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Consumer advocacy group CHOICE found mixed results when the consumer company tested 20 sunscreens.

Sales of more sunscreens paused amid safety review

The moves comes after consumer group CHOICE tested 20 sunscreens and found 16 didn’t meet their advertised claims.

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Health officials urged people to monitor for symptoms.

Urgent health alert after disease outbreak

Two people contracted the disease after visiting Bali, before it spread at a backpackers hostel in an Aussie city.

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Paediatrician-turned-politician Dr Mike Freelander is leading a parliamentary review into the NDIS

Incorrect autism diagnoses putting pressure on NDIS, paediatricians warn

‘Unfortunately, we’ve set up a model that didn’t work in the first place and we now have to reinvent it.’

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Professor Andres Fouras, chief executive of 4DMedical.

Professor who bet it all leads ASX’s hottest tech stock

The CEO of Melbourne biotech 4DMedical gambled his home on lung imaging, but just won big as shares raced 380 per cent higher in just over a week.

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UNICEF says action is urgently needed to stem the global obesity crisis.

Junk food ads are fuelling the childhood obesity crisis

Childhood obesity has overtaken underweight for the first time, with UNICEF warning junk food marketing is fuelling a global health crisis.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: They’ve dropped the weight, but what about the skin?

They’ve dropped the weight, but what about the skin?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘I thought I knew what weight loss would be like. Nobody warned me about the loose skin.’

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Aussie model Natasha Oakley has revealed doctors removed a 2.5cm tumour from her kidney.

Aussie model reveals health scare after finding cancerous tumour

The swimwear entrepreneur has shared photos from her hospital bed after undergoing surgery.

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Physicians are using AI technology for diagnoses and more — but may be losing skills in the process.

Are AI tools making doctors worse at their jobs?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: It’s still not entirely clear why a doctor’s skills might decline so quickly while using AI.

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A crackdown has seen vape shops vanish but the devices are still accessible through other means.

Vape shops vanishing but illegal sales persist

A study has found dozens of specialist vape retailers have closed after tough laws restricting sales, but the harmful product remains available illegally.

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A nine-year-old girl whose diet was severely restricted has experienced a breakthrough after a hypnotherapy treatment.

Girl only ate Maccas nuggets for 7 years, hypnosis cured her

She refused to eat nearly all solid foods, but one hypnotherapist diagnosed her issue and made a breakthrough.

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Ruby experienced a serious reaction after eating just three spoonfuls of Cocobella Mango yoghurt in 2024.

Nine-year-old girl’s allergic reaction long before Cocobella recall

‘When I saw that it had happened to other people, I was like, ‘Oh my goodness, this is a big thing — it wasn’t a one-off event.’’

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A convicted sex offender with terminal cancer has become the first inmate to use the voluntary assisted dying scheme in New South Wales.

Sex offender becomes Aussie state’s first inmate to use voluntary assisted dying

Outraged victim advocates say the service should be reserved for ‘good, decent people, not those convicted of vile crimes’.

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Used in professional nail salons for many years, chemical trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO) was outlawed from cosmetic products in Europe from September 1.

Nail polish banned in Europe still used in Aussie salons

A key ingredient in gel nail polish that has just been banned in Europe over health fears is still widely available in Australia, it has been revealed.  

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Australian Unity chief executive Rohan Mead said AI had the potential to free up 30 per cent of a clinician’s time.

BCA calls to revamp paper-based healthcare systems

Modernising Australia’s paper-based and fax-reliant health system is essential to cut costs, lift productivity and meet the demands of an ageing population, a new report has found. 

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