Never go to bed with wet hair. Cold weather makes you sick. These age-old health tips have been passed down through generations but not all of them are grounded in science. As the winter chill sets in, it’s crucial to sort fact from fiction about staying well during the colderContinue Reading
Health officials have issued an urgent warning after a highly infectious disease was detected in two states. NSW Health confirmed three new locally acquired cases of mpox (formerly monkey pox) was detected in the state this week. There were 69 mpox cases between May 2022 and January 2024, NSW HealthContinue Reading
Health officials have issued an urgent warning after a highly infectious disease was detected for the first time since 2022. South Australia has reported three locally acquired cases of mpox (formerly monkey pox), the first in the state since 2022. Three men, one in his 20s, one in his 30sContinue 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 rushing to trace the origin of a listeria contamination, after Victoria, NSW and Queensland all reported a genetically-linked clusters of listeriosis. The virus is transmitted through food contaminated with listeria bacteria, like soft cheeses, pre-packaged food and chilled seafood and meat. Although it usually only presents asContinue Reading
Health authorities have launched a national investigation after nine cases of listeria were reported across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. Eating food contaminated with listeria monocytogenes bacteria can result in listeriosis, an illness that is particularly dangerous for pregnant, elderly, or immunocompromised people. Although most healthy people will notContinue Reading
NSW residents have been warned to be on alert as cases of listeriosis rise in the community. Those who are immunocompromised, over the age of 65 or pregnant are at particular risk of becoming severely ill with the disease, health authorities warn. Listeriosis infection, which comes from eating food contaminatedContinue Reading
Doctors have issued a pressing warning for parents, after a healthy and happy Perth toddler became the youngest person in Western Australia to die from the flu this year. Muhammed Saadiq Segaff is being remembered as a cheerful but cheeky little boy, after losing his life to influenza A, aContinue Reading
Enoki mushrooms are being recalled from stores in three states due to fears they have been contaminated with listeria. The mushrooms from brands Fruit Perfections and KO Food Australia are being recalled over incorrect use by dates that increase the risk of the dangerous disease. “Listeria monocytogenes may cause severeContinue Reading
A potentially deadly virus carried by mosquitoes has been detected in NSW for the first time in more than a decade, likely thanks to flooding. NSW Health on Wednesday said Murray Valley Encephalitis (MVE) had been detected in a mosquito in Menindee in the state’s far west. Health authorities areContinue Reading