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Daniel Timms is helping to transform treatment for patients with his BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart. (St Vincent's Hospital/AAP PHOTOS)

Patient up for ‘pint’ after world-first artificial heart transplant

In a process labelled as an unmitigated success, an Aussie patient has become the first in the world to leave hospital after an artificial heart transplant.

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Charlie Teo settled a civil case in the NSW Supreme Court this week.

Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo pays settlement to family of mum who died after operation

The patient fell into a coma the day after her surgery and never regained consciousness.

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A man holding a child walks Victoria Police as people participate in the Eureka Freedom Rally anti-vaccination and anti-mandatory vaccination protest in Melbourne, Saturday, December 4, 2021.

‘Significant cost’: COVID response failed human rights amid fresh warning

Health experts have warned Australia is less prepared for the next pandemic as a report details instances of governments ignoring human rights during COVID-19.

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Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk says he expects to remain in the Trump administration for another year.

Musk admits ‘difficulty’ running businesses as Tesla tanks

DOGE chief Elon Musk says he’s running his businesses ‘with great difficulty’ as shares of his automotive firm Tesla suffered their worst drop in a half-decade.

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Elon Musk says a mass cyber attack on X originated in Ukraine.

Elon Musk says mass cyberattack on X originated in Ukraine

The tech billionaire’s social media platfrom X is the victim of an ongoing cyberattack that he says originated in Ukraine.

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Satellites may be restricted in coming years to avoid more space junk

Space junk threat to internet supply satellites

The number of satellites providing vital services could be cut in the coming years due growing space debris becoming a treat to internet supply and weather forecasts.

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Tech billionaire Elon Musk says X has been the victim of a cyberattack

Musk blames ‘massive’ cyberattack for X outages

Users of Elon Musk's X have reported several outages on the social media platform, with the owner blaming ‘a massive cyberattack’.

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Prince Frederik of Luxembourg has died at the age of 22.

Tributes flow for prince, 22, who died from rare disease

Those with the condition usually have a life expectancy of between three months and 12 years from the onset of symptoms. 

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Hundreds of fake accounts on Facebook purport to be New Zealand star Martin Henderson. (Facebook/AAP)

Netflix star embroiled in global catfish saga as scammers create hundreds of accounts

Experts have warned women identified as ‘potentially lonely, widowed, or sometimes even recently divorced’ to be on the lookout.

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Strictly regimented diets may not be an eating disorder in and of themselves but obsessiveness and restriction can cause genuine harm, experts say.

The healthy eaters at risk of being pushed into danger zone

Berry bowls. Smoothies. Chia pudding. Many of us mindfully sprinkle wheat germ on grapefruit or embrace whatever healthy food trend promises to deliver a longer lifespan, and what’s the harm of that?

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and US President Donald Trump before he was elected for his second term.

US CDC to explore link between vaccines and autism

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is reportedly planning to examine the links between autism and vaccines.

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A measles out break in the US continues to rise.

Measles outbreak now in the hundreds of cases

Health officials say there has been a steady increase in a measles outbreak that has now spilled over 200.

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World renowned menopause doctor Louise Newson.

Inside doctor’s mission to end women’s menopause suffering

British GP Louise Newson, who is in Australia this week, is credited for starting a menopause revolution in the UK that is now spreading across the world. 

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