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Injectable peptides are touted online as a ‘glow up potion’. Here’s why experts warn against unapproved use

Claims of benefits have been amplified by the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr. How does the evidence actually stack up?

The Guardian - AU

Why you can expect to see more Aussie doctors using AI

Australia doctors are increasingly using AI tools in their clinics but medical groups insist patients will not be diagnosed by technology.

AAP

Australians now need a prescription to buy a vape under new ‘world-leading’ law

The law restricts vape sales to pharmacies and will temporarily require a doctor’s prescription for the buyer.

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Australia plans to restrict vape sales to pharmacies from next week

Australia plans to outlaw the sale of vapes outside pharmacies from next week under some of the world’s toughest restrictions on electronic cigarettes

The Independent UK

Revealed: private program slashed Hunter's 8620 elective surgery backlog

Call for new efforts to improve elective surgery backlog.

Newcastle Herald

'Door kicked in': Crack down on aggression in GP offices with new laws

'You've got to be tough about that. We have zero tolerance.'

Newcastle Herald

Lawyers granted more time to consider appeal – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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Human tissue bill paves way for more organ transplants to save lives

Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper's bill has passed NSW Parliament.

Newcastle Herald

Most regional areas hit with 30pct palliative care cut

Funding earmarked for NSW regional palliative care services has been 're-profiled' by up to 41 per cent as doctors warn waitlists for the dying are rising.

AAP

Battle over push to legalise cannabis amid health worries and 'hypocrisy'

The push to end cannabis black market run by organised crime.

Newcastle Herald

Putting it off: Hunter hospitals postpone more and more surgeries

Postponed surgeries increase at Hunter hospitals by up to 160 per cent in four years

Newcastle Herald

$21m health black hole blamed on workforce shortages

Hunter New England