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9+ hour, 38+ min ago   (183+ words) H5 bird flu has now been detected in Australian pelicans. (ABC South East SA: Caroline Horn) The nation’s first case of a pelican infected with H5 bird flu has been confirmed by South Australian authorities. The bird was found at Edithburgh on…...

10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (269+ words) SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — A thirty-minute rain delay didn't deter nearly a hundred people from coming out to the Anderson Dance Pavilion to raise awareness for Type 1 diabetes. Each year the organization, Breakthrough T1D Nebraska invites families and friends of those…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago   (316+ words) Australia’s medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), has warned about the risks of unapproved weight-loss drugs after a patient was hospitalised with a torn oesophagus caused by severe uncontrollable vomiting. The person had taken a product they believed was…...

1+ day, 5+ min ago   (545+ words) Recent projections show 2.6 million Australians will be living with or beyond cancer by 2050, but people with cancer and carers are being increasingly pushed into financial hardship, prompting calls for urgent reform. A new McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer report…...

21+ hour, 53+ min ago   (135+ words) “Proton Therapy is in the news in Australia due to two unsuccessful attempts to introduce this form of radiotherapy into Australia. Here is the latest ABC News story on this issue referring to a series on ABC Radio National’s Background…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (678+ words) As birds migrate south over B.C., avian flu outbreaks typically spike. Could new technology help? Splashing in puddles is a no-go for chicken farmers Matt and Richele Burgsma’s three kids this fall. As wild birds begin their southward migration over B.C.,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (228+ words) Home » Trending » Funding shift raises concerns for specialist prostate cancer nursing care in Australia In Australia, prostate cancer is a significant health concern, with tens of thousands of men diagnosed each year. Among them is Martin Fisk, whose experience highlights…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (319+ words) While HPAI H5 no longer completely retreats each summer, the warmer months of the year usually see far less activity than the fall and winter. And each fall, as we await the arrival of the annual southbound migration of birds, we…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (474+ words) While back-to-school vaccine requirements may be top-of-mind right now, Illinois family medicine physicians urge you to make immunizations a family affair. Adults also need several important vaccines to avoid preventable illnesses — but, keeping up with which vaccines you need when…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (403+ words) More than 1.5 million people in Afghanistan are living with cancer, with around 50,000 new cases diagnosed each year, according to the Afghanistan Cancer Foundation, highlighting a growing public health crisis in a country with limited access to specialized treatment. Shafiq Shinwari,…...