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Elder abuse concerns raised as Labor backs VAD telehealth
A Labor push to lift the ban on accessing voluntary assisted dying through telehealth has triggered a warning about unintended consequences for vulnerable...
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Cyclospora outbreak expands to nine US states, health officials say
Federal investigators continue to search for the sources amid the largest number of reported cyclosporiasis cases in US history. Newsiline summarises this...
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No mental health training, no warning, no plan: what led to the fatal police shooting of Jesse Deacon?
Three years after her son was shot during a mental health episode, 82-year-old Judy Deacon led the cross-examination in the coroner’s court Get our breaki...
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First person gets new experimental vaccine for Ebola
Ed Hunt, 37 and from the UK, voluteered after seeing news reports of the deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News...
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Female veterans support group makes national impact
Chelley Tulloch, a former RAF medic, is one of 48 female veterans to benefit from the groups' help. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Healt...
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'Evidence lacking' for mental health monitoring tech
The Lampard Inquiry hears from experts about Oxevision technology. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Health and links readers to the origin...
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Heat health alerts issued in parts of UK as rain returns for some this weekend
Highs of 30C are expected in the south on Friday before wet weather arrives for the weekend - although it is unlikely to be enough, as Ben Rich explains....
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Spinal injury brings unusual hospital stay with hen's party and wedding
When Christine Olsen-Lane suffered a life-threatening fall, she could not have foreseen the unexpected joy the next 11 months would bring. Newsiline summa...
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How an insect repellent left almost a dozen hospital staff sick
How did an insect repellent get to the hospital? Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the original publisher for...
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Southport killer Axel Rudakubana moved to psychiatric hospital
Rudakubana was jailed for 52 years in 2025 for the murder of three young girls at a dance class. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Top Stor...
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U.S. health officials investigate new outbreak of parasite cyclospora
The Food and Drug Administration has not yet identified which products are linked to the illnesses. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Hea...
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Why health officials do not have a good handle on the current Ebola outbreak
To get slightly ahead of the virus, health officials need to quickly identify people at risk of infection, a practice known as contact tracing. Newsiline...
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South Korea woman acquitted of murdering newborn after hospital delivery
The woman, who had wanted to end her pregnancy at 36 weeks, gave birth to a baby who doctors later killed. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News...
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The White House pushes healthy eating. It cut a landmark nutrition education program
Nutrition advocates and public health experts are mystified by the decision to eliminate SNAP-Ed, given the Trump administration's embrace of the Make Ame...
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What is the mosquito-borne disease Sri Lanka is using drones to fight?
Dengue has killed 56 people and infected more than 77,000 in the South Asian nation this year. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Top Storie...
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Breaking: Insect repellent release leaves 11 staff sick at major SA hospital
Eleven staff at an Adelaide hospital have become unwell and a dozen emergency beds have been closed, after the accidental release of an "outdoor insect re...
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Hope for thousands of MS patients as 'life-changing' drug now on NHS in England
Fampridine boosts nerve signals to make it easier to walk, with up to 5,000 eligible. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Health and links re...
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Opposition promises to build new West Gippsland hospital if elected
The Victorian Coalition pledges $850 million to build a new West Gippsland hospital if it wins the November election. Newsiline summarises this report fro...
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Rise in women in their 20s developing Type 2 diabetes
England is seeing a "worrying increase" in young women in their 20s developing type 2 diabetes. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Health an...
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Baby can't access lifesaving treatment
The parents of baby Macs fear he has days to live and say he urgently needs specialist equipment. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Health...
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Why Joe Marler turned to cycling...
Joe Marler tells BBC Sport's Alex Fletcher about the benefits of cycling. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Health and links readers to the...
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Health department refers 29 deaths to coroner, then tries to block probe
Tasmania's health department is challenging a coronial review into allegations that a clinical director falsified death certificates at Launceston General...
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Staying in a job for the health insurance? About 1 in 4 Americans do, a survey says
About 24% of U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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UK humanitarian worker monitored for Ebola in London hospital
The health worker was evacuated to the UK from the DR Congo after being potentially exposed to the virus. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News -...
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More young women in their 20s are getting type 2 diabetes
England is seeing "a worrying increase" in women in their 20s developing type 2 diabetes, say experts. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - He...
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Woman's family wrongly told she was dead in hospital identity error
A Melbourne hospital apologises after mixing up the medical data of two people, resulting in one of them being wrongly declared dead by police. Newsiline...
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Redevelopment of former hospital site to deliver 800 new homes
With Tweed's housing shortage at critical levels, plans for higher density housing has been welcomed, but community leaders want more done on affordable a...
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How AI can help with healthcare
Dr Chris and Dr Xand continue their conversation about AI medicine with Dr Emma Karoune. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Health and links...
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Rare identical quadruplets born in Australia
The parents of the four naturally-conceived girls were taken by "immense surprise" with the pregnancy, the hospital said. Newsiline summarises this report...
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Health response brings lifesaving care closer to thousands in Yemen
Thousands of people in some of Yemen's most conflict-affected communities are receiving lifesaving health care closer to home, thanks to funding from the...
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Why do we procrastinate?
The cause can be hidden or buried, says Dr Itamar Shatz, a lecturer at Cambridge University who is publishing a book on the subject this week. Newsiline s...
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Telehealth ban still standing between dying patients and their doctors
It's a crisp and bright Canberra autumn day. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the...
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'You are not alone with endometriosis pain'
Endometriosis wellbeing hubs are being called for by a Medway woman. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Health and links readers to the orig...
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PM dashes hopes for new NT hospital during $10m maternity announcement
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces $10 million to improve maternity services at Royal Darwin Hospital, but maternity care advocates say the money i...
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White spot disease fallout leads to auction of historic seafood site
A seafood outlet that has been operating for almost 80 years on the NSW Mid North Coast will go up for auction as the Clarence River Fishermen's Co-op bat...
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Baby's hospital death caused by congenital heart condition, inquest finds
Thea Flaskett died four hours after she was born via vacuum assisted delivery at Redcliffe Hospital in September 2023. Newsiline summarises this report fr...