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The simple advice I didn’t take and should have
I AM terrified of mosquitoes. If I hear one buzzing around or see one anywhere near me I run. That’s because I nearly died after a mosquito bit me.
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I am a psychiatrist covering Bondi. We need to invest in mental health services, not stigmatise people | Kamran Ahmed
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Underfunded public mental health services mean patients often do not receive the level of care they requireThe devastating scenes that unfolded in Bondi Junction on Saturday took place a mere 3km from where I live – and in the catchment area I cover as a psychiatrist. Like others, I am still trying to process the shock of it all and thinking of those grieving for their loved ones.Predictably, certain commentators pounced on the opportunity to stir up racial hatred, falsely claiming it was
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Breast augmentation class action against Sydney clinic on verge of $25m settlement
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Lawsuit against The Cosmetic Institute alleges patients in NSW and Queensland experienced heart problems, punctured lungs and seizures Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWomen who allegedly suffered complications undergoing so-called “One Size Fits All” breast augmentation surgery in two states could be compensated under a proposed class-action settlement.The lawsuit was launched against The C
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Sydneysiders witnessed horrific scenes at Westfield Bondi Junction. How should they process the trauma? | Kim Felmingham
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Distress and strong emotional reactions are common. Spending time with trusted family and friends can help Like many, I watched the reports of the violent attack at Bondi Junction with shock, horror and disbelief. My heart goes out to the people involved, the courageous first responders and to those who have lost loved ones in this tragic event.I also feel for those who witnessed the horror and will be working out how to get through the initial shock and, over time, put it behind them. Continue
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Diagnosing yourself with a mental health issue may bring comfort, but it can be dangerous | Ashwini Padhi
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What seems like a shortcut to understanding can lead you down a path of confusion and despair. There’s no substitute for professional helpThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workIn the age of information overload, where a world of knowledge lies just a click away, the temptation to self-diagnose mental health conditions has become an all-too-common trend for many people. There is an allure in online quizzes and symptom checklists
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Australians dropping fruit and vegetables from diet amid cost-of-living crisis
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ABS data shows changes in grocery consumption, prompting concerns over eating habits and the nation’s health Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are buying less fruit and vegetables and consuming less milk, as relentless increases in grocery prices upend eating habits, raising concerns over the nation’s health.Overall, shoppers are buying less of just about everything, with consumption falling from 15.1m tonnes to 14.8m tonnes in 2022-
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‘Outrageously scary’: NDIS participants fear proposed changes will give them less choice and control
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Many who use the NDIS disagree with the mandatory registration of disability workers, saying it could block their access to supportGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIt’s not easy to find disability support workers in regional areas, let alone those with whom one can develop a strong level of trust, but over the past seven years Jarrod Sandell-Hay has managed it.A participant of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Sandell-Hay lives with hi
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Australia records lowest seven-day Covid death rate for more than two years
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Expert says immunity from vaccines and Omicron infections have combined to reduce severe diseaseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has recorded its lowest Covid death rate for more than two years, according to federal health department data that dates back to January 2022.The latest data on the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System shows that between Thursday 29 February and Saturday
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Morrison’s Covid measures a ‘grotesque overreaction’ to a ‘relatively mild pandemic’, Tony Abbott says
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Former PM tells podcast he got vaccinated so as not to give anyone ‘an excuse for keeping us locked up any longer than was absolutely necessary’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe former prime minister Tony Abbott has described the Morrison government’s Covid response as a “grotesque overreaction” to a “relatively mild pandemic”, adding he reluctantly got vacci
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Morrison’s Covid measures a ‘grotesque overreaction’ to a ‘relatively mild pandemic’ says Tony Abbott
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Former PM tells podcast he got vaccinated so as not to give anyone ‘an excuse for keeping us locked up any longer than was absolutely necessary’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFormer prime minister Tony Abbott, has described the Morrison government’s Covid response as a “grotesque overreaction” to a “relatively mild pandemic”, adding he reluctantly got vaccinat
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‘What we’re seeing is not telehealth’: alarm over doctors using AI and prescribing without seeing patients
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Consumers Health Forum calls on Australian government to address ‘significant safety concerns’ about prescribing without any conversation with patientGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s health regulator is fielding complaints about the use of artificial intelligence during telehealth prescribing, and patients being issued with prescriptions without ever speaking with a doctor.A spokesperson for the Australian Health Practitioner
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Sugar increase in Fanta and Sprite prompts calls for new tax on Australia’s food and drinks industry
