The Best N95, KF94, and KN95 Face Masks (2023)
It’s incredibly important to get a mask that fits your face. A big part of the reason cloth or even surgical masks can be less effective is due to the …
Public Health
Perth woman Jasmine De Mamiel-Clapp opens up on battle with large arteriovenous malformation
A young Perth woman faces an uncertain future because a basketball-sized growth is placing extreme stress on her heart and causing her crippling pain. Jasmine De Mamiel-Clapp lives with a …
Queensland government scraps COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers
Healthcare workers without the COVID-19 vaccination will return to Queensland hospitals as the government begins consultation to scrap a pandemic-enforced rule. Health Minister Shannon Fentiman said the decision to enforce …
Millions of Aussies can now get prescriptions for half the price in first stage of federal government’s 60-day dispensing policy
Millions of Australians living with ongoing health conditions can now get cheaper medicines under the first stage of the federal government’s 60-day dispensing policy. From Friday, consumers with chronic conditions …
Health professionals warn of potentially deadly asthma during Australian thunderstorm season
A mix of high pollen counts and the beginning of thunderstorm season could be a deadly combination, health professionals have warned. Australia is one of the world’s more allergy-prone countries, …
William Pfeiffer, the Adelaide teen who died in his sleep, remembered as special boy whose smile melted hearts
An Adelaide teenager who mysteriously died in his sleep has been remembered as a loving and goofy boy who had so much potential. William Pfeiffer,14, went to bed during a …
Calls for Meningococcal B vaccine to be added to Victorian government immunisation schedule
The mum of a teenage girl who died suddenly from meningococcal disease is pleading with medical authorities to make a vaccine free for all Victorian children. Abby McGrath’s daughter Emma-Kate …
Dramatic advances for kids with neurological conditions, injuries at Perth’s only intensive therapy practice
A Perth physiotherapist who remortgaged her house to start an intensive therapy practice helping children with neurological conditions and injuries is achieving such dramatic advances that NDIS Minister Bill Shorten …
The Massive Campaign to Air-Drop Tiny Rabies Vaccines to Raccoons
The National Rabies Management Program was established in 1997 to prevent the further spread of wildlife rabies. In 2007, canine rabies was eliminated in the US thanks to mandatory vaccination …
New Zealand woman’s legs amputated following varicose vein surgery complications
A New Zealand woman lost both of her legs following complications from surgery, with the care provided to her immediately after the procedure now criticised in a report. The woman, …