Illness
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- Trump's White House
Trump’s aid cuts claim early victims after three-hour walk in 40-degree heat
The deaths of eight people, including five children, are among the first to be directly attributed to the cuts imposed by the US president.
- Aaron Ross
Latest
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- Australia votes
Leaders agreed not to mention Dutton’s dad’s heart attack before debate
The opposition leader said his father’s toughness and the presence of his sisters by his father’s bedside let him continue with the contest.
- James Massola, Josefine Ganko and Olivia Ireland
How scientists are planning to stop long COVID in its tracks
In the search for better ways of tackling the debilitating condition, Australian researchers have zeroed in on a newly discovered chink in the virus’s armour.
- Angus Dalton
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- Cancer
The areas in Victoria where rates of this cancer are at their highest
Search your area to see how its bowel cancer rate compares with the national average.
- Hannah Kennelly and Broede Carmody
Shingles-dementia link gives weight to a ‘heretical’ theory
The shingles vaccine seems to give some protection against dementia. But why?
- Liam Mannix
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- Healthcare
It took 11 years for Adrienne’s illness to be diagnosed. A new computer model could change everything
Chronic fatigue syndrome is notoriously difficult to diagnose, but a new computer-assisted model can predict it with 85 per cent accuracy.
- Broede Carmody and Hannah Kennelly
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- The Dust of Death
There was a plan to stop Sydney tunnel workers from being killed. It was ignored for five years
A major construction company and SafeWork discussed strategies to protect tunnel workers from deadly airborne hazards five years ago. Cost was the primary barrier.
- Max Maddison
Two new Melbourne hospitals were built months ago – but locals still can’t use them
Two of the 10 community hospitals promised by the state government in 2018 have been built but remain largely non-operational, frustrating locals who want to start using them.
- Broede Carmody and Adam Carey
Billionaires are racing to extend human life by decades. They are closer than you think
Australian-born Harvard geneticist David Sinclair says reversing the symptoms of ageing in animals and humans is now possible.
- Nick Dent
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- The Dust of Death
A 32-year-old has a deadly disease. So do a dozen of his colleagues
Thirteen tunnellers on one single roadway project have been diagnosed with silicosis. Their employer is in the crosshairs.
- Max Maddison
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