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‘White hot’: Cancer-linked chemicals flowing into dam at 50 times safe level
Independent tests near Medlow Dam in the Blue Mountains show contamination at far higher levels than the government has admitted.
- by Ben Cubby and Carrie Fellner
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Scientists make definitive call on whether mobile phones cause brain cancer
A World Health Organisation review of more than 5000 studies, led by Australian scientists, found no increased risk of several cancers associated with mobile phone use.
- by Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Israel and Hamas to pause fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations
The WHO said it had reached the deal with Israel to carry out the first round of vaccines for 640,000 children after a baby contracted the decease.
- by Edith Lederer
Overwhelming or overblown? Making sense of evidence for breastfeeding
The health advice is clear. A stack of published evidence shows the benefits and most experts agree – but some scientists are sceptical. Here’s why.
- by Liam Mannix
Parliamentary inquiry called into dangers of ‘forever chemicals’
For years, cancer-linked substances have contaminated Australian homes, products and drinking water. Now a new inquiry is promising answers.
- by Carrie Fellner
WHO has declared mpox a global emergency. Why?
What do we know about mpox, and what does this mean for Australians? Who is most at risk, and how can they protect themselves?
- by Kate Aubusson
WHO declares mpox global public health emergency
Earlier this year, scientists reported the emergence of a new form of the deadlier form of mpox, which can kill up to 10 per cent of people.
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Does your bottled water contain cancer-causing forever chemicals?
The industry is moving to reassure Australian consumers, who are among the most enthusiastic drinkers of bottled water in the world.
- by Carrie Fellner
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‘There’s no safe level’: Carcinogens found in tap water across Australia
The drinking water of up to 1.8 million Australians has been contaminated. Experts say further testing must be an urgent priority.
- by Carrie Fellner
The devastating animal pandemic of ‘enormous concern’ to human health
The outbreak has killed millions of birds and half a billion poultry. Increasing cases in mammals – from cattle to polar bears – has WHO worried.
- by Angus Dalton
No ‘unusual diseases’: China provides details on respiratory illness outbreaks to WHO
WHO said that there was too little information at the moment to properly assess the risk of these reported cases of respiratory illness in children.
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