The Guardianby Marina Dunbar23 Aug 2026
An eight-year-old Louisiana girl has died after contracting a rare, typically fatal brain-eating amoeba after a swim in Lake Claiborne.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
NZ's first Pacific physiotherapy graduate awarded with honorary doctorate Back in 1964, Aseta Redican became the first Pacific person to qualify as a physiotherapist in Aotearoa, graduating from...
FOX Newsby Kelly McGreal23 Aug 2026
A drug used to treat erectile dysfunction and enlarged prostate symptoms may raise the risk of glaucoma, a serious eye condition that can cause gradual vision loss, according to new research.
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship23 Aug 2026
A doctor’s appointment may feel like it begins when the blood-pressure cuff comes out, but an experienced clinician can start gathering useful information the moment you walk through the door.
ABC News Australia23 Aug 2026
In short: About 1,000 little penguins on Phillip Island have now received a dose of the H5N1 bird flu vaccine. Authorities are planning to vaccinate 5,000 of the island's 40,000-bird population.
ABC News Australiaby Nas Campanella and Mary Lloyd23 Aug 2026
Parents of children with disability more likely to experience psychological distress, survey finds A major Australian study has found parents caring for young children with disability are twice as...
The Conversation Australiaby James Wood, Head of School of Population Health and Professor, Infectious Diseases Dynamics and Interventions, UNSW23 Aug 2026
If you’re aged over 70, or over 50 with underlying health conditions, and have tested positive for COVID, you might have been offered free or subsidised antivirals.
top 94%plop score, higher is betterThe Conversation Australiaby Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University23 Aug 2026
When news broke over the weekend that Australia’s first mainland bird flu case in a mammal – the death of a long-nosed fur seal – had been detected, I felt deep sadness and dread for what’s likely...
The42by Paul Fennessy23 Aug 2026
THE FIRST MORNING of the 12-week fitness challenge, I was informed of the need to strip down to my underpants, go on the weighing scales and take photos of my front, back and sides.
PerthNowby Duncan Murray23 Aug 2026
'Penguin parade' undergoes vaccinations for bird flu The nightly parade of penguins on Phillip Island is a tourist favourite, but has recently taken on a more serious tone.
Mail Onlineby Ciaran Foreman23 Aug 2026
- READ MORE: Too much sugar can increase dementia risk, experts find - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Toddlers who eat sugary treats could be at greater risk of five...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
After his wife's death by suicide, a grieving husband describes a NZ mental health inpatient facility as being "unfit for his dogs to spend time in, let alone his wife who's just given birth".
CBS Newsby Kaia Hubbard23 Aug 2026
Washington — Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said Sunday that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, known as MMR, is "not a lethal vaccine,"...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa23 Aug 2026
New Zealand politicians are basing tobacco policymaking on media optics, rather than international law meant to protect against industry lobbying, new research suggests.
Good Good Goodby Holly Jarman23 Aug 2026
Smoking and vaping continued to decline among middle school and high school students in 2025, according to the United States Food and Drug Administration’s 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey...
Open Magazineby AB Ravi23 Aug 2026
India's Healthcare Paradox: World-Class Treatment, But Can Indians Afford It? It is sad but true that government spending on healthcare in India remains abysmally low at around 1.43% of GDP.
Taipei Times24 Aug 2026
A weight-loss specialist on Saturday warned that bingeing on stockpiles of high-calorie snacks left over from the Ghost Festival’s pudu (普度) ceremonies can affect liver fat and metabolism before...
Taipei Times24 Aug 2026
Military recruitment has been criticized as having loopholes after a former conscript said he was barred from joining the volunteer force because of his psychiatric treatment history, while...
CBS News23 Aug 2026
The following is the transcript of the interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is on the boards of Pfizer and UnitedHealthCare, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret...
The Hinduby Vinaya Deshpande Pandit23 Aug 2026
To control malaria in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra’s worst-affected rural district, the government has started incentivising tribal communities to get tested for the disease and encouraging traditional...