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THE WASHINGTON POST: Suffering horrific symptoms, the woman sought help at three hospitals before she was diagnosed

A former Olympic runner has revealed how he thought nodding off in front of the TV was just a sign he was becoming old — but it turned out it was a warning sign that he had a fatal condition.

A warning has been issued following the death of a NSW man after he was bitten by a mosquito carrying a deadly virus that attacks the brain. 

It is not a question of ‘if’ another pandemic will strike but ‘when’.

A major IVF provider has informed patients a cyber attack may have compromised their personal information, including medical records and treatments.

THE WASHINGTON POST: There’s evidence that the demographic of people on weight-loss drugs overlaps with those who like to spend, a group some analysts have dubbed ‘over consumers’.

For many patients, stem cell transplants represent their last hope.

Australia’s medical community has welcomed the Government’s centrepiece election pledge to ensure nine in 10 visits to the doctor will be free by 2030, but it comes with warning.

KATE EMERY: When kids are old enough to stop listening to their parents (and not yet old enough to start listening again), it’s their friends who’ll feed them social cues about right and wrong, or AI.

AARON PATRICK: The PM’s now-bipartisan Medicare policy could be the greatest expansion of government in the economy since the NDIS. And it will have huge consequences for everyone.

A 34-year-old woman has died in hospital after being told she would need to wait weeks for an appointment with a dentist.

WATCH: US start-up Alef Aeronautics has shown the world a successful test of its electric flying car, with a future of flying vehicles now appearing much closer.

A WA MP has been given a lesson in cyber-security and handed a new phone after claiming he was hacked in December following a series of WhatsApp messages critical of Israel.

Australia’s online safety regulator has fined messaging platform Telegram almost $1 million after it took five months to respond to requests about terrorism and extremist material.

Not all general practices will revert to universal bulk billing under a bipartisan $8.5 billion pledge to boost Medicare as costs jump across Australia.