — risk never b...
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Woman says she ‘didn’t understand mental health’ before daughter experiencing acute psychosis killed another child
Girl told mother she thought about killing people ‘all the time’, inquest into 10-year-old Biddy Porter’s death hears Follow our Australia news live blog...
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Doctors warn care standards compromised as NT's busiest hospital ages
From a mother forced to labour in a hospital's tearoom, to a baby sent home with jaundice on a busy night, doctors warn they are no longer able to provide...
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Morning Mail: One Nation’s health issues, the mysterious death of Sheila Chebii, Cate Blanchett now an Oxford professor
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for...
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One Nation’s health policies based on misconceptions and may cost the taxpayer, experts warn
Former Howard-era adviser says Pauline Hanson’s party is channelling Donald Trump’s health agenda Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podc...
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Two more SA hospitals pause birthing services amid staff shortage
Two more South Australian regional centres are now temporarily diverting expectant mothers as Kapunda Hospital's birthing service is closed indefinitely....
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Allied health workers to start 24-hour strike at Victorian public hospitals
The strike involves radiographers, sonographers, physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech pathologists and social workers at the state's public hospitals. Ne...
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It’s common to hear there’s ‘no money’ in healthcare. But sometimes it’s management that’s lacking | Ranjana Srivastava
A report into Melbourne’s Cohealth showed systemic problems were left unaddressed for a decade, while ideas from clinicians went ignored One cancer patien...
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Algal bloom information 'inconsistent', amid survey of health impacts of the bloom
Volunteers surveyed more than 200 people who reported a range of symptoms during the algal bloom outbreak not represented in the SA government's health ad...
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Hospital call from Melbourne's outer north leaders
A group of councils in Melbourne's north is calling on the state government to spend $45 million to buy land to begin planning for a hospital and train st...