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• Forget the fruit and veg, pass the choccies and chips 16-04-2024

  Australians are consuming fewer fruit and vegetables and drinking less milk, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. But they're also tucking into more chips and chocolate and convenience foods such as pizzas.[subscribe] People co

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• Holding the smoke, students find new way to hide vaping 16-04-2024

  Attempts to combat vaping could have perverse outcomes as students try to avoid detection and organised criminals eye off a market that only recently became illicit. An inquiry has been told schools are taking a health-focused approach to getting

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• Probe into 'dangerous' cosmetic surgery workers 16-04-2024

  A national probe is under way after 180 complaints about 15 healthcare workers involved with cosmetic procedures. The investigation is described as "long and highly complex" by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.[subscr

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• New drug to reduce brain cell death in stroke patients 15-04-2024

  A game-changing drug to protect millions of brain cells from dying after a stroke has been developed in Australia with hopes it could save lives across the globe. Argenica Therapeutics' ARG-007 is a neuroprotective drug that aims to reduce bra

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• Patient safety fears as junior doctors battle burnout 15-04-2024

  Nine in 10 junior Victorian doctors are worried about making mistakes due to burnout and fatigue, sparking concerns for patient safety. That's according to a union report claiming the state's less experienced medicos work under Australia&#

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• Most at-risk Aussies don't have COVID-19 plan with a GP 15-04-2024

  Most Australians at elevated risk of serious illness from COVID-19 do not have a GP management plan, research shows, as more than 100 people a day continue to test positive nationwide. The Pfizer Australia research released on Friday found 74 per

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• What Is 'Margarita Burn'? 15-04-2024

  It started as innocent backyard fun as two young kids reached for limes off a nearby tree and had a great time chopping them up into their very own lime juice. They spent hours playing in the sun (with plenty of sunscreen), jumping in and out of th

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• Australian drinking water safe from 'forever chemicals 09-04-2024

  The first study to quantify the environmental burdens of 'forever chemicals' has found Australian drinking water remains safe, but the same may not apply globally. Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, which are commonly referred to as PFAS

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• Street drugs to be tested for purity, harmful additives 08-04-2024

  The first drug-checking program of its kind in NSW is set to begin with a pilot launching in Sydney's inner city. The project will run on one day each week for four months at the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre in Kings Cross, with drug

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• Regional ambulance mechanics go on 'historic' strike 08-04-2024

  More than 700 regional Victorian ambulances will be without maintenance workers as they take "unprecedented" strike action after a breakdown in contract negotiations. About 23 fleet maintenance officers, responsible for servicing ambulan

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