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Health experts say government must step in to cut sugar in beverages and tackle manufacturers’ ‘appalling’ behaviourFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn increase in sugar in two popular soft drink brands has prompted health experts to renew calls for laws to cut the sugar in beverages, and to tackle “appalling” behaviour from the food industry.In July 2020, the government be
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What Fifi the dog’s final months can show us about cancer treatment and caring until the end | Ranjana Srivastava
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After a decision to spare her further interventions, she lives a full two months more – and teaches us a few things along the way“Ranjana, how long can Fifi live with liver cancer?”An unexpected aspect of being an oncologist (for humans) is being approached for advice about pets (usually dogs) with cancer. Bruno, Marco, Maisie, Ziggy, Chloe, Tiger, Muppet, Jessie, Bella, Buddy, Johnny, Wilfred. Apart from my own Odie, the dogs of my friends form the backdrop of my life. Not all
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Navigating the science of treating menopause - podcast
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While conversations about menopause have changed and matured, the question of when and how to treat perimenopausal symptoms remains confusing.Science journalist Bianca Nogrady tells Jane Lee why there are still so many unknowns about when and how to treat themRead more: Continue reading...
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Australia among hotspots for toxic ‘forever chemicals’, study of PFAS levels finds
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Australian limits on acceptable levels of these toxic chemicals in drinking water ‘orders of magnitude’ higher than in USGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHigh levels of so-called forever chemicals have been found in surface and groundwater all over the world, with Australia one of several hotspots for toxic PFAS, a University of New South Wales study has found.Researchers examined groundwater samples from around the world and found 69% had per-
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EPA issues warning to councils after asbestos found in Melbourne parks
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‘They’re all responsible for the quality of the mulch … and they’ll be held accountable’, says EPA regulation chiefFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s environment watchdog is warning local councils to tighten quality controls on potential asbestos in mulch, as it investigates suspected illegal dumping of the contaminated material, which has been discovered at
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Drug checking service opens at Sydney injecting room but NSW still blocking festival pill testing
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Participants in Kings Cross pilot project to be surveyed to see if tests change the way they use drugsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe first drug checking service in New South Wales will open at Sydney’s supervised injecting room after the government resisted calls to introduce pill testing at music festivals.About 100 clients of the Kings Cross medically supervised injecting centre will be ab
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Dozens of people were conceived from the same Queensland sperm donor. Now two half-sisters hope to unravel their ‘family’ secret
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Alexandra Eccles and Lyndal Bubke were conceived from ‘Donor 59’. But the information available to them is scant – and they want that to changeEvery six months or so, Alexandra Eccles discovers a new half-sibling. The Ancestry.com family tree icon pings as another person is drawn into the knowledge that half of their life is a lie. After more than two decades, Eccles believes she has 32 siblings and counting. Some are as old as 32, others are in their teens. Best guess is that
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Online ads promote ‘simple’ access to super to pay for healthcare, despite strict rules
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Peak consumer body and financial services minister warn against private providers encouraging patients to tap into super to fund medical proceduresGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAdvertisements offering patients “simple” access to their superannuation to pay for medical treatments have been described by the peak consumer health body as a “worrying trend” amid the cost-of-living crisis.The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) approved 3
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Australian women continue to pay more for basic healthcare – it’s time to stop Medicare’s gender bias | Nisha Khot
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The rebate scheme has gender inequity baked into its very core – an urgent review is needed to correct itWomen have always known that we pay a “pink tax” on many products and services, from haircuts to clothing and accessories. The fact that we also pay a pink tax for healthcare services is less recognised or discussed. The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) has gender inequity baked into its very core and it is time to correct this.What does MBS have to do with gender equity? Th
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Queensland’s first festival pill-testing service finds ‘Canberra ketamine’ sold as MDMA
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Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival, near Warwick, holds Australia’s first multi-day festival clinic last weekendGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe organisers of Queensland’s first festival pill-testing service say many drugs sold as MDMA turned out to be other substances including one recently dubbed “Canberra ketamine”.The Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival, near Warwick, held the first multi-day festival clinic ever held in Australia on the
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Youth curfew ‘not the long-term solution’, MP says – as it happened
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This blog is now closed.Victoria government blasted for rejecting truth-telling inquiry’s key recommendationsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has called a snap press conference in Canberra at 8.30am. We’ll have coverage of this for you soon.A man has died in Melbourne’s south after being struck by a truck on a major highway near Frankston. Continue reading...
