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With a NSW Health report confirming that 2017 is already its worst year for flu, people are being warned that due to different strains circulating the country there’s a chance they could get a second dose of flu. The NSW Health report ...

To Canada where new research into organ tissue repair has been published… Broken hearts can be mended using an injectable tissue repair patch smaller than a postage stamp, research shows. The AngioChip consists of a biodegradable scaffold seeded with lab-grown ...

The number of Australians affected by hearing loss is expected to soar within the next 50 years at great cost to the economy. Hearing Care Industry Australia has launched a report, developed by Deloitte Access Economics, on the social and ...

Australia is experiencing its worst ever flu season with the total number of cases so far exceeding 70,000. Experts are calling on everyone who hasn’t already had a flu shot to get it done to help prevent further cases. “It looks ...

A thick blanket of smoke has left Sydneysiders breathing “very poor” air, with more hazard burns expected to keep the haze around for another day. Residents woke to the thick haze over the city as firefighters conducted backburning to prepare ...

Australians diagnosed with a rare cancer are being failed by an outdated ‘one size fits all’ approach to research and clinical trials, a leading cancer researcher says Professor David Thomas, head of the cancer division at the Garvan Institute of ...

To Sweden where researchers have been looking at occupations with a possible elevated risk of rheumatoid arthritis… The findings published in Arthritis Care & Research show certain work-related factors, such as airborne agents may contribute to an increased risk of ...

The new $2.3 billion Royal Adelaide Hospital is about to open its doors to its first patients. The hospital’s outpatient service will open on Monday 14 August 2017, less than a month before it starts treating emergencies and taking admissions. ...