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Summer sun heightens risk of surfer's eye

AAP - 28-12-2022

Spending too much time in the sun this summer could eventually see some Australians under the different lights of an operating theatre, a leading Sydney ophthalmologist has

 
Supermarket issues urgent recall of cheese

AAP - 26-12-2022

A popular cheese has been pulled from supermarket shelves after traces of a dangerous contaminant were discovered. The product in question - Coles Finest Australian

 
Toxic algae warning for Sydney shellfish

AAP - 21-12-2022

People are being warned not to eat shellfish caught in the Broken Bay area at the mouth of the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney, due to possible health risks.

 
Private health insurers must prove value

AAP - 21-12-2022

Australian health insurers are being urged to deliver better value for money after making huge profits during the pandemic, as well as increasing spending on executives'

 
Kids open wide for tooth decay study

AAP - 17-12-2022

More than 30,000 Australian children aged five to 14 will be examined over the next four years to determine the extent and causes of tooth decay. In the first

 
Poor health increasing among Australians

AAP - 13-12-2022

Sickness and disease within the Australian population is on the rise for the first time in almost two decades - and COVID-19 is one of the leading causes. Despite

 
Protection for genetic test results urged

AAP - 13-12-2022

Insurance companies have been using the results of people's genetic tests to deny them cover, or raise the cost of their premiums, new research shows. Current

 
Children's dental program funding extended

AAP - 11-12-2022

Vulnerable children will receive further access to dental treatment following the extension of a government program. Funding for the child dental benefits schedule

 
Leading GP fears for profession's future

AAP - 05-12-2022

General practice will cease to exist unless there's a drastic overhaul of frontline medical services, the new head of Australia's peak body for GPs warns.

 
NSW doctors slam 'disgusting' union advert

AAP - 04-12-2022

NSW doctors are outraged by a new union advertisement calling for a royal commission into the the state's health budget, saying the campaign is a "cheap sucker punch"

 

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