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Having survived two brain tumours, Tasmanian Labor senator Catryna Bilyk will lead an inquiry into funding for research into cancers with low survival rates.
Topics: health, cancer, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, tas, australia
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| UpdatedAn asylum seeker's medical transfer off Manus Island could have been fast tracked if requests did not have to be approved by officials in Canberra, an inquest hears.
Topics: courts-and-trials, federal-government, health, refugees, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedBeachgoers are being warned about an influx of bluebottle jellyfish at Port Phillip, Westernport and along the Victorian coastline.
Topics: health, water, lifestyle-and-leisure, animal-behaviour, marine-biology, anglesea-3230, altona-3018, melbourne-3000, point-lonsdale-3225
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Feeling fatigued? You could be among the 10 per cent of young women in Australia that suffer from iron deficiency.
Topics: womens-health, health, diet-and-nutrition, human-interest, canberra-2600
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In a remarkable coincidence, former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is being cared for by Dr David Bowie in a New Zealand hospital after being evacuated from the South Pole.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, health, community-and-society, human-interest, new-zealand
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Residents of the remote Nullarbor town of Eucla are calling for an urgent upgrade of the town's flood-prone airstrip.
Topics: health, community-and-society, government-and-politics, local-government, federal---state-issues, rural, eucla-6443, ceduna-5690, kalgoorlie-6430, norseman-6443
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| UpdatedA US study has found that people who frequently wax or shave their pubic area report a greater history of sexually transmitted infections.
Topics: sexually-transmitted-diseases, diseases-and-disorders, health, sexual-health, united-states, australia
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| UpdatedFilm maker Ian Thomson uses storytelling to encourage young rural men to start a conversation about mental health.
Topics: mental-health, health, men, community-and-society, rural-youth, rural, arts-and-entertainment, film-movies, suicide, junee-2663, australia
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| UpdatedToo many people with asthma are accepting feeling breathless or wheezy as normal, when these are signs their asthma is under-treated, leaving them at risk of severe attacks.
Topics: asthma, health, australia, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedReversing the order of treatment for patients with certain cancers could increase survival rates by up to 60 per cent, Queensland scientists find during an experiment on mice.
Topics: diseases-and-disorders, health, cancer, research, science-and-technology, medical-research, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedHow we use our smartphone can say a lot about our behaviour. But can such tech be trusted to track our mental health?
Topics: mental-health, internet-technology, health, internet-culture, mobile-phones, information-and-communication, australia
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| UpdatedStrong drugs used to treat elderly patients with a common condition called delirium may not work and might even hasten death, a landmark Australian study finds.
Topics: mental-health, health, diseases-and-disorders, pharmaceuticals, australia
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| UpdatedA high-profile critic of the SA Government's Transforming Health changes is suspended from duty at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, amid an investigation into his conduct.
Topics: health, health-policy, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, adelaide-5000, sa
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Evie Nicolaou has a permanent colostomy bag after being diagnosed with bowel cancer at the age of 49. Despite the proven survival rate when the disease is detected early, it is still the second biggest cancer killer in Victoria.
Topics: bowel-and-rectal-cancer, cancer, health, community-and-society, vic
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| UpdatedPalliative care doctors are warning the Victorian Government not to legalise euthanasia in its current state, arguing that it prioritises patients who choose assisted suicide at the expense of those receiving end-of-life care.
Topics: suicide, community-and-society, euthanasia, health, vic, australia
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Port Adelaide Enfield Mayor Gary Johanson accuses "a low-life" of planting asbestos pieces in a Kilburn park which contains a memorial to asbestos victims.
Topics: asbestos, health, community-and-society, local-government, kilburn-5084, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedPublic hospital patients could benefit from doctors and health services publicly reporting their performance, the Productivity Commission says in a report exploring radical changes to government services.
Topics: government-and-politics, indigenous-policy, health, dental, housing, australia
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| UpdatedHonking, catcalls, following and sexual propositions — these are just some of the intrusions women risk having to put up with when they lace up their shoes and go for a run.
Topics: sexual-offences, women, men, community-and-society, exercise-and-fitness, health, australia, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedVictorians who experience breathing difficulties or asthma are advised to take extra care this evening, with a cool change and thunderstorms predicted for the state.
Topics: health, weather, asthma, community-and-society, vic
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| UpdatedWomen's lives look markedly different when they are able to decide if and when they become parents. Shouldn't men be given the same opportunity?
Topics: abortion, men, relationships, parenting, laws, health, reproduction-and-contraception, australia
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An innovative internship gives students from 20 Brisbane high schools an understanding of how medical professionals save lives.
Topics: health, health-administration, health-policy, healthcare-facilities, education, university-and-further-education, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedDrumming teacher Andrew Hewitt does not want to be pitied because he has cerebral palsy — especially not on International Day of People with Disability.
Topics: disabilities, health, music, arts-and-entertainment, sydney-2000, australia
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Living with a disability often means more contact with the health system. Carly Findlay says when these experiences are positive their impact can be empowering but often they can leave you feeling worn out, weary or worse.
Topics: health, disabilities, skin, healthcare-facilities, australia