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An ambulance boat carrying crew members wearing hazmat suits approaches the hantavirus stricken cruise ship MV Hondius.

New rat virus cases fuel concern about cruise ship outbreak

Two new suspected cases of hantavirus were reported, ​as experts race to contain an outbreak that began on a luxury cruise ship.

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A Gold Coast toddler is on the road to recovery after being rushed to hospital when he inhaled toxic cake decorations that turned to sludge in his lungs.

Good news for toddler placed into induced coma after inhaling toxic cake powder

Doctors are still unsure whether the 14-month-old boy will suffer long-term lung damage after the decorative powder turned to sludge inside his lungs.

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Want to lose weight? Live longer? Lower your stress levels, control your blood sugar or optimize your sleep? An influencer wants to tell you how to do it. And a new report finds many Americans are listening. (Jordan Bohannon/The New York Times) — FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY HEALTH INFLUENCERS BY TEDDY ROSENBLUTH FOR MAY 7, 2026. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

Why you shouldn’t take health advice from influencers

Want to lose weight? Live longer? Lower your stress levels, control your blood sugar or optimise your sleep? An influencer wants to tell you how to do it.

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Four Australians stranded on cruise ship as deadly hantavirus claims three lives.

What to know about the hantavirus outbreak

Hantavirus, a rare family of viruses carried by rodents, is suspected in a deadly outbreak aboard a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean.

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Doctors and dieticians have welcomed a new social media trend promoting the health benefits of fibre.
Hantavirus can ‌be spread when droppings and urine of rodents become airborne, such as when people sweep out ​sheds where mice have been living.

Everything you need to know about Hantavirus

Hantavirus can ‌be spread when droppings and urine of rodents become airborne, such as when people sweep out ​sheds where mice have been living.

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A young woman says she lost the ability to walk after becoming addicted to something widely available across Australia.

Woman left partially paralysed after easy-access addiction

A young woman says she lost the ability to walk after becoming addicted to something widely available across Australia.

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Healthcare professions sound the alarm on pouches warning they could be the new vaping. NewsWire / Jane Dempster

Drs demand urgent crackdown on nicotine pouches

Health experts have warned the government to act quickly on unregulated nicotine patches or risk repeating the vaping epidemic that has plagued Australia.

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Brittany Matsen shares her journey through grief, premature birth and postnatal depression.
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WA’s chief health officer Dr Clare Huppatz has spoken on a poliovirus detection in Perth.
With such an overwhelming chorus of voices prescribing advice — and products — it can be hard to know what to believe when it comes to organising your home.

Decluttering myths stopping you from improving mental health

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Experts debunk some of the organisation myths taking up space inside your head.

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A warning has been issued for a popular fibre supplement that without careful use could exacerbate potentially deadly non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. 

Popular supplement linked to deadly liver disease

WA research has led to a warning being issued for a popular supplement that without careful use could exacerbate potentially deadly non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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About a quarter of adults in the United States have seasonal allergies, and they can become sensitized over a single exposure to pollen or over several allergy seasons. (Jackson Gibbs/The New York Times) — FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SCI SEASONAL ALLERGIES BY SIMAR BAJAJ FOR APRIL 27, 2026. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

What seasonal allergies really do to your body

Scientists aren’t sure why, but at some point, your immune system starts treating innocent pieces of pollen as if they were a parasitic worm.

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Marshall Perron (left) with Dr Philip Nitschke

Euthanasia’s ‘father’ predicts how VAD will expand

Marshall Perron, who introduced world’s first euthanasia laws in the NT three decades ago, has made a bold prediction about the future of voluntary assisted dying.

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Mark Butler has guaranteed people won’t be dumped from the NDIS without support from the state governments.

No one will shift off NDIS without State support: Butler

Mark Butler has guaranteed he won’t cut people off the NDIS until alternative supports are in place, setting a deadline ticking for the states to get on board.

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