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Health workers disinfect a coffin containing the body of a man presumed to have died of Ebola at a hospital in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 25, 2026.

As Ebola spreads, scientists race to find vaccines

Health workers are rushing to provide supportive care in Congo and Uganda, hoping that some patients will recover on their own, while isolating the sick and tracing contacts of the infected.

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The state said the company and its CEO, Sam Altman, had engaged in negligence and violated Florida’s prohibition on unfair and deceptive practices.

‘Dangerous’: Florida becomes first State to sue OpenAi

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In the lawsuit, the State said OpenAI had built ‘a dangerous online product’.

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Professor Paul Griffin said a Melbourne Ebola scare highlighted the importance of Australia’s preparedness for serious disease threats. (EPA PHOTO)

Melbourne Ebola scare puts Australia’s outbreak response to the test

The suspected arrived at the emergency department with symptoms consistent with the deadly virus.

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WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Major Ebola update as WHO sounds alarm in DR Congo

The head of the World Health Organisation is visiting the centre of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as Brazil probes a suspected case.

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Aussie kids being radicalised ‘within days’ online.

Aussie kids being radicalised ‘within days’, top cop says

Australian children are being radicalised ‘within days’, according to the nation’s top cop who said urging tech giants to step up will be the primary focus of next month’s high-level police summit in the UK. 

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Weight loss medications may be rewiring circuits involved not only in appetite, but addiction and cognitive delay.

How weight loss jabs like Ozempic may be reshaping brains

GLP-1 medications may be rewiring circuits involved not only in appetite, but addiction and cognitive delay.

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Comedian Dave Hughes had 45 stitches after five cancerous lesions were cut out.

Dave Hughes goes under the knife after cancer scare

Aussie comedy royalty Dave Hughes has revealed he has been treated for cancer.

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Nutritionist Sarah Di Lorenzo says fatigue is the most common complaint she hears in her clinic. 

Sarah Di Lorenzo: Reasons why you’re always feeling tired

Persistent fatigue is the most common complaint nutritionist Sarah Di Lorenzo hears in her clinic, she breaks down what might be making you feel tired.

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Health authorities are scrambling to contain an outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.

DRC running out of supplies as Ebola crisis worsens

‘We are trying to catch up, it is a race against the clock.’

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TENERIFE, SPAIN - MAY 11: A passenger from the final group to be evacuated from the MV Hondius makes a heart from a bus on the way to the airport in the Granadilla Port on May 11, 2026 in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. The cruise ship MV Hondius, which had three passengers die from Hantavirus last month and eight more reported cases, docked in Tenerife on May 10th, where the remaining passengers are being repatriated to their respective countries. At a press conference this week, representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized the outbreak of this rare virus did not constitute a pandemic, but it has stirred anxieties in the Canary Islands and elsewhere. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

If another global pandemic breaks out, will we be prepared?

For many people, the past month has brought unpleasant echoes of COVID: Mysterious deaths aboard a cruise ship, a virus that causes a deadly respiratory illness and talk of forced quarantines. 

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Breakfast with Katherine Bennell-Pegg at Crown Ballroom, Crown Towers on Wednesday 27th May 2026.
Katherine Bennell-Pegg.
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‘Dream big!’: Katherine Bennell-Pegg gives inspiring message

Australia is set to play a pivotal role in the future of space exploration, according to the nation’s first ever qualified astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg.

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There has still been no enforcement action from Australia’s under-16s social media ban despite one app allowing young people to retry their age verification 24 times in a day. 

Zero fines issued under Aussie under-16 social media ban

There has still been no enforcement action from Australia’s under-16s social media ban despite one app allowing young people to retry their age verification 24 times in a day. 

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The Nightly Live: Breakfast with Katherine Bennell-Pegg.

Australia’s space future: We must be daring

KATHERINE BENNELL-PEGG: If we can harness that ambition and desire for exploration, in our young people and across our industries, then we can shape a positive future for all Australians. 

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14 per cent of those studied said they would not see a physician, opting to use a chatbot instead.

Using an AI chatbot for medical advice? Read this first

When researcher Nicholas Tiller began to feed health questions into chatbots as a test, he expected some imperfections — but not this level of failure.

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Calls for early-onset bowel cancer to be considered ‘new disease’ as cases surge among young Aussies

The aggressive ‘new cancer’ killing young Australians

Doctors are sounding the alarm as the disease is ‘driven by factors that we don’t yet understand.’

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