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#theguardian.com. Audience member dies during opening night of Melbourne International Comedy Festival. A man watching a comedy gig has died after suffering a medical emergency in a packed theatre on the opening night of a major festival

#Mar.26.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Australians can now use Apple AirPods Pro as hearing aids – but experts warn they’re not for everyone. Experts hope the use of the headphones for mild to moderate hearing loss will reduce stigma and persuade people to test their hearing

#Mar.25.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Fire ant sting hospitalisations surge post-Cyclone Alfred as reports of first pet death also emerge. Twenty-three people hospitalised with fire ant stings amid a surge in reports of the highly invasive pest in south-east Queensland

#Mar.24.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Quill Awards 2025: Guardian journalist wins Melbourne Press Club award for reporting on disability. Nino Bucci highly commended in feature writing, investigations and news reporting, while Petra Stock highly commended in science, medical and health reporting

#Mar.21.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Pocock says politicians using encrypted messaging apps damages ‘health of our democracy’. Kevin Rudd once lobbied the Turnbull government for a UN position using encrypted app Wickr – and the messages could not be found

#Mar.19.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Sydney hospital’s plan to increase mental health beds stymied by psychiatrist shortage, court hears. Campbelltown hospital was due to expand beds for psychiatric patients from 66 to over 100, to deal with district’s larger population

#Mar.19.2025 ×

#aljazeera.com. Could titanium hearts be a solution to a global heart donor shortage?. An Australian man lived with a titanium artificial heart for more than 100 days before receiving a real heart.

#Mar.17.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Women to save thousands of dollars a year as new fertility and endometriosis drugs listed on PBS. Hundreds of thousands of Australian women expected to benefit from cheaper medicines

#Mar.16.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Two women face court charged with manslaughter after home-birth death of NSW baby. Police allege 41-year-old woman was practising as an unregistered midwife while another woman, 51, held no medical qualifications and was also unregistered when baby died

#Mar.13.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Dead and dying Port Pirie birds and bats exposed to lead at 3,000 times acceptable levels. South Australia’s EPA did not open a formal investigation into the source of the lead poisoning, despite referral from the Department of Primary Industries

#Mar.12.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Mentally unwell woman in solitary confinement for almost a decade ‘an emergency situation’, Victorian judge warns. Psychiatrist describes the detained woman at Thomas Embling hospital as one of the most unwell patients in the state

#Mar.12.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Australian man survives 100 days with artificial heart in world-first success. Sydney surgeons ‘enormously proud’ after patient in his 40s receives the Australian-designed implant designed as a bridge before donor heart

#Mar.11.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Richard Scolyer says ‘prognosis is poor’ after brain cancer returns and surgery unsuccessful. Former Australian of the Year was treated with pioneering immunotherapy based on his own research

#Mar.10.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Mark Butler calls Australia’s private hospitals and insurers to urgent meeting amid Healthscope financial crisis. Health minister convenes meeting after reports second-largest private hospital operator risks voluntary administration

#Mar.07.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Former NSW asbestos investigator calls for more controls on waste disposal. As chief scientist says state should drop ‘zero tolerance’, former EPA official says many problems could be solved during demolition process

#Mar.06.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. ‘Paradigm shift’: Australian researchers discover key to treatment of bacterial vaginosis. Study shows that male partners can help in limiting recurrence of the condition afflicting almost one in three women

#Mar.05.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Australian ‘man with the golden arm’, whose rare blood saved 2.4m babies, dies at 88. James Harrison rolled up his sleeve more than 1,100 times to give his plasma, which was used in life-saving anti-D medication

#Mar.04.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Customers urged to test for HIV and blood-borne viruses after Sydney beauty clinic searched. ‘Highly concerning’ infection-control practices, including use of veterinary equipment, discovered by NSW HCCC at Ketthip Beauty Clinic

#Mar.04.2025 ×

#washingtonpost.com. James Harrison, whose rare blood protected babies, dies at 88. A rare antibody in the blood of the Australian railway clerk was used to create 3 million doses of an injection needed to protect newborns and prevent stillbirths.

#Mar.03.2025 ×

#theguardian.com. Mental health crisis ‘means youth is no longer one of happiest times of life’. UN-commissioned study in UK, US, Ireland, Australia, Canada and New Zealand finds satisfaction rises with age

#Mar.03.2025 ×

#bbc.com. James Harrison: Australian whose blood saved 2.4 million babies dies. Known as the 'man with the golden arm', James Harrison's blood contained a rare antibody that saved millions of lives.

#Mar.03.2025 ×

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