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• Shark victim no longer critical but needs more surgery 29-06-2026

  A young mother attacked by a shark is no longer in a critical condition, but has a long road to recovery, her brother says. Leah Stewart had her arm amputated after being bitten by a suspected great white shark while swimming at Coogee Beach in Sy

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• France says doctor returned from DR Congo has Ebola 29-06-2026

  A ‌doctor who recently returned to France from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo ‌has tested positive for Ebola, marking the country's first confirmed case linked to the current outbreak, the health ministry say

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• Alarm as deadly bird flu strain lands in second state 28-06-2026

  Deadly H5N1 bird flu has reached a second Australian state, with a third seabird confirmed infected and more cases expected to grow on the mainland. The latest case was detected in a giant petrel found unwell at Knights Beach in Port Elliot, about

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• Five-minute walk every hour offsets sitting harms 28-06-2026

  Walking for five minutes every hour is enough to offset the harms to health from sitting down, researchers say. A large study found a five-minute exercise break boosted people's mood, lessened fatigue and did not affect their performance at wo

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• Pricey IVF add-ons fail to improve pregnancy odds 28-06-2026

  Up to 90 per cent of IVF patients are opting for add-ons that cost thousands without increasing their chance of falling pregnant. Acupuncture, steroids and plasma injections are popular and expensive, with some treatments adding thousands of dolla

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• As Aussie waistlines expand, so do treatment costs 25-06-2026

  The majority of Australians are overweight or obese, with increasing numbers of people carrying excess weight costing health systems hundreds of millions of dollars. Sixty-seven per cent or 13 million adults in Australia are overweight or obese, a

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• Reports for sick birds surge but no new cases detected 25-06-2026

  Authorities continue to test sick and dead birds that could be infected with a deadly bird flu as a reporting hotline rings hot. More than 100 reports of potentially sick birds have been made to the national emergency hotline since the first H5N1

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• Health company accused of using fake doctors for sales 25-06-2026

  Australians suffering medical conditions were conned into believing their lives were at risk by sales teams pretending to be medical professionals, the consumer watchdog says. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed Federal Co

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• Indigenous Health Data Sovereignty: Who Owns the Story? 24-06-2026

  Every year, large volumes of data are collected about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: hospital admissions, disease prevalence, mortality rates, mental health presentations, chronic condition registries. This data shapes policy, drives

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• Indigenous Chronic Disease Management: Closing the Gap Between Diagnosis and Long-Term Care 24-06-2026

  Rheumatic heart disease should not exist in Australia in 2026. It is caused by repeated strep throat or skin infections left untreated, progressing through acute rheumatic fever to permanent heart valve damage. It is preventable with a simple course

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