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| UpdatedAaron Schokman's world spiralled out of control after being diagnosed with narcolepsy. His relationships with his friends and family crumbled around him. There is a drug that helps him live a better life, but he can barely afford it.
Topics: sleep-disorders, diseases-and-disorders, health, sleep, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedHundreds of Dick Smith shareholders launch a class action alleging they were deceived about the financial state of the company before it collapsed in 2016.
Topics: small-business, business-economics-and-finance, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, australia, nsw
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| UpdatedSoft drinks sold in Australia have levels of glucose higher than those found in the US, which is linked to an increased chance of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes, a study shows.
Topics: lifestyle-and-leisure, food-and-cooking, health, medical-research, australia
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| UpdatedA champion horse trainer who made headlines last year when she disappeared for three days has spoken out about an allegedly toxic culture of bullying and harassment in the racing industry.
Topics: horse-racing, taree-2430
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Victorian mother Molly Tankey knows medical cannabis may not be a miracle cure for her son David, who has severe epilepsy — but she's hopeful being part of a clinical trial will give him a better quality of life.
Topics: epilepsy, health, children, cannabis, medical-research, science-and-technology, research, australia, vic
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| UpdatedA team of international researchers publish what they say is the first scientific evidence that medicinal cannabis "as good as some of our best medications" in treating children with severe epilepsy.
Topics: health, epilepsy, medical-research, drug-use, cannabis, australia
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Scott Morrison's second budget receives widespread praise from the health sector with a consumer group saying the measures are "a commendable attempt to rebalance priorities".
Topics: budget, government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-parliament, mental-health, health, health-policy, australia
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| UpdatedAn infectious diseases expert fears a woman's death may be a sign that an over-reliance on antibiotics may herald an era in which simple illnesses could become life-threatening.
Topics: health, infectious-diseases-other, diseases-and-disorders, australia, united-states
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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare says overweight and obese kids are 35 per cent more likely to develop asthma, while young adults are at greater risk of a number of cancers and gall bladder diseases.
Topics: obesity, health, children, family-and-children, community-and-society, medical-research, asthma, diseases-and-disorders, cancer, australia
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| UpdatedParents of children at Catholic and independent schools are warned they face fee hikes unless the Government develops a coherent strategy on schools funding.
Topics: education, federal-government, federal---state-issues, schools, australia
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| UpdatedNew 'black triangle' warnings are being considered by health authorities to alert patients and doctors about possible, unexpected side effects of new drugs.
Topics: health, medical-research, australia
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| UpdatedThe latest national report card for Australian year six students paints a disturbing picture of pupils slipping behind the world in maths and science achievement, with students' aptitude for science showing no improvement in a decade.
Topics: education, mathematics-education, mathematics, science, science-and-technology, australia
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| UpdatedWhile people who use medicinal cannabis are now welcoming the recent changes to importation laws, some say the Federal Government still needs to move to ensure patients are able access to the products locally.
Topics: cannabis, health-policy, federal-government, health, australia
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| UpdatedPatients with multiple sclerosis will soon have access to a new test which can tell them exactly what type of MS they have and how well their medications are working.
Topics: multiple-sclerosis, diseases-and-disorders, health, medical-research, doctors-and-medical-professionals, australia
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| UpdatedAustralian of the Year recipient Alan Mackay-Sim used his acceptance speech to urge politicians to think beyond the political horizon when it comes to research funding — so where does Australia sit in comparison with the rest of the world?
Topics: medical-research, science-and-technology, health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, human-interest, awards-and-prizes, australia
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| UpdatedSome of Australia's most high-profile medicinal cannabis advocates band together to launch a new campaign for better access to the drug, saying current legislation is leaving those needing it facing a "catastrophic event".
Topics: health, drug-use, laws, law-crime-and-justice, diseases-and-disorders, epilepsy, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedIn an Australian first, doctors are screening people at high risk of developing pancreatic cancer to pick up early warning signs of the aggressive disease, something long thought to be ineffective and expensive.
Topics: cancer, diseases-and-disorders, health, medical-research, medical-procedures, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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Revelations a growing number of children are seriously injuring their knees prompt a call for the creation of a national database to record juvenile sports injuries, and for parents and coaches to become better educated about training young athletes.
Topics: health, sports-injuries, adolescent-health, diseases-and-disorders, family-and-children, children, sport, australia
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Doctors, physiotherapists and sports injury experts say they are seeing a rise in the number of children having knee surgery, with some suggesting kids' sports becoming more "professional" could be part of the problem.
Topics: sports-injuries, health, adolescent-health, diseases-and-disorders, family-and-children, children, community-and-society, sport, australia
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| UpdatedAustralia's scientists say the "innovation nation" is crumbling as more of them consider leaving the profession because of limited career prospects, a study reveals.
Topics: science, science-and-technology, work, careers, health, australia
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Growing cannabis legally will be a step closer on Sunday when federal legislation comes into effect allowing the drug to be grown for medicinal purposes.
Topics: cannabis, drug-use, health, medical-research, nsw, australia, vic
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| UpdatedAbortion laws in Queensland and New South Wales are outdated, ambiguous, and leave both patients and doctors in a potential legal bind, argues an article in the Medical Journal of Australia.
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| UpdatedAlan's immune system was killing him and doctors did not know why, but thanks to a relatively new method of genome analysis, doctors were able to pinpoint the problem and find a treatment.
Topics: health, child-health-and-behaviour, genetic-disorders, diseases-and-disorders, genetics, science-and-technology, australia
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| UpdatedA growing number of parents are reporting their children have had severe psychiatric side effects, including suicidal thoughts, after taking asthma medication Singulair, but health professionals are failing to take responsibility for issuing warnings.
Topics: pharmaceuticals, health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, child-health-and-behaviour, asthma, australia
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| UpdatedAustralian families claim common asthma drug Singulair is causing psychiatric side effects in their children, after the ABC revealed dozens of cases reportedly linked to the medication.
Topics: asthma, diseases-and-disorders, health, australia