Health

A judge has sentenced a woman to four months’ suspended imprisonment over a COVID-19 infection.
World
Staff Writers

Woman found guilty of fatally infecting neighbour with COVID

A woman has been found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbour with COVID in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year

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A fundraiser has been set up for Melanie’s children so that they have some financial support when she passes.
Australia
Molly Magennis

Cancer killed Melanie’s dad and the father of her kids. Now she’s been given months to live

Three of Melanie’s children are facing the possibility of growing up without either of their parents.

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Aussies have hit the pause button on IVF applications, with experts saying the cost-of-living crisis may be to blame.
Health
Georgina Noack

Jump in single women freezing eggs to keep baby dream alive

More single women than ever before are freezing their eggs to secure their dreams of one day having a baby — but the trend has prompted a warning from experts.

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Health authorities are warning of cocaine being laced with a deadly opioid.
NSW
Matt Shrivell

Urgent warning as two dead snorting heroin sold as cocaine

Health officials have released urgent warnings to the public after two people died of heroin overdoses after thinking they were taking lines of cocaine.

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The 26-year-old said she would rather ‘die’ than use Ozempic again.
Lifestyle
Molly Clayton

Kate Moss’ sister ‘suffers seizure’ after Ozempic jab

Lottie Moss was rushed to hospital after injecting herself with an Ozempic pen given to her by a friend who obtained it ‘below board from a doctor’.  

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A man died from taking someone else’s voluntary assisted dying drugs.
Australia
Rex Martinich

‘Tragedy’: Aussie death by voluntary assisted dying after pill error

An Australian man has died after taking someone else's voluntary assisted dying medication, with his daughter describing the heartbreaking moment when she went to put her arms around her dad, discovering ‘he was cold’.

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Vaccines may be needle-less in the future, with new technology set to be trialled.
Australia
Dominique Tassell

Needle-free vaccine trial calls for hundreds of participants

Participants must be in good health and available for nine scheduled visits over 13 months.

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Genetic testing won't impact life insurance for Australians under planned reforms. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Politics
Kat Wong

Genetics will no longer pose barrier to life insurance

Life insurers will no longer be able to discriminate against Australians based on their genetics when underwriting their plans.

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Weight loss jabs could be prescribed to children as young as six after trials found they slashed obesity and tackled other health issues.
Lifestyle
Kate Pickles

Skinny jabs for children to tackle obesity crisis

Weight loss jabs could be prescribed to children as young as six after trials found they slashed obesity and tackled other health issues.

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It is estimated an extra 1185 teenagers will start vaping each week without regulation on e-cigarettes, new modelling by the Cancer Council has found.
Health
Claire Sadler

Vape study reveals concerning results for Aussie teens

A landmark study has revealed alarming trends among Australian teenagers who have vaped, as authorities race to conquer this new health threat.

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Rise in bowel cancer, what you can do to reduce your risk!
Lifestyle
Emily Leeming

Rise in bowel cancer, what you can do to reduce your risk!

Dr Emily Leeming investigates why so many young people are developing bowel cancer and reveals the five ways to cut your risk.

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Video
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is considering what would be the fifth iteration of a COVID vaccine – a shot targeting the JN.1 omicron subvariant.
Health
Paul Griffin

New COVID vaccines may be coming to Australia

The Therapeutic Goods Administration is considering a fifth iteration of a COVID vaccine – a shot targeting the JN.1 omicron subvariant. Here’s what you need to know.

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Video
The Princess of Wales has completed chemotherapy and will return to some public duties in the coming months.
World
Max Corstorphan

Princess Kate shares major cancer update

The Princess of Wales has shared an incredibly personal update on her cancer journey in a new video with the Prince of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis by her side.

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The royal commission report into defence and veteran suicides will be tabled in Parliament. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Katina Curtis

‘Failure of leadership’: Scathing veterans’ report slams ADF

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide final report has blasted a ‘failure of leadership’ and flagged sweeping changes to help restore trust in the ADF.

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Byrony Gordon has been an advocate of the body-positivity movement, especially in promoting exercise for people of all sizes.
opinion
Health
Byrony Gordon

How Ozempic has sparked the return of body-shaming

The idea of thin as an answer to all of life’s problems has been renewed, with the dangerous ‘heroin chic’ of the 1990s a trend on TikTok once more. 

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