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More than 2.6 million Australians will be living with cancer diagnosis by 2050, say scientists
Melissa Cunningham More than 2.6 million Australians are forecast to be living with a cancer diagnosis by 2050 – an increase of 1 million people over the next 25 years. For the first time, researchers have used scientific modelling to estimate the prevalence of cancer in Australia in the future, including those in active treatment and people who have survived the disease, but require ongoing care.
Young teens risk mental health after one year of social media use, Australian study shows
Melbourne teenagers Lauren Linton and Kyra Posser have grown up using social media to stay connected with their peers.Sydney Morning Herald Australia Children aged 12 to 13 are the most at risk of mental health issues from heavy use of social media and show a worrying decline in their psychological wellbeing after just one year.
This couple lost $250k when their financial planner gambled it away. They are demanding reform
Save Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Weeks before disgraced financial planner and gambling addict Anthony Del Vecchio’s crime spree was exposed, he was celebrating with two of his victims at a wedding. The 32-year-old fraudster told Mildura couple Aimee and Nick Mazza, who had invested $250,000 into what has now been exposed as Del Vecchio’s private Ponzi scheme, their funds would be “maturing very soon”. Want to unlock unlimited news?
Revolutionary new transplant technique breaks down transplant barriers
In Rob’s case, his elevated antibodies followed a brush with death after cardiac surgery that left him in intensive care for weeks and required several blood transfusions. Imlifidase, an antibody-cleaving enzyme developed by Swedish company Hansa Biopharma, has been described as a game changer by global organ transplant pioneers.
October new releases
FREE SHIPPING ACROSS AUSTRALIA X We publish books that matter — narrative and literary nonfiction on important topics, and the best of local, international, and translated fiction. Home Blog October new releases This October, Scribe is pleased to be publishing five insightful new books, ranging from speculative short stories to a scientific examination of our changing climate to varied explorations of our histories both public and personal.
Celebrating 50 years of celebrants in Australia
Being a civil celebrant has taught Lyn Knorr a lot about people and love over the years. “People are much the same the world over, and they have the same responses to things,” said Knorr, who was Victoria’s first civil celebrant. “Weddings are joyous. Funerals are very sad.
World-first program examining eating disorders brings hope for patients and families
Emma Moore calls anorexia nervosa “the terrorist”. It arrived silently and unannounced almost seven years ago, robbing her funny, kind and intelligent daughter, Lexie, who was then 14, of her teenage years, and upending her family’s world. “The absolute horror this disease unleashes leaves you desperately searching for an answer or something to put a pause on your child’s trajectory towards death,” Moore said.
Baby Maisie and her mum defy the odds
By Melissa Cunningham Jacquline Boyle and Maisie.Credit:Eddie Jim Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Maisie Cargill was simply meant to be born. The journey her mother, Jaqueline Boyle, went through to get her here is proof of that. On Sunday, Maisie, who was born on April 20, will be spending her first Mother’s Day surrounded by her mum, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt Rochelle, without whom she would not be here.
Struck breaks two school records at Big Apple Invitational
Story Links STATEN ISLAND, NY – Junior Ashley Beaten has set her eyes on a school record her entire career. On Saturday night, Struck added her name to the Lehigh women’s track and field record book and broke school records in the 200 and 400 meters at the Big Apple Invitational at the Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island, NY Struck opened the day by breaking Madison Hackman 400m record from 2019, second overall with an ECAC qualifying time of 56.67.
World-First Epilepsy Treatment to be Rolled Out to Dozens More Patients
By Melissa Cunningham, The Sydney Morning Herald Adam Daly was deemed untreatable. Doctors were sympathetic and kind, but told him there was nothing they could do to stop the debilitating seizures that left his brain foggy and rendered him unconscious and in a hospital bed for days. After suffering a head injury when a water tank exploded at a worksite 14 years ago, the father-of-two was left with unpredictable daily, drug-resistant seizures.
Emergency departments under extreme pressure from COVID surge
By Aisha Dow, Melissa Cunningham and Paul Sakkal January 4, 2022 — 2.00am Rising numbers of Victorians infected with COVID-19 are arriving in Melbourne’s understaffed emergency departments at the same time as the annual surge of summer trauma patients, and the situation is forecast to worsen in the coming days.
Push to extend healthcare worker surge payment as hospital staffing crisis worsens
Payments aimed at encouraging healthcare workers to take on risky shifts in full personal protective equipment will end next month, as hospitals reach a staffing crisis point and COVID-19 hospitalisations are projected to hit a record high. Victoria’s peak body for public hospitals is pushing the state government for an urgent extension of its surge allowance, which was introduced last October as an incentive for nurses and paramedics to work in high-risk coronavirus settings.
Experts warn Australia at risk of third COVID wave without widespread vaccination
© (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images) A person wearing a mask is seen walking along Degraves Street on May 12, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. At least 70 per cent of the population will need to be vaccinated before coronavirus can be allowed to circulate in the community, or Australia will risk a third wave that will see hospitals overrun with younger patients.
Victoria records zero new coronavirus cases as statewide restrictions eased
© Getty A man wearing face mask walks on the street Victoria has recorded zero new coronavirus cases as restrictions aimed at curbing spread of the virus across the state were eased in a move public health experts will mark the first of a series of uninterrupted steps back towards regular life. Gathering limits have and mask-wearing rules were loosened under new restrictions, which came into effect in Victoria overnight.
Flesh-eating ulcer spreads to inner Melbourne suburbs
© AAP Buruli ulcer infections have been detected outside Victorian coastal areas for the first time, and experts have linked transmission to possums and mosquitoes. A flesh-eating disease affecting parts of coastal Victoria has spread to inland Melbourne for the first time, with several cases reported in Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Brunswick West.
