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• Free meningococcal jabs for some but 'lottery' persists 13-05-2026

  A mother who lost her teenage daughter to a rare disease has vowed to keep fighting for every Australian child to get access to a life-saving vaccine. Victoria has earmarked $9.4 million to vaccinate Year 10 students, or age equivalent children, a

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• FED:Aussies facing quarantine on return from virus cruise 13-05-2026

  A viral nightmare might soon be coming to an end for five Australian residents as the government confirms plans are in place to evacuate passengers from a stricken cruise ship. A government-supported charter flight will carry four Australian citiz

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• Australians last to leave virus-stricken cruise ship 13-05-2026

  Australian passengers will be among the last to leave a stricken cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak after its arrival in the Canary Islands. A report issued by Spain's Health Ministry before the MV Hondius docked in Tenerife confi

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• Stepping up - the number you need to keep weight off 12-05-2026

  Dieters who want to keep the weight off should make sure they are walking 8500 steps per day, new research suggests. Experts who compared a group of people dieting and exercising with a group dieting alone or not receiving any treatment found dail

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• 'Disregarded': how Medicare lets down rural patients 12-05-2026

  After more than a decade balancing academia, art and motherhood in a capital city, Sandra moved to a picturesque alpine village for a fresh start. But once she settled in the rural outpost near the NSW-Victoria border, she found herself even more

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• Misconceptions cloud palliative care as population ages 12-05-2026

  Australians don't like talking about death but as the population ages, conversations about the end of life could become increasingly important for care. Every day, more than 450 people in Australia die from a life-limiting or terminal illness,

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• Psychosocial support helps infertility patients overcome stigmas, myths and taboos around IVF 11-05-2026

  BEIJING, May 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Diverse cultural or religious values across the Asia Pacific region mean that many people living with infertility face challenging family or societal attitudes when considering assisted reproductive treatment to a

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• Two suspected virus cases found in Spain, remote island 11-05-2026

  Health experts are racing to contain a potential spread of hantavirus as two suspected cases emerged far from the luxury cruise liner where the outbreak started. The latest ‌reports involved a man who fell ill after leaving the ship and a wom

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• Spain readies for people from virus-hit cruise ship 11-05-2026

  Spanish authorities are preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials say they will perform careful evacuations. The vessel is expect

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• A $3.5m doctor's claim at centre of a budget black hole 10-05-2026

  Doctors who prop up the ailing rural health system are billing $1.3 billion per year, with a single specialist claiming $3.5 million under an ineffective government scheme creating a major budget black hole. The $1.3 billion spent on more than 700

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