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Four in five alcohol-related deaths are men

AAP - 21-03-2023

Almost four in five alcohol-related deaths were males and hospitalisations dropped significantly during the first national COVID-19 lockdown in April 2020. Some

 
Seasoned paramedic calls for shift in paramedicine focus

Nicole Madigan - 20-03-2023

Edith Cowan University (ECU) lecturer and PhD candidate Alecka Miles has called for a shift in how paramedicine is seen and funded outside of emergency ambulance care, amid

 
Australians losing sleep over cost of living crisis

AAP - 18-03-2023

Australians are losing sleep over the cost of living crisis, with one in three blaming financial pressure for their declining quality of rest. That's the

 
Indigenous sleep coach wants a score of 40 winks all

AAP - 15-03-2023

Karen Chong is the world's first Indigenous sleep coach. "We are the people of the Dreamtime with the oldest continuing culture shaped by dreams, which

 
New laws target illicit tobacco and vapes sold to kids

AAP - 13-03-2023

People using vapes will not get a pass in no-smoking areas and there will be a crackdown on tobacco chop shops under new laws proposed for Queensland. There will

 
Parliamentary inquiry to examine vaping risks

AAP - 12-03-2023

A parliamentary inquiry will look into the health risks of vaping and how many young people are using e-cigarettes in a bid to further slash smoking rates. The

 
Be safe when seeking the perfect selfie smile

AAP - 05-03-2023

Bright pearly whites might look healthy but beneath the sparkling smile may lie an ugly truth. A drastic increase in at-home teeth whitening could be causing

 
More than 104,000 wait to see health specialist in Qld

AAP - 02-03-2023

The number of Queensland patients waiting longer than clinically recommended to see a specialist in public hospitals has surged more than 80 per cent to 104,000 in a year,

 
Dental care waiting times drop but are still too high

AAP - 23-02-2023

The time Victorians wait for public dental treatment has dropped to just over 16 months on average, which is still too high. While it's the lowest overall

 
Australia's first heart hospital to open in Melbourne

AAP - 19-02-2023

Australia's first dedicated heart hospital is set to open in Melbourne, more than eight years after it became a key state election issue. Premier Daniel Andrews

 

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