AAP - 11-07-2019

An Australian tradition of sharing fish and chips with seagulls may need a rethink after researchers found the birds carry a drug-resistant E. coli superbug.

AAP - 08-07-2019

The South Australian government has launched a new flu awareness campaign as the state's "horror" flu season continues. A new flu

AAP - 05-07-2019

Health authorities are pleading with members of the public to get their flu shot as dozens of influenza outbreaks ravage NSW residential care homes and continue to

AAP - 25-06-2019

A record 613,000 flu vaccines have been distributed to South Australian doctors, as the state's horror flu season continues. Nearly 19,000

AAP - 17-06-2019

Flu cases and deaths in Victoria continue to climb as winter sets in, prompting the health minister to urge people to get vaccinated and stay home if sick.

AAP - 12-06-2019

Western Australia's health minister says the state is suffering its most severe flu season on record with 15 deaths and 5777 infections so far this year.

AAP - 28-05-2019

Australians over the age of 65 or at high risk of infection are being urged to become immunised against pneumonia, one of the top 10 killers in the country.

AAP - 27-05-2019

Health authorities say the flu has claimed 35 lives in South Australia this year, with more than ten times the number of cases than the same time in 2018.

AAP - 22-05-2019

A child and five adults have been diagnosed with measles in Victoria after coming into contact with a visitor from Vietnam, state health authorities say.

AAP - 21-05-2019

A three-year-old child is the youngest of 26 people whose deaths have been attributed to Victoria's early-starting flu season this year.