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Decisive national action is needed to tackle illegal tobacco crisis
City’s Urban Greening Strategy named global award finalist
Public Health Professionals escalate industrial action – still no offer from the Allan government
Labor’s Solution To Help Kids Waiting For Surgery
Tighter regulatory controls of nicotine pouches needed to avoid harm
GISRS mourns the passing of Dr Nancy Cox
Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here’s what’s driving the trend
Meningococcal Case 1 May 2026
Nurses and midwives at Northern Beaches Hospital to receive expanded opportunities in public health system
NSW new nurses and midwives at Northern Beaches Hospital to receive expanded opportunities in public health system
NCC 2025 including lead-free plumbing products now in force
Northern Beaches Hospital allied health staff to benefit from expanded opportunities in NSW public health system
Cook Labor Government Acquires Mount Lawley Hospital
Major depression in women and girls peaks 2 weeks after giving birth
Warmer temps bring soaring tick populations – here’s how to stay safe from Lyme disease
Council welcomes PET scanner funding for GV Health, but greater cancer care investment still needed
PolyU research reveals hidden health risks from urban airborne microbes: low concentration of bacterial toxins may trigger nearly 20% of inflammatory responses,…
Dr Monique Ryan calls for more transparency over private health insurance reforms
Australia Eliminates Trachoma Endemic
An affordable vision: how a modest investment in NZ’s eye health would make a big difference
Reclassification of marijuana opens doors for much-needed medical research into the benefits and risks of the drug
Global forum takes stock of progress on new TB vaccines for adults and adolescents
Drug Use Hits Confronting Highs
Seminar on the situation in Gaza: “Never accept that this becomes normalised”
Australia becomes the 30th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
Freshwater Creek Reopens
Hospital ventilation rethink reduces energy demand by 34%
Doctors For Nutrition joins call for more plant-based foods at Woolworths
Cracking down on nitrous oxide misuse
Northern Beaches Hospital officially transitions to public hands
AMSANT urges early presentation and vaccination as diphtheria outbreak grows
Calls to improve drowning prevention efforts for portable pools  
Digital parenting support programmes evaluated in new research project
Tapping your genome with AI and quantum computing could deliver on the promise of personalized medicine – but practical and ethical hurdles remain
More than 140,000 Americans die from COPD each year – here’s why survival depends on more than avoiding smoking
What Sitting All Day Does To Body
Forte highlights dementia research centre at Karolinska Institutet
Ombudsman’s Report On Covid Grants
Global scholarship backs University of Canterbury research into disease inequity
Cost Of Delaying Childhood Vaccination
Practicing today for tomorrow’s emergencies – WHO convenes countries and partners to simulate response to major disease outbreak
Shortages, substitutes and uncertainty: the new reality of drugs supplies
NSW New Measles Alert For Sydney 27 April
UN drug policy body acts on WHO recommendations to control new psychoactive substances and considers coca leaf review
The George Institute brings together experts to strengthen adolescent mental health through ANUMATI 2.0 – an intervention in urban slums in India
Education saves lives: new study reveals global link between learning and longevity
Public Health Advice – Maddington Lithium Fire
UN Special Rapporteur on right to health to visit Maldives

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