‘Serious risk’: Warning on dodgy China pills
The TGA has issued warnings about dodgy pills being shipped to Australia from China, with one product including ingredients that have been banned since 2010.
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Aussies warned of Christmas drug shortages
After a year of nationwide drug shortages, Aussies will still have to go without a range of critical medications this holiday season.
Shock moment twins find out DNA truth
Aussie sisters Renee and Jasmine took a DNA test that revealed their whole life has been a lie.
Urgent recall of Chemist Warehouse product
Health authorities have issued an urgent recall for a trusted health supplement sold at Chemist Warehouse.
Elderly warned as new Covid bomb explodes
Health officials are urging elderly Aussies to get booster shots as one state confronts a brutal new Covid wave, with cases jumping 50 per cent in just one week.
Popular fruit’s remarkable health ‘benefit’
A common item sold at supermarkets everywhere could help combat an awful disease that affects 400,000 Australians every year.
Next ‘absolutely catastrophic’ pandemic
Prominent scientists have sounded the alarm on a potential ‘catastrophic’ new pandemic that could ravage the world in the near future.
7k more cases linked to DNA lab bungle
A second independent inquiry into how one state runs its forensic DNA testing has been ordered after more botched samples were revealed.
‘Go back’: Near-death experiences are ‘real’
A groundbreaking study suggests the phenomenon of a near-death experience is not a dream or delusion, but “another dimension of reality”.
Massive win for Covid vaccine scientists
Two scientists that developed technology that led to mRNA Covid vaccines have won the Nobel Prize in medicine.
Suburbs hit by flesh-eating virus
A flesh-eating bacteria is spreading through Melbourne, sparking warnings from health authorities for residents to remain vigilant to signs of infection.
Outbreak of virus that kills 75% of people
A virus that can kill three quarters of the people it infects has been detected in India, sparking an emergency response.
Shocking find about Aussie diets
Australians aren’t eating nearly enough vegies and continue to drink too much, new research from the CSIRO has found.
Terrifying find in op-shop donation bin
An op-shop worker has been left terrified after discovering a real human skull inside one of the store’s donation bins.
Aussies urged to get another Covid jab
Australia’s immunisation advisory body says those most at risk should receive yet another Covid-19 vaccination booster.
8cm worm pulled from Aussie woman’s brain
An 8cm worm has been pulled alive from an Australian woman’s brain during surgery in what’s believed to be a world-first.
‘Everybody’ asked to take new Covid vaccine
A new Covid vaccine “that works” against the latest variant is on the way and “everybody” will likely be asked to take it, Joe Biden says.
Major step after ‘serious’ DNA failures
A major milestone has been passed in rebuilding Queensland’s DNA testing scheme after an inquiry found “serious” failures.
Crucial detail in deadly mushroom case
A forensic toxicologist has explained an important detail in the process to test for mushroom poisoning that may hamper investigators.
Oldest Aussie, 111, shares secrets to long life
Australia’s oldest person, an Adelaide great-grandmother, has shared her tips to long, happy life ahead of her 111th birthday.
‘Distress’ after embryos infected in hospital clinic
A major metropolitan hospital has confirmed several embryos were infected with bacteria at a fertility clinic.
Fatal crash victim’s selfless final act
The family of a man who died after a horror motorcycle accident have revealed his selfless last act to people in need, including a sick baby girl.
Breakthrough on why some of us dodge Covid
In a medical breakthrough, Aussie scientists have cracked why some people appear immune to Covid, paving the way for better treatment.
Wild reality of needle-free vaccines
A potentially “game changer” lab aiming to deliver needle-free vaccines could just be a few years, with multiple clinical trials currently underway.
Garlic kills Covid with ‘99.9 per cent efficacy’
A world-first study reportedly shows certain Australian garlic varieties kill Covid and the flu with “99.9 per cent efficacy” – but not everyone agrees with the findings.
‘Strange’ Covid figure leads to shock claim
Like many Australians, Xin Yin Ooi found herself “obsessed” with weekly Covid updates — but then she noticed something strange.
Paralysed man walks again using his mind
Researchers have done the impossible — gifting a paralysed man the ability to walk after more than a decade after a spinal cord injury.
‘No secret’: Packer’s $7m gift
Billionaire James Packer has made a multimillion-dollar donation to a cause that’s very close to his heart.
Three-parent baby born in big breakthrough
One of the first babies created from three genetic parents has been born with pioneernig technology.
Cocaine-like drugs found in Aussie wastewater
Scientists found seven new psychoactive substances in our wastewater over the last three years, including new drugs which mimic MDMA and cocaine.
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