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• Early risers nudge night owls on metabolic health 15-07-2026

  The early bird might get the worm but night owls are paying the price for late-night snacking, a new study suggests. The study, published in Frontiers in Nutrition in July, analysed data from 287 healthy European and Pacific women in New Zealand a

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• Mothers pay the price for birth trauma costing billions 15-07-2026

  Six years after delivering her first child, Ali Minichiello is still dealing with life-altering injuries. Forceps were used during her labour and five weeks later she felt something fall out as she was walking.[subscribe] "I had severe pro

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• One million Aussies have cancer, under-40s rates rise 15-07-2026

  Young people are increasingly being diagnosed with cancers but survival rates are improving, according to the most detailed picture of how the disease affects Australians. Some improvement in cancer outcomes for First Nations people has also been

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• 'Patients miss out': calls for reform to pharmacies 14-07-2026

  Doctors and general practitioners have called for urgent reforms after a report accused the pharmacy sector of putting profit over patients. A review by the Grattan Institute concluded the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, which represents about 70 per

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• 'Passion and purpose' of melanoma researcher remembered 14-07-2026

  A pioneering pathologist who died too soon has been remembered for adding years to the lives of others through his melanoma research. The 2024 Australian of the Year Richard Scolyer, who died aged 59 on June 7, was farewelled at a moving state mem

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• Uni assignment tackles period poverty in Zambia 14-07-2026

  For most uni students, the end of semester means handing in an assignment and waiting for a mark. For six University of Sydney medical science undergraduates, it meant delivering 1000 menstrual cups to girls in rural Zambia, helping tackle period

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• Ebola toll continues to rise, outbreak the third worst 13-07-2026

  The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to 648 and the number of confirmed cases to 1830. According to the latest bulletin issued Saturday by the Ministry of Communication and Media, with data collect

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• Native bird flu case sparks 'nightmare' wildlife fears 13-07-2026

  A killer bird flu strain has been discovered in a native seabird for the first time, sparking fears it could trigger a wildlife emergency. Testing detected the H5N1 strain in a greater crested tern discovered at Robe in South Australia.[subscribe]

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• First Nations maternity care boosting health outcomes 13-07-2026

  Amid a sea of people visiting major hospitals for maternity care, being provided with culturally tailored midwifery felt like being offered a life raft for First Nations woman Sarah Bayliss "You can get lost in the system," the Wiradjuri

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• Death toll in DR Congo reaches 600 as Ebola spreads 12-07-2026

  New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government says, as the death toll in the country's latest outbreak reached 600. According to the DR Congolese he

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