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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
ACU Human Flourishing Centre to tackle regional challenges
Health system strengthened with 4,000 additional frontline workers
RACGP congratulates Doctors for the Environment Australia on 25th anniversary milestone
What is at stake from NDIS changes and why Thriving Kids is important
Loneliness highest among older Australians without partners or children
NSW latest 23 retailers closed in targeted tobacco and vaping blitz
23 retailers closed in targeted tobacco and vaping blitz
Algeria eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
New Report shows free dental service would cost less than current system
Meningococcal Cases 23 April 2026
Enforceable Direction: Veganic SKN Limited
Skilled plumbers and drainlayers scheme expands
WHO certifies the Bahamas for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Rotavirus cases in children are rising – but a highly effective vaccine has slashed hospitalizations from the virus by 80% in 2 decades
Boeing Reports First Quarter Results
Experts recommend potassium-enriched low‑sodium salt substitutes to tackle hypertension and heart disease in India
Evidence, not pressure, should guide drug policy decisions
Health Minister caught misleading parliament over Forster-Tuncurry hospital
RMIT University launches Cloud Innovation Lab, powered by Amazon Web Services
Sewage Leak, Do Not Swim In Freshwater Creek 22 April
Former UN ambassador, USAID director calls for rebuilding foreign aid
Andrew P. Feinberg Receives Clowes Award
Early warning signs of brain infection in children identified in new study
Schools lead new push to help children eat more vegetables
Mental health care and services won’t improve without lived experience researchers
Pressure builds on NSW Government as Georges River considers gambling reform motion
Washington’s hepatitis C elimination initiative expanded access to testing and treatment while reducing per-patient costs, UW-led study finds
Counselors embedded in 911 call centers benefit police, the public

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