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Testing the system: regional simulation exercises advance global health security
Statement on National Cabinet: health and disability funding agreement welcomed
Record funding for public hospitals and disability reform
Tasmania Secures Record National Health Funding Deal
New tool exposes scale of fake research flooding cancer science
Study finds overweight and obesity-linked cardiovascular deaths increasing in young Australians
New research has found that for older adults, taking daily aspirin does not reduce long-term cancer risk
Vietnam-Sweden Health Partnership Forum highlights expanding research collaboration
Another major IT failure again exposes Govt’s reckless cuts to health digital services
Health and wellbeing support underway for storm-hit communities
Influenza and whooping cough vaccines safe in twin pregnancies
Innovations in asthma care can improve the health of Detroiters living with this chronic disease
New WHO Collaborating Centre established to support work on food safety and healthy diet
Climate pollution driving deadly heat
NMEA 2026 – Nomination
Boeing Reports Fourth Quarter Results
Meningococcal Case 27 January 2026
Restoring confidence: proposed standards to identify and measure microplastics
Discrimination Linked to Diminished Immune System Function
Are we asking the right questions to prevent tick-borne illnesses?
New UN-Water findings: stronger WASH systems needed for safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene for all
Academy Fellows Honoured On Australia Day
Wentworth Shire Council welcomes new Australian citizens and announces 2026 Australia Day Award recipients
NSW New Measles Alert For Sydney 25 January
WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States
How will weight-loss jabs change the food industry?
AMA President’s update: Hate speech and gun reforms, CDC launch, and honouring a medical leader
The TGA releases compliance principles, reinforcing proactive and risk-based enforcement throughout 2026 and 2027
Hope For Smarter Lung Cancer Care
Drinking less could prevent thousands of cancer deaths, study shows
Why a flu transmission experiment didn’t spread the flu
Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story
Why ‘unwinding’ with screens may be making us more stressed – here’s what to try instead
Research aims to reduce long COVID in culturally diverse communities
$120 million for research to improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care
Bright spot in a difficult week as Greens win National Firearms Safety Council
Landmark grant to support mental health of aged care residents
Not All Sitting Is Same When It Comes To Brain Health
NSW New Measles Alert For Greater Western Sydney
Researchers Awarded $52 Million In NHMRC Grants
Taking paracetamol in pregnancy doesn’t increase your baby’s risk of autism or ADHD – new review
Being cold doesn’t make you sick, so why are illnesses more common in winter?
Conviction for unlawful supply and advertising of black salve products
National genomic screening program would save thousands of Australians from preventable cancer and heart disease
The UK spends millions on services for homeless people. Housing them could make more economic sense
AMA President’s Update: Welcome to interns and big year of advocacy ahead
Updated WHO manuals provide guidance to strengthen foodborne disease surveillance and response capacities worldwide
Updated WHO manuals released to help countries strengthen foodborne disease surveillance and response

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