Keyword "Chief Health" - List of latest news (63 results)

21/04 Damning email exposes truth about Melbourne Covid restriction

An explosive secret email the Victorian Government tried to bury has exposed the truth about former premier Daniel Andrews’ contentious decision to lock millions of Victorians in their homes during the Covid pandemic.

25/01 Full list of Australia Day Honours revealed

More than 450 Australians have been celebrated for their contribution to the country in this year’s Australia Day honours list, which marks the 50th anniversary of the system.

24/01 Doctor‘s top tricks to avoid sickness

Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week, Dr Zac Turner reveals the truth about avoiding back-to-school germs.

24/01 Gross public pool warning rocks Aussie state

An urgent health warning has been issued for Victorians after a surge in cases of the highly infectious disease cryptosporidiosis.

04/01 Aussies travelling to Southeast Asia warned as ‘highly infectious’ disease brought back to Victoria, NSW

Australian travellers are being warned of growing measles outbreaks in Vietnam and Thailand, with health authorities urging those who are heading to Southeast Asia to ensure they have had a measles-mumps-rubella vaccine.

31/12 State detects deadly mosquito-borne virus

A suspected case of Japanese encephalitis has been detected in northern Victoria, prompting Victoria Health to issue an alert about the dangerous mosquito-borne virus.

27/12 ‘Mutant’ Covid-19 wave hits state

A new “mutant” strain of the Covid-19 virus has sent hospitalisation figures in Queensland skyrocketing amid the holiday period - with the state’s top health officials admitting she is “very concerned” by the latest outbreak.

24/12 Mozzie risk spreads across border

A wave of mosquitoes is causing alarm in another state as swampy conditions compound the airborne threat.

20/12 Stark warning as flesh-eating disease spreads

A gruesome flesh-eating bacteria, thought to be transmitted by an iconic Aussie animal, is spreading in one state and health experts warn “everyone” is at risk.

13/12 Fresh warning about deadly animal virus

Queenslanders have been urged not to touch any bats that may have fallen from trees to avoid being infected with the deadly Australian bat lyssavirus.

22/04 Warning ahead of worrying flu season

NSW residents are being urged to protect themselves against serious illness as cases of influenza spike.

12/04 Wild call for ‘vaping areas’ in schools

A parliamentary inquiry probing NSW’s vaping regulation and compliance has been urged by an academic to consider the “benefits” of the practice, as he proposed installing “vaping areas” in schools.

24/03 MP’s call to ‘get back on with life’

The Covid vaccine mandate for health workers may be scrapped by the NSW government in upcoming weeks.

16/03 Gross disease hits popular festival

A major music festival has been hit by a worrying disease outbreak spread through infected faeces.

14/03 Two words health boss wants scrapped

One of the nation’s top health authorities is calling for the term “long Covid” to be scrapped as new research suggests it is no more “sinister” than the long-term effects of the flu.

17/02 Warning as dangerous virus spreads further

A dangerous and contagious virus is spreading in Australia after the disease was detected in a passenger on an Emirates flight at Melbourne Airport, just days after it was detected in Sydney.

27/01 Popular tourist spot on alert over measles

Two more cases of measles have been identified in Melbourne as health officials scramble to identify any possible exposure sites.

25/01 Second state put on measles alert

A second state has been warned about the potential community transmission of measles after a returned traveller was infectious while in Melbourne.

11/01 Top doctor’s call on masks in supermarkets

NSW’s top doctor has made a major call on masks as Covid rates in Sydney soar towards levels not seen since the end of last year.

11/01 ‘Bring back masks’: Top doctor’s big call

Mandatory face masks could return within weeks as Covid-19 cases continue to soar, with a leading epidemiologist urging the federal government to bring them back in high risk settings.

10/01 Why this Covid variant is making hospitals full

A rapidly increasing number of Australians are ending up in hospital due to Covid-19 with several highly-contagious sub variants spreading across the country.

09/01 ‘Stay at home’: Covid cases soar in Australia

Australians with Covid-19 are being urged to “stay home” as several states grapple with soaring numbers of infections, including Australia’s most populous region, which is seeing its highest levels in a year.

21/12 Unseasonal surge in Queensland respiratory infections prompts Christmas warning

More than 300 people are currently in Queensland hospitals with COVID – four times higher than in mid-October. It prompts the chief health officer to warn sick people to steer clear of elderly relatives.

09/12 ‘Apocalyptic’: Warning after US blocks ceasefire

Gazans sought refuge in bombed-out hospitals as Israel vowed to “press harder” in its war with Hamas on Saturday, a day after the United States blocked a ceasefire bid at the United Nations.

30/11 ‘Give it up’: Swan’s Covid warning slammed

Dr Norman Swan has been told to “just please stop” with the “scaremongering”, after the ABC’s health expert advised Aussies to mask up at Christmas and get the latest booster amid a new Covid wave.

30/11 Push to end brutal disease by 2030

NSW will pledge to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, bringing the state in line with other states including Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia, and join more than 500 city signatories across the world.

17/11 Australian state brings back mask mandate

An Australian state will reintroduce a strict Covid measure for the first time since a health “state of emergency” was ended more than a year ago.

16/11 What new Covid waves means for Christmas

Health authorities are trying to get on the front foot ahead of the holiday season, with two fresh waves of Covid-19 infections identified in two states.

