Mum’s warning as flu cases surge
Hannah Casey couldn’t get out of bed for a week when she was struck down with the flu while pregnant with her fourth child. ALL YOUR FLU QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Cold & Flu
100 cases a day, vaccination fail as worst ever Covid strain looms
With 100 Queenslanders a day already admitted to hospital, the state now faces a serious threat from the most contagious strain of Covid-19 ever recorded.
Shock number of parents ‘hesitant’ for their kids to get the flu vaccine
Flu admissions are spiking this year amid a surprising number of parents being hesitant to vaccinate their child, despite the risk of them becoming seriously unwell.
‘We thought it was the flu, then our little girl wouldn’t wake up’
Parents of five-year-old Indiana thought she just had the flu, but soon discovered it was much worse. Now they’re urging others to know the signs of the rare brain condition.
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State’s $16m to protect babies from virus
A virus which hospitalises children across the country is being tackled with a $16m injection from one state government.
Australia in grips of record whooping cough epidemic
Australia has broken a grim record with 45,000 whooping cough cases expected by the end of the year – the highest number since the introduction of the vaccine – with two states hard hit.
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Covid’s damaging effects on the brain revealed
A new study has added to the increasingly worrisome picture of how even mild Covid cases have detrimental effects on the brain. See how.
Feeling fluey? This is when to go to hospital
Australia is in the thick of a severe flu season, with health experts warning it could drag on for months. See what the symptoms are and how to protect yourself.
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