'I was checkmated': The long road back to life in East Gippsland
By Melissa Cunningham and Benjamin Preiss It took Allan Wallwork weeks to bring himself to light the match. He carefully gathered the blackened, scorched remains of trees in his yard ravaged by bushfires that tore through his Sarsfield property last New’s Year’s Eve and left them in a pile one afternoon in spring. “I’ll do a burn-off this week,” he told his wife Lyn.
Healthcare workers warn of hidden 'third wave' as mental illness cases set to soar before Christmas
© Jay Cronan News Security staff help an intoxicated male leave the Emergency department at Calvary Hospital after being treated The Canberra Times Date: 30 January 2015 Photo Jay Cronan Mental health workers say a growing number of traumatised aged care staff and nurses are seeking support for psychological stress in what is becoming a hidden "third wave" of the coronavirus pandemic.
Experts rubbish SA coronavirus 'super strain' claims
© AAP Virus experts have rubbished claims a super-strain of Covid-19 is behind South Australia's new coronavirus outbreak. State authorities claimed on Wednesday the new outbreak - which has infected 23 people and forced the state into a harsh six-day lockdown - was a "frightening" new strain of the virus that was more contagious and likely to spread silently without causing symptoms. Genetic data from SA's cases, which could reveal a new mutation, has not yet been released.
Bicycles on State Create a Vibrant Cultural Scene
COAST (the Coalition for Sustainable Transportation) and the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition (SBBIKE) have advocated for more than a decade for the creation of a safe, people-focused and car-free stretch of State Street — an inviting and exciting downtown plaza that welcomes all people — pedestrians, cyclists, skaters, the mobility-challenged, young and old, local and tourist — to bring our community together.
Life As We Knew It
The gripping inside account of Australia’s extraordinary pandemic story. It was never part of the plan that Australia would be locked down and shut off from the world for two years. But when the Covid-19 pandemic arrived in 2020, and the bodies began piling up overseas, Australians took unprecedented steps to avoid a catastrophe heading their way. The country’s near-elimination of the deadly virus in the first phase of the pandemic saw it avoid tens of thousands of deaths.
Calls for police to return to Melbourne as COVID response triggers station closures
© Paul Rovere Victorian Police Association secretary Wayne Gatt holds a media conference at Gisborne Police Station on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Photo by Paul Rovere The police union is demanding the state government dramatically cut the number of officers working at border checkpoints after multiple police stations were forced to close over the weekend due to widespread staffing shortages.
Onus on GPs to report elder abuse
Published: 15 January 2020 Australian GPs are for the first time being put on high alert to look for signs of elder abuse and enact safety plans for older patients they suspect are in danger. Source: The Age. By Melissa Cunningham, The Age GPs are also being encouraged to report any suspicions of abuse to police or guardianship authorities, under sweeping new clinical guidelines rolled out by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Melbourne weather: Temperature plunges as storm lashes state
Wild winds, thunderstorms, heavy rain and giant hailstones beganlashing the city on Tuesday evening, with authorities concerned about the possibility of flash flooding. The Bureau of Meteorology said dangerous thunderstorms, damaging winds and large hailstones were detected on the weather radar near Craigieburn, Greensborough and Preston.
Melbourne weather: Temperature plunges as storm lashes state
Wild winds, thunderstorms, heavy rain and giant hailstones beganlashing the city on Tuesday evening, with authorities concerned about the possibility of flash flooding. The Bureau of Meteorology said dangerous thunderstorms, damaging winds and large hailstones were detected on the weather radar near Craigieburn, Greensborough and Preston.
Final report of child sex abuse commission calls for national strategy
In its final report, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has called for a systematic overhaul of the culture, structure and governance practices which allowed paedophiles to flourish.
Stand-off: Manus refugees will 'be removed by force if necessary'
Papua New Guinea's defence force is poised to evict hundreds of refugees refusing to leave an Australian detention camp, a senior military official said. The base's commanding officer, Begsy Karaki, said no "arbitrary action" would be taken against the men who refused to leave the detention centre inside Lombrum naval base, but he warned officers might have no choice but to forcefully evict the protesting refugees if the situation continued to escalate.
Stand-off: Manus refugees will 'be removed by force if necessary'
Papua New Guinea's defence force is poised to evict hundreds of refugees refusing to leave an Australian detention camp, a senior military official said. The base's commanding officer, Begsy Karaki, said no "arbitrary action" would be taken against the men who refused to leave the detention centre inside Lombrum naval base, but he warned officers might have no choice but to forcefully evict the protesting refugees if the situation continued to escalate.
Manus Island asylum seekers barricade themselves in as closure looms
Refugees are repairing and securing damaged barbed wire on the compound's perimeter fences to protect them from possible attacks as confrontation between the men, locals and Papua New Guinea authorities looms. Tensions have been rising on the island before it is shutdown, and refugee advocates have expressed fears the "powderkeg" may erupt into violence involving locals, detainees and police. Some 600 men have been refusing to leave the centre at the Lombrum???
Manus Island asylum seekers barricade themselves in as closure looms
Refugees are repairing and securing damaged barbed wire on the compound's perimeter fences to protect them from possible attacks as confrontation between the men, locals and Papua New Guinea authorities looms. Tensions have been rising on the island before it is shutdown, and refugee advocates have expressed fears the "powderkeg" may erupt into violence involving locals, detainees and police. Some 600 men have been refusing to leave the centre at the Lombrum???
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