Aussie travellers issue warning about increase in cases of dengue fever in Bali

Australians who made recent trips to Bali have warned other travellers to be careful when visiting the popular island destination amid a rise in cases of dengue fever. “Go to Bali they said, it will be fun they said,” one traveller said on social media. “First 10 days I didn’t see one mosquito or get … Read more

South Australian hospitals treating increased number of patients involved in quad bike accidents.

Dana Kirkland grew up riding quad bikes on a farm in South Australia’s southeast but, after a life-changing accident in 2021, she’s now warning families to avoid using them all together. Kirkland shared details of her “traumatic” accident after the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide revealed eight children had been seriously injured in quad … Read more

Aussies battling debilitating headaches can no longer access a key medication that alleviates symptoms

Sufferers of a blinding type of headache say pharmaceutical companies are putting profits before pain relief. Joshua Lee Spencer is one of thousands of people affected by debilitated headaches. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Australians battling debilitating pain can no longer access only medication that helps. Newsletters: Breaking news as it happens. Subscribe now “You really … Read more

Victorian family calls for greater awareness of Guillain-Barre syndrome following misdiagnosis of daughter

A Victorian family is hoping to raise awareness about a rare illness that hospitalised their daughter and left her unable to feed herself. The parents of Indiana Pulham – Stacey and Damien Simpson – said their daughter fell from the monkey bars at school and was taken to hospital in Warrnambool, unable to walk. Doctors … Read more

I’m a nutritionist and these are the seven things I would never drink

A leading Aussie nutritionist has shared the seven things she would never drink, and there are a few surprising beverages on the list. Sally O’Neil, from Sydney, has built up a huge social media following for her no-nonsense approach to nutrition and diet. Now, she has revealed the drinks she always steers clear of. Trends, … Read more

Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffet’s railroad to court

LIBBY, Mont. — Paul Resch remembers playing baseball as a kid on a field constructed from asbestos-tainted vermiculite, mere yards from railroad tracks where trains kicked up clouds of dust as they hauled the contaminated material from a mountaintop mine through the northwestern Montana town of Libby. He liked to sneak into vermiculite-filled storage bins … Read more

N.S. couple dies from strep A just hours apart. Their family is speaking out

Two sisters are warning the public about an invasive form of strep after their mother and step-father died from the disease on the same day earlier this year. Sammi and Meta Ross said doctors failed to recognize the warning signs of group A strep until it was too late. Strep A are bacteria found on … Read more

St. Louis-area residents make plea for compensation for illnesses tied to nuclear contamination

Karen Nickel has been dealing with lupus and other illnesses for years, illnesses she blames on childhood exposure to a suburban St. Louis creek where Cold War-era nuclear waste was dumped decades ago. It’s time, she said Friday, for the federal government to start making amends. “People have died and are still dying,” Nickel, co-founder … Read more

Adelaide woman’s dream trip to the US cut short after developing life-threatening condition after being kicked by a horse

Adelaide woman Paris Hedger had saved for a trip to the United States since she was 13 years old, but soon after she arrived, her life was turned upside down because of a life-threatening medical condition. A few months before she was hospitalised, Hedger was working as a travel content creator, securing paid work and … Read more

AP Exclusive: EPA didn’t declare a public health emergency after fiery Ohio derailment

The aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven’t been documented, federal officials said. The Environmental Protection Agency never approved that designation after the February 2023 Norfolk Southern derailment even though the disaster forced the evacuation of … Read more