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Redevelopment of former hospital site to deliver 800 new homes
With Tweed's housing shortage at critical levels, plans for higher density housing has been welcomed, but community leaders want more done on affordable a...
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How AI can help with healthcare
Dr Chris and Dr Xand continue their conversation about AI medicine with Dr Emma Karoune. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Health and links...
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Rare identical quadruplets born in Australia
The parents of the four naturally-conceived girls were taken by "immense surprise" with the pregnancy, the hospital said. Newsiline summarises this report...
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Health response brings lifesaving care closer to thousands in Yemen
Thousands of people in some of Yemen's most conflict-affected communities are receiving lifesaving health care closer to home, thanks to funding from the...
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Why do we procrastinate?
The cause can be hidden or buried, says Dr Itamar Shatz, a lecturer at Cambridge University who is publishing a book on the subject this week. Newsiline s...
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Telehealth ban still standing between dying patients and their doctors
It's a crisp and bright Canberra autumn day. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the...
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'You are not alone with endometriosis pain'
Endometriosis wellbeing hubs are being called for by a Medway woman. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Health and links readers to the orig...
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PM dashes hopes for new NT hospital during $10m maternity announcement
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces $10 million to improve maternity services at Royal Darwin Hospital, but maternity care advocates say the money i...
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White spot disease fallout leads to auction of historic seafood site
A seafood outlet that has been operating for almost 80 years on the NSW Mid North Coast will go up for auction as the Clarence River Fishermen's Co-op bat...
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Baby's hospital death caused by congenital heart condition, inquest finds
Thea Flaskett died four hours after she was born via vacuum assisted delivery at Redcliffe Hospital in September 2023. Newsiline summarises this report fr...
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Bombers star cleared for return despite abrupt mid-game hospital visit
Nate Caddy is expected to fully train and play next weekend despite experiencing an elevated heart rate during Essendon's win over GWS. Newsiline summaris...
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'Incredibly unfair': Qld Health guidance changes family definition for lesbians
The Queensland Health advice, given to fertility providers to help navigate the state's assisted reproductive technology legislation, has had a "devastati...
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Paramedics told not to take complex cardiac patients to Mersey hospital
Paramedics have been told to transport complex cardiac patients in Tasmania's north-west to the Launceston General Hospital rather than the local Mersey C...
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Concerns for lost health services under sale to Calvary
Doctors are concerned Tasmanians will be forced to travel interstate for certain procedures if the Hobart Private Hospital is sold to Catholic provider Ca...
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Second death reported in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City
The outbreak on Manhattan's Upper East Side has infected 72 people, according to health officials. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Head...
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Health officials identify source of US explosive diarrhoea outbreak
The US Food and Drug Administration says iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and sold at Taco Bell and Walmart locations was the source of cyclospori...
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Why some women are being driven out of the workplace by an illness
Three women describe how endometriosis has affected their careers, as an inquiry takes place. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Health and...
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The hidden cost of the night shift and how to sleep it off
More than three million people in the UK work night shifts, which can greatly impact their health. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Health...
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I'll lose my bowel because my pain was dismissed until my husband spoke up
An operation left Donna Davies in constant pain but she only felt believed when her husband spoke up. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Hea...
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The community laundry working to reduce heart disease in the Northern Territory
Access to a working laundry is one of the easiest ways to reduce rates of scabies, which is widespread in many remote Indigenous communities and can incre...
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Safety fears limit Ebola response in Congo, with more than 12 attacks on health facilities and workers recorded
Many of the attacks have been carried out by angry mobs who have stormed treatment centers or targeted response teams in the field, Pierre Akilimali, inci...
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First death reported in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City
Investigators are still trying to pinpoint the source of the outbreak on Manhattan's Upper East Side that has infected at least 67 people and hospitalized...
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Reproductive medicine laws in Germany 'shockingly unjust'
Infertility affects one in six women in Germany. Newsiline summarises this report from Deutsche Welle - All English and links readers to the original publ...
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India news: CJP to call for Modi's resignation after Sonam Wangchuk 'forcefully' shifted to hospital
Abhijeet Dipke said the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will now demand the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly shif...
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India news: Sonam Wangchuk 'forcefully' shifted to hospital by police on 21st day of hunger strike
The CJP alleged Wangchuk was forcibly taken from the demonstration site, while police said the activist was transferred for urgent medical care following...
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Indian activist on hunger strike for 20 days forcibly taken to hospital
Sonam Wangchuk had urged people to join a protest march to parliament on 20 July. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - World and links readers...
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India: Police move activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital on court orders
New Delhi's police have asked people to vacate the Jantar Mantar site where Wangchuk, students and supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party have been camp...
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Doctors failed to spot my hidden condition for so long I was left permanently disabled
Actor Daneka Etchells is performing in a show which reflects her experiences of "medical gaslighting". Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - He...
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Malcolm Roberts falsely claimed COVID-19 vaccines caused miscarriages
The One Nation senator made the previously unreported remarks during a live stream discussion with three prominent Australian anti-vaccine mandate activis...
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Father warns of 'brain-eating amoeba' after son's death
Cases caused by the amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, have numbered in the hundreds since 1960 – but it can quickly prove fatal if not diagnosed correctly. Newsi...
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How conflict in Congo, Sudan and Yemen is fueling the spread of disease
Whether fast-spreading cholera in Sudan and Yemen or the Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), outbreaks of disease tend to be especi...
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Newborn babies in England to be tested for SMA
All newborn babies in England will be tested for the genetic disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), as part of a major study. Newsiline summarises this re...
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What procrastinator are you - and how to fix it now (not later)
The nine types of stalling that researchers say can reveal something deeper about us and why it's not always bad. Newsiline summarises this report from BB...
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Young people in NI to be offered MenB vaccine from 31 July
The two-dose vaccine will be offered to all Year 14 pupils and under-25s starting university in September. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News...
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Prisoner arrested after escaping during hospital transfer
Marwan Jumaa, who is serving a sentence for attacking two women, escaped on Tuesday evening. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Top Stories...
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Queensland hospital settles dispute with psychiatrist over gender care
Dr Jillian Spencer has ended her employment with Queensland Children's Hospital after reaching a confidential settlement with Children’s Health Queensland...