Measles alert on Sunshine Coast
Health authorities in NSW and Queensland have issued measles alerts after the emergence of three cases of the highly contagious infection.
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Smartwatch study explores better living with epilepsy
Using smartwatches to track changes in heart rate and other physiological responses could help people with epilepsy identify seizure risk.
‘Poo transplant’ could help save blood cancer patients
The stuff found in your healthy gut could be the ticket to a lifesaving treatment that researchers will trial on severely ill blood cancer patients.
Charlie Teo accused of lacking empathy, insight
Controversial neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has been accused of lacking the empathy to understand why he has been dragged before a medical complaints hearing.
Teo admits ‘damaging’ patient but claims they knew risk
Prominent brain surgeon Charlie Teo says he does not dispute that he erred by going "too far" during surgery that left a woman permanently damaged.
Breaking down the taboo of baby loss with just a name
Talking about babies lost to stillbirth and sudden infant death can be a big part of coping with grief, says Red Nose Australia.
How bad is vaping and should it be banned?
Vaping regularly makes headlines, with some campaigning to make e-cigarettes more available to help smokers quit, while others are keen to see vaping products banned, citing dangers, especially for teens. So just how dangerous is it
Plastic chemicals doing untold human harm: scientists
Scientists say humans are suffering untold harm from plastics, ranging from cancer and reproductive damage to the loss of intelligence that defines humanity.
Survivors back coercive control criminalisation
Nine in ten survivors of coercive control believe it should be criminalised but many fear it wouldn't actually improve safety.
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‘This can be done’: UN’s message on net-zero deadlines
The UN secretary-general says developed nations like Australia must bring forward their net-zero timelines by a decade, given the latest climate change report.
Actor Sam Neill reveals private blood cancer battle
Hollywood actor Sam Neill has revealed in a new memoir that he has been receiving treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and is in remission.
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Qld health workers may have been underpaid ‘millions’
Queensland hospital and health workers will be compensated after potentially being underpaid millions, but staff who were overpaid won't be pursued.
Strong culture and strong youth will help Close the Gap
The latest Close the Gap campaign shines a light on Indigenous youth who have dedicated their time and energy to creating a better world
Fresh concussion lawsuit to be launched against AFL
A second class action is being launched against the AFL over concussion injuries, with Griffins Lawyers set to bring proceedings.
Indigenous sleep coach wants a score of 40 winks all
A new program in north and western Queensland is aiming to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teenagers get a good night's sleep.
Drizzle Boy play a first for neurodiversity in theatre
Queensland Theatre's Drizzle Boy features the first neurodivergent character written and portrayed by a neurodivergent person on the Australian main stage.
Smoking laws to be tightened as vaping probe begins
Queensland has proposed anti-smoking laws to crack down on businesses supplying illicit tobacco products and to stop people puffing near children.
Jaw-dropping breakthrough helps man regenerate tissue
A world-first surgical technique performed by an Australian surgeon using a groundbreaking Australian-Singaporean 3D implant has produced a jaw-dropping result.
Concussion class action could be $1b headache for AFL
Margalit Injury Lawyers has launched a class action against the AFL over on behalf of players who suffered concussion-related injuries over almost 40 years.
Mental health workers ‘despair’ at state of NSW system
A report from the front line of mental health care in NSW shows a system struggling with "fractured" services, but the government says funding is significant.
Top doctor’s flu warning ahead of virus triple threat
The former face of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Dr Nick Coatsworth, is urging Australians not to make the same mistake he did about the flu vaccine.
New laws target illicit tobacco and vapes sold to kids
Laws creating a new tobacco licensing scheme, expansion of smoke-free areas and greater clarity on how rules apply to vaping have been flagged for Queensland.
COVID-19 could be key to fighting breast cancer
The National Breast Cancer Foundation is backing a researcher's plan to try to use COVID-19 immunity to fight breast cancer.
Smoking gun: Parliamentary inquiry to examine whether vaping is a gateway vice
The Queensland government has announced a parliamentary inquiry will investigate the health risks of vaping and how prevalent it is among young people.
Judge defends booting breastfeeding mum out of court
A judge is being urged to apologise to a woman who was ordered out of a Victorian courtroom for breastfeeding her baby.
Lolly probe ends, no evidence kids ate toxic substance
There is no evidence 15 schoolchildren who were hospitalised in Townsville were exposed to a toxic substance, Queensland Police say.
Carers of older Australians need more support
Aged care is being hit both ways by the ageing of Australia’s population. While population ageing is increasing the number of Australians in need of formal care, it’s also reducing the proportion of working age people able to provide formal care.
China COVID testing travel requirements to be scrapped
Travellers to Australia from China will no longer need to prove a negative COVID-19 test, following the scrapping of testing requirements.
Breastfeeding mother and baby kicked out of court
A mother breastfeeding her child was asked to leave a court by a judge because he was concerned she would be a distraction to jurors.
School kids in hospital after eating unknown substance
More than a dozen children are in hospital after they became sick from eating an unknown substance on a school bus.
Research shows rise in nicotine use during early COVID
Australia's nicotine consumption increased by 30 per cent in the early stages of the pandemic due to high stress and restrictions, researchers suggest.