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Investors say genetic prediction services for embryos, used by Elon Musk and others, are a trust fund for future children.  The Nightly

Rich push to breed super babies

Investors say genetic prediction services for embryos, used by Elon Musk and others, are a trust fund for future children. Many scientists are sceptical.

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Ramsay Health is set to close all but three of its psychology clinics.

Ramsay Health axes nearly all its mental health care clinics

The private hospital giant is set to close all but three of its psychology clinics as data shows more patients putting off treatment due to cost pressures.

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Nash Keen defied the odds to celebrate his first birthday.

‘Nash Potato’: World’s most premature baby turns one

Nash Keen defied incredible odds to make it to his first birthday and now he is a record holder, officially named the world’s most premature baby.

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Millie needed emergency surgery to remove most of her bowel.

Little girl’s bowel torn to shreds by two household items

She had tummy pains, a fever, was vomiting and her skin was pale. She was in a coma and near death.

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Around 40 hospital staff had some contact with a man infected with a rare strain of the mpox virus.

Health alert as officials trace mpox carrier’s movements

Authorities say contact tracing is continuing for hospital, school staff who may have been exposed to a man admitted with a rare strain of mpox.

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Lonely sound of silence increases risk of cognitive decline

Lonely sound of silence increases risk of cognitive decline

A large-scale European study has found older adults experiencing hearing loss and loneliness could be at triple the risk of cognitive decline.

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Sunlight increases COVID protection in one ethnic group

Sunlight shown to boost COVID protection in one ethnic group

Having low levels of vitamin D may increase the risk of hospitalisation with COVID-19, Australian and UK scientists have reported.

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Laine and Matthew before being diagnosed with SSPE.

How a common childhood illness became a death sentence

Two mothers share their heartbreaking stories of the devastating aftermath of a simple dose of measles.

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Olympian Leisel Jones has shared the powerful three words that kept her alive when she “wanted to end it all”.

Leisel gives update after day she wanted ‘to end it all’

Australian Olympic swimming champion Leisel Jones has given an update on her wellbeing, less than two weeks after revealing she had wanted to ‘end it all’ in a raw and vulnerable post on social media.

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Olubiyi Jibowu, 57, had his leg amputated after his leg went into sepsis following a pedicure.

Dad’s home pedicure ends with his leg being amputated

A father who gave himself an at home pedicure was forced to have his leg amputated when the pampering went pear shaped. 

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How harmful are vapes?

Just how harmful is vaping? More evidence is emerging

When vapes started to become popular, the tiny cartridges carried big promises, presented as a healthier alternative to cigarettes and a path to quit smoking. So why are alarms now being raised?

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UFC fighter Ben Askren died four times in the past month.

Tough-nut UFC fighter dies FOUR TIMES in just a MONTH

The ex-champion has revealed in an emotional video his relief at making ‘it out to the other side’.

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Australia's high rate of drug use raises concerns about how those substances impact the workplace. (Tony Phillips/AAP PHOTOS)

Workplace drug use prompts private testing rollout

New figures show Australians are among the world’s heaviest drug users, and the impact is showing up at work.

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A transmission electron micrograph showing colorised bullet shaped Australian Bat lyssavirus particles. Supplied

Deadly bat virus claims life in NSW as experts urge caution

A NSW man is the fourth Australian to die from bat lyssavirus — experts warn the infection is always fatal once symptoms start.

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AI technology ‘STAR’ is a newcomer treating infertility issues.

‘Remarkable’: AI helps infertile couple fall pregnant

A couple who struggled to conceive for years are now expecting their first child after a ‘game changing’ successful AI intervention. 

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