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Australia news live: Alice Springs youth curfew ‘not the long-term solution’, Malarndirri McCarthy says
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Follow today’s news liveAlbanese demands ‘full accountability’ for Zomi Frankcom’s death as IDF calls strike a ‘misidentification’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has called a snap press conference in Canberra at 8.30am. We’ll have coverage of this for you soon.A man has died in Melbourne’s south after being struck by a truck on a major highway near Frankston. Continue reading...
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Melbourne private school Kilvington grammar charged over death of student after Vietnam excursion
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Worksafe also charged World Travel Expeditions after Lachlan Cook, 16, died in hospital following health complicationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA travel company and a Melbourne private school have been charged over the death of a student who became unwell on a school trip.The Kilvington grammar school student, Lachlan Cook, 16, suffered diabetes complications during a trip to Vietnam in September
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Australia news live: NT chief minister announces police recruiting drive as Alice Springs youth curfew continues
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Follow today’s news liveAlbanese demands ‘full accountability’ for Zomi Frankcom’s death as IDF calls strike a ‘misidentification’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has called a snap press conference in Canberra at 8.30am. We’ll have coverage of this for you soon.A man has died in Melbourne’s south after being struck by a truck on a major highway near Frankston. Continue reading...
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Australia news live: Victorian government’s response to Yoorrook report ‘reads like it was slapped together’, Indigenous legal service says
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Follow today’s news liveAlbanese demands ‘full accountability’ for Zomi Frankcom’s death as IDF calls strike a ‘misidentification’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has called a snap press conference in Canberra at 8.30am. We’ll have coverage of this for you soon.A man has died in Melbourne’s south after being struck by a truck on a major highway near Frankston. Continue reading...
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Australia news live: we need to move away from ‘narrow and damaging definition’ of ‘real men’, Rosie Batty tells press club
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Campaigner says she feels ‘despair’ at the level of domestic violence despite her efforts. Follow today’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has called a snap press conference in Canberra at 8.30am. We’ll have coverage of this for you soon.A man has died in Melbourne’s south after being struck by a truck on a major highway near Frankston. Continue reading...
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Australia news live: water safety warning at dozens of Victorian beaches; Cleveland Dodd’s family await answers from inquest
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The Indigenous teen was taken to hospital in a critical condition and later died, causing outrage and grief in the community. Follow today’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has called a snap press conference in Canberra at 8.30am. We’ll have coverage of this for you soon.A man has died in Melbourne’s south after being struck by a truck on a major highway near Frankston. Continue reading...
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Australia news live: ‘a bit rich’ for Wong to accuse Greens of ‘politically utilising’ Gaza war, Larissa Waters says
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Foreign minister made the comments in response to accusations that US planes being sent to Israel contain parts manufactured in Australia. Follow today’s headlines liveAlbanese tells Netanyahu Australians ‘outraged’ by Zomi Frankcom’s death and demands ‘full accountability’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has called a snap press conference in Canberra at 8.30am. We’ll have coverage of this for you
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News live: Albanese ‘expressed Australia’s anger’ on call with Netanyahu after Zomi Frankcom’s death in Gaza strike
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Foreign minister Penny Wong says Israel ‘must change course’ after strike in Gaza. Follow today’s headlines liveZomi Frankcom’s family say Australian aid worker killed in Israeli airstrike was ‘doing the work she loves’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has called a snap press conference in Canberra at 8.30am. We’ll have coverage of this for you soon.A man has died in Melbourne’s south after be
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