16/11 ‘High’: Covid spikes in new state as eighth wave hits

Covid-19 cases are rising in NSW, with community transmission now considered “moderate to high”.

15/11 State’s big call on masks in Covid wave

Queensland health chiefs say they won’t bring back “disproportionate” mask mandates during a fresh wave of Covid.

10/11 Dire Covid warning ahead of Christmas

A major mask warning has been issued by health authorities following Covid-19 cases skyrocketing in the lead-up to Christmas.

03/11 Bombshell texts leave nation stunned

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17/10 State’s next big move to stop kids vaping

Students have been invited to join a roundtable into reducing the vaping in NSW schools.

11/10 Warning to Bali tourists over deadly virus

Tourists travelling to Bali have been warned of new travel precautions after a recent spike in Nipah virus cases overseas.

25/09 Crackdown exposes disturbing vaping truths

Australia’s most populous state is swinging hard against vapes with a new $6.8m crackdown as fears grow over the damaging effects of e-cigarettes on children.

17/09 Dire rush to trace deadly bacterial outbreak

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.

16/09 Urgent warning for millions of Aussies

Health authorities have launched a national investigation after nine cases of listeria were reported across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.

12/09 Sneaky way business hid illegal vapes

Health authorities have seized $100,000 in illegal vapes as concern reaches new heights over the rate of young people taking up the highly addictive act.

01/09 Top doc ‘recklessly’ closed business: court

A catering company that was ordered to close and destroy more than 10 tonnes of food has accused Victoria’s top doctor of acting “recklessly”, a court has been told.

31/08 Queensland to axe Covid-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers

Thousands of health staff in Queensland could head back to work with the state government expected to announce Covid-19 vaccine mandates in the healthcare sector will be scrapped.

19/08 Woolworths’ big trolley move could change how you shop

Woolworths has introduced a big change to its shopping trolleys which could mean shoppers make healthier choices about what they eat.

13/07 “Real threat” of more kids dying from flu, expert warns

A health expert has warned that there is “very real threat” of children dying from the flu if they are not vaccinated.

11/07 Teen dies after catching influenza B

A teenager from the NSW Central Coast has died after contracting the influenza B virus.

11/07 Health chief issues alert as ‘highly contagious’ infection spreads

Victoria’s chief health officer has issued an alert about a “highly contagious” infection caused by an antibiotic resistant bacteria spreading in the state.

09/06 Aussies warned of Covid winter ‘triple wave’

A health expert has warned of a potential “triple wave” of infections, as winter is set to increase rates of Covid infections that now number nearly 5000 new cases a day.

09/06 Aussies warned of Covid winter ‘triple wave’

A health expert has warned of a potential “triple wave” of infections, as winter is set to increase rates of Covid infections that now number nearly 5000 new cases a day.

09/06 Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton resigns

The man who led Victoria's health response throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton, has resigned.

08/06 Victoria’s Covid czar resigns

The man behind Victoria’s controversial Covid response which saw much of the state shuttered for months has resigned.

01/06 Garlic kills Covid with ‘99.9 per cent efficacy’

A world-first study which reportedly shows certain Australian garlic varieties kill Covid and the flu with “99.9 per cent efficacy” is yet to be officially published, while the industry body which commissioned the research has “not decided to release the detailed findings”.

26/05 NSW Health ‘erased’ Covid data

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26/05 Disturbing Covid trend across Australia

With only a matter of days until the start of winter, the country’s Covid numbers are again starting to climb.

26/05 Disturbing Covid trend across Australia

With only a matter of days until the start of winter, the country’s Covid numbers are again starting to climb.

25/05 ‘Unpredictable’ virus warning ahead of winter

One state is headed for a brutal winter, as rates of influenza sky rocket in the last few weeks of autumn.

11/05 ‘I’m going to go bankrupt’: Anti-vaxxer

One of Australia’s best-known anti-vaxxers has issued a bizarre plea after revealing she was on the brink of bankruptcy.

04/05 Sydney smashed by nasty flu wave

Flu season in Australia is well and truly underway as a virus “triple threat” adds extra burden to the health system, with experts saying it’s not too late to get your influenza vaccine.

19/04 Covid-19 PCR testing scrapped

Covid-19 PCR testing will be no longer available in New South Wales, as the government plans to close public clinics by May.

14/02 Truth about face masks and Covid revealed

There is no doubt the humble face mask divided Australians.

02/02 Fury over radioactive ‘needle in a haystack’

Western Australia rejoiced on Wednesday after a tiny, potentially deadly, radioactive capsule was found in a “needle in a haystack” outback search effort.

31/01 Deadly radioactive capsule smaller than 10c coin

A frantic search is under way for a tiny, potentially deadly radioactive capsule lost somewhere in a huge expanse of West Australian bush.

22/01 ‘Omicron soup’ worrying Aussie experts

Australian infectious disease experts have warned that almost all antiviral treatments for Covid-19 are increasingly ineffective against the Omicron “soup” swirling in Australia.

21/01 Covid deaths rise in Victoria

Covid has claimed the lives of 156 Victorians in the past week alone as the state grapples with a slight spike in virus deaths.

03/01 ‘Chaos and confusion’: Outrage over new travel rules

The government has been urged to explain why it has strayed from health advice to implement new Covid testing rules for Chinese arrivals.

01/01 Travellers face new Covid restrictions

Australia will introduce mandatory Covid testing for travellers from China amid a “rapidly developing situation”.