Six young people have presented to emergency departments with seizures,loss of consciousness and vomiting within days of each other.
Cooper Ragusa is part of what has been called the “Trikafta baby boom” since the groundbreaking cystic fibrosis drug was first subsidised for Australians a year ago.
Access to medication to treat cystic fibrosis through the PBS will change the life of five-year-old Harry Killoran.
The virus can cause people to have trouble breathing or suffer dehydration,potentially lead to pneumonia,and is most severe in babies.
A Perth mother has revealed how a nurse pointed to a poster advertising Aishwarya’s CARE call service,and told her she should “exhaust all other options” before using it. Then when she finally did call,she was told she’d come through to the “after hours” line.
Experts disagree with the practice. But if you’re going to do it,it’s only advisable under certain conditions.
More than 120 doctors and health workers are calling on a prominent philanthropic charity to halt its plans for a large quarry in bushland on the Mornington Peninsula,citing concerns over the health effects of silica dust on nearby primary school students and communities.
Philips has issued an international recall for breathing devices which have been found to have a defect,potentially affecting tens of thousands of Australians.
A sore throat,runny nose,a cough. They are all symptoms of COVID-19,but for many Australians,they are also the symptoms of hay fever.
Unless someone has a specific deficiency,taking more vitamins than our body needs will not change levels of immune activity.
People who have visited the Haymarket area in the last two weeks should look out for fever,chills,a cough and shortness of breath,health officials warn.