A man is dead and two others are in hospital after they were struck with a deadly disease that kills between five and 10 per cent of people who contract it. WA Health has confirmed the three men were diagnosed with meningococcal disease, an uncommon but life-threatening bacterial infection ofContinue Reading
Health authorities have issued an urgent warning after a person visited shops, supermarkets and a university in Melbourne’s southeast while infected with measles. Victoria’s Department of Health said the person was infected with the highly contagious viral illness by a returned traveller in Victoria. While infectious, the person is understoodContinue Reading
A 23-year-old man has been hit by an SUV while changing his tire off the side of an Adelaide freeway, sending him to the hospital in critical condition. The Taperoo man had pulled his car into a stopping lane on the Port River Expressway at Wingfield, on Sunday when theContinue Reading
A spike in gastro cases has lead Queensland health authorities to urge people to stay away from public pools and water parks. More than 823 cases of cryptosporidiosis – a gastrointestinal disease that commonly causes diarrhoea in young children – have been reported in Queensland since the start of 2024.Continue Reading
The case against an aged care home at the centre of a devastating killer Covid wave in 2020 in Victoria has returned to court. Lawyers acting for the home charged after residents died in a Covid cluster have asked for a key hearing to be delayed. St Basil’s Homes ForContinue Reading
Health authorities have issued an alert for mpox after the first locally acquired case was detected in nearly six months in Victoria. The latest case of mpox, formally known as monkeypox, has not been linked to international travel. Authorities believe the mpox case suggests local transmission may be occurring withinContinue Reading
Health authorities are urging Sydneysiders and Canberrans to be on the lookout for signs of measles after a case was confirmed in an international traveller. The case is an adult who had been returning from India, where measles outbreaks have been occurring in recent weeks. Those who were on AirContinue Reading
NSW residents are urged to look after themselves as a second heatwave moves across the state this week. Temperatures are likely to be up to 12C degrees above average and between the mid-30s and low-40s during the day for large parts of the state. The heat is currently impacting theContinue Reading
Kim Kardashian has been slammed for revealing she uses a tanning bed – despite claiming the device is used to treat a painful skin condition. The reality star turned fashion and beauty mogul recently admitted she has a solarium in her office in a video that has been slammed asContinue Reading
A record number of cases of flesh-eating ulcers was recorded in Victoria last year, prompting a warning from health authorities. Some 363 cases of Buruli ulcers — which can create skin damage including open wounds, limb swelling and severe pain — were diagnosed in 2023. Buruli ulcers were once rareContinue Reading