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• Red letter day for baby books as health gaps emerge 17-07-2026

  Most new parents can relate to the shock of leaving hospital carrying a new, confusing and mysterious bundle. And that's not just the baby.[subscribe] For decades, Australian families have been handed both their newborn and a hefty child he

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• Patient details exposed in medical centres cyberattack 17-07-2026

  Thousands of medical records and patient information stored with a giant healthcare provider have been breached in a cyberattack. Partnered Health, owned by private equity firm Quadrant, said 21 clinics across several cities including Sydney, Melb

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• Confirmed Ebola cases pass 2000 in Congo outbreak 17-07-2026

  Confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, according to government data for what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record. Health workers at the Bunia General Hospita

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• Flaws in aged-care reform laid bare by $1800 crutches 16-07-2026

  Flaws in a government overhaul of the nation's aged-care system are harming older Australians while failing to rein in rising costs, warns the woman who oversees safety in the sector. Focusing on supporting older people once they entered care,

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• Jurassic Park's Sam Neill had pneumonia prior to death 16-07-2026

  Jurassic Park star Sam Neill reportedly had pneumonia prior to his death, according to a former co-star. The Northern Ireland-born New Zealand actor, best known for playing Dr Alan Grant in the blockbuster franchise, died aged 78 in Sydney, Austra

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• Seabird negative for bird flu, quarantine centre grows 16-07-2026

  A seabird suspected of carrying a deadly strain of the bird flu virus in another Australian state has tested negative. The northern giant petrel found at a Noosa beach underwent testing after it was recovered on Saturday and has since returned a n

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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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