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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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SpaceX's mega rocket Starship's test flight has ended in another failure.

SpaceX loses control of Starship in latest test failure

It is the second straight failure this year for Elon Musk’s Mars rocket program.

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Emily Cockerham has the rare condition Chiari malformation where her brain is literally falling out of her skull.

‘My brain is falling out of my head’

Emily Cockerham’s brain is literally slipping out of her skull.

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Justin Hailey Bieber have become parents of a baby boy, named Jack Blues Bieber. (AP PHOTO)

The good and the NAD of celebrity anti-ageing fad

Nutritionist Sarah Di Lorenzo takes a deep dive into the supplement that promises to stop ageing in its tracks.

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One of the last pictures from Intuitive Machines’ Athena lunar lander.

‘We’re down’: Fears for private spacecraft’s moon landing

Intuitive Machines said it was uncertain whether its Athena lander was upright near the moon’s south pole - or lying sideways like its first spacecraft from a year ago.

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A private lander has made it to the moon, but it is not clear in what condition. (AP PHOTO)

Craft landing on moon goes sideways

Shares in a US space startup have plunged almost 30 per cent after a second lunar module touched down on it’s side.

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Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore speak in a video on the International Space Station.

‘Absolutely factual’: NASA stranded astronauts point blame

Two NASA astronauts who are stranded in space have cast doubt over the actions of politicians to save them in fresh comments made while they wait for a promised recuse.

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The resources sector fears a stealth implementation of Labor’s nature positive plan is underway despite the Government pulling legislation to establish an environmental watchdog.

New dashboard sparks Nature Positive ‘back door’ fears

The resources sector fears a stealth implementation of Labor’s nature positive plan is underway despite the Government pulling legislation to establish an environmental watchdog.

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A deadly virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, has infected people across three states. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)
Clinic clients have been urged to see their GP and ask to be tested for blood-borne viruses.

Beauty clinic horror as clients urged to test for HIV

Clients of a cosmetic clinic might have contracted hepatitis or HIV after widespread issues were uncovered by health authorities.

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Ted Marchmont will fly to Florida for proton beam therapy.

Cancer patients forced overseas as $500m Australian treatment centre sits empty

Parents say Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world and our children ‘deserve better’.

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The world’s new-found obsession with Ozempic has had a much darker side effect than anyone would have imagined, writes Bryony Gordon. Pictured: Selena Gomez.

The toxic side-effect we never expected from Ozempic

BRYONY GORDON: The world’s new-found obsession with Ozempic has had a much darker side effect than anyone would have imagined.

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Heston Blumenthal says support from loved ones is crucial in managing bipolar.

TV chef 'thinking more clearly' after bipolar diagnosis

A celebrity chef and restaurateur wants to change perceptions in his new role as an ambassador for Bipolar.

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US singer Katy Perry will release her first new music since 2022's Where We Started. (AP PHOTO)

Katy Perry heading into space on all-female rocket trip

The passenger list for Blue Origin’s upcoming rocket launch into space has been released, and it includes some big names. 

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