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HealthOffice connections a lifeline for workers

Research has found most Australians prefer to work alongside others in offices, at least part of the time, with the desire strongest among younger people.

Sian Phillips

HealthCall for connection in Men's Health Week

In 2019, more than 3300 Australians died by suicide, 75 per cent of them men. It remains the country's leading cause of death between the ages of 15 and 44.

Ethan James

HealthSuperhero hospital wear helps sick kids

The inventor of a superhero-inspired hospital shirt hopes Chris Hemsworth will help him get one to every sick kid in Australia.

Tracey Ferrier

HealthProstate cancer diagnoses too slow: data

New data shows the average Australian man is diagnosed with prostate cancer only when markers in his blood are more than double the threshold for concern.

Tiffanie Turnbull

HealthPhilippines polio outbreak over: UN

The World Health Organisation and UNICEF have declared a polio outbreak in the Philippines has come to an end, after no cases were detected in 16 months.

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No hospital beds available in Fiona Stanley ‘gridlock’

Fiona Stanley Hospital declared a ‘bed state black’ today in the latest escalation of WA’s health system crisis.

Peter Law

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No hope of angry over-50s getting the jab: Expert

An expert who advises the World Health Organisation on vaccine uptake has acknowledged that Australian over-50s are “angry” they cannot access the Pfizer jab.

Ben O'Shea

First lookCommentsPremiumArtist reveals stunning new Kids’ Bridge mural

Perth’s new Kids’ Bridge will be adorned by a stunning Aboriginal art mural depicting local flora and fauna ahead of its public opening next month.

Angela Pownall

Grief and lossCommentsPremiumMother in shock: Another cremation baby bungle revealed

A second instance of a miscarried baby being cremated without the parents’ knowledge has been revealed as one family plans to take the matter to court.

Phil Hickey

HealthZero local cases for NSW amid virus scare

NSW has again recorded no new local COVID-19 cases, as several regional communities wait to see if an infected Melbourne couple spread the virus.

Tiffanie Turnbull

HealthAged care needs nurse at all times: probe

Aged care facilities urgently need to implement "staffing mix ratios" and the NSW government should lobby Canberra to enact them, a parliamentary report says.

Angelo Risso

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Jab clot risk higher than previously thought: doctor

One of WA’s most senior doctors has warned the risk of developing blood clots after receiving an AstraZeneca jab for those aged 50-69 years is significantly higher than previously thought.

Josh Zimmerman

HealthMore Victorian road-trippers nabbed in Qld

Police say Victorians are flouting the rules Queensland has to guard against coronavirus outbreaks and illegally crossing the border.

Tracey Ferrier

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‘Worried and stressed’: Pregnant woman turned away

An expectant mother hoping to give birth at King Edward Memorial Hospital was told to go elsewhere in February amid chronic nurse shortages.

Briana Fiore

HealthSome 300 nurses and midwives strike in NSW

Around 300 nurses and midwives are striking in NSW in protest of an "insulting" pay rise offer and working conditions they say are unsafe.

Tiffanie Turnbull

HealthWoman dies from blood clot after Covid jab

A NSW woman has died from a blood clot in the brain after receiving the AstraZeneca jab but authorities say the vaccine's benefits far outweigh its risks.

Tracey Ferrier

Shocking figuresVideoIndia records world’s highest daily COVID deaths

India has posted the world's highest daily COVID-19 death toll after a state revised its figures.

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‘Severe form’Woman dies from clotting ‘likely’ linked to COVID jab

A 52-year-old woman from NSW is dead after presenting with a ‘severe form’ of blood clotting in the brain the TGA says is ‘likely linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine’.

Rohan Smith

Critical shortagesCommentsPremiumHospital boss reveals extent of King Edward crisis

King Edward Memorial Hospital’s boss has revealed a severe staff and bed shortage is to blame for mothers being turned away from the State’s leading maternity hospital.

Briana Fiore

‘We can give jab’CommentsPremiumPharmacists keen to help speed up vaccine rollout

WA’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout would be completed up to six months faster if the more than 500 pharmacies keen to administer the jab were given the green light to do so.

Josh Zimmerman

HealthNSW govt boosts palliative care budget

The New South Wales government will tip almost $83 million more into the state's palliative care services in this month's budget.

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Holy smokesVideo'Joints for jabs' vaccine scheme kicks off in the US

Free marijuana is just one of many vaccine incentives being offered in Washington, along with free pints of beer, sports tickets and prize money to lure those who have been hesitant or just lazy.

Gene Johnson

Same familyVic records four new COVID cases but source unknown

Victoria has reported four new COVID-19 cases from the same household, with authorities still investigating where they picked up the virus.

HealthNo agreement amid NSW paramedic strike

The pay disagreement which sparked a paramedic strike across NSW has not been resolved and could prompt fresh strikes in the future, the union says.

Angelo Risso