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Could making tobacco cheaper actually cut down smoking rates? We asked 5 experts

Australia aims to reduce rates of daily smoking to 5% or less by 2030. By 2023, we got down to 8.3%.

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Doctors outraged after NSW health department ‘recklessly’ leaks their personal and professional data online

Exclusive: Confidential documents, including passports and medical credentials, made available, meaning ‘there is a risk of identity theft or fraud’

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NSW Health trying to ‘gag’ frontline workers from posting online, union warns

Exclusive: ‘Final draft’ social media document says staff should report any concerns about their colleagues’ social media use to their manager

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Vape brands bypass regulations on marketing to young people by using global social media accounts

Youth vaping is a major public health concern in many countries, with New Zealand’s youth vaping rates among the highest in the world, and rising.

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‘No clinical benefit’ to blood test for Pfas, government says, after ‘forever chemicals’ found in Blue Mountains

At least 25 people in the area have paid $500 out of pocket to have the blood test for Pfas, an advocate says

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Grace visited doctors with health concerns eight times in her last week of pregnancy. On the ninth visit, she was told her baby was stillborn

The Indigenous mother believes her concerns were dismissed by the regional NSW hospital, saying ‘I just wanted to be heard and I wasn’t’

The Guardian - AU

Man in Australia dies of rare, rabies-like disease

A man in New South Wales was exposed to a rare relative of the rabies virus and died of the resulting infection. His was only the fourth case of the disease ever documented.

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Australian man dies from rare infection caused by ‘rabies-like’ bat virus

Fatality is only the fourth case ever recorded in country of Australian bat lyssavirus infection

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What Is Lyssavirus Rabies? Symptoms, Origin — NSW on High Alert After First Death: Is This COVID 2.0?

According to reports, the rare, rabies-like infection, which spreads from bats to humans through bites or scratches, has now triggered a public health alert across NSW.

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A man has died after contracting the first NSW case of Australian bat lyssavirus. Here’s everything you need to know about the deadly infection

The rabies-like virus is extremely rare with no effective treatment after symptoms begin

The Guardian - AU

'Invariably fatal' rare bat virus claims another victim

The fourth case of the rabies-like lyssavirus has led to a man's death in hospital, several months after he was bitten by a bat.

AAP

GPs In NSW Will Soon Be Able To Diagnose ADHD & Prescribe Meds — What You Need To Know

Treating and diagnosing ADHD in NSW will soon be as simple as visiting your local GP under new reforms.

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What is the new abortion bill in NSW – and why is Tony Abbott trying to stop it?

A proposal to improve access to abortion services could soon become law. So what’s in the bill – and why has it caused heated debate?

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‘Little chicken whisperer’: Tommy, sentinel flocks and the fight against deadly mosquito-borne viruses

Victoria may have gone high-tech but in NSW birds cared for by volunteers are still a first-line defence against potentially deadly Japanese encephalitis

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NSW’s sole women’s-only clinic dedicated to trauma ends ‘gamechanging’ focus

Specialists at Ramsay Clinic Thirroul have reportedly resigned against backdrop of larger shortage of psychiatrists across state

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Why are doctors striking in NSW – and will it affect your hospital visit?

The doctors’ union has called a strike from Tuesday to Thursday this week amid breakdowns in pay negotiations with the NSW government. Here’s what you need to know

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RPA hospital closes HIV psychiatry clinic with 200 patients after staff resignations

Exclusive: Former staff tell Guardian Australia some HIV patients have since required acute mental health care, as hospital also loses specialist pain and eating disorder psychiatry services

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A new COVID variant is on the rise. Here’s what to know about LP.8.1

More than five years since COVID was declared a pandemic, we’re still facing the regular emergence of new variants of the virus, SARS-CoV-2.

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Travelling overseas? You could be at risk of measles. Here’s how to ensure you’re protected

On March 26 NSW Health issued an alert advising people to be vigilant for signs of measles after an infectious person visited Sydney Airport and two locations in western New South Wales.

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Rural birth care 'crisis' looms amid staff shortages

Women are travelling long distances to give birth, kids are waiting years to see specialists, and mental health services are struggling, a committee has found.

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

NSW psychiatrist quit when workload threatened patient safety, court hears

Dr Suzanna Goodison’s evidence before Industrial Relations Commission part of the push by doctors union to stem exodus of specialists from the public system

AAP

Cops tout arrests during state-first pill-testing trial

Police charged a number of people with drug offences at a music festival participating in a controversial state government pill-testing trial.

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Katrina was separated from her newborn twins for 33 days. NSW psychiatrists warn specialised support for mothers is in crisis

Experts says it is ‘devastating’ to see beds in mother-baby units closing amid psychiatrists’ dispute with NSW Health

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Greens Push For Major Reform To Expand Abortion Access In NSW

Research last year found only three out of 220 public hospitals in NSW are routinely providing abortions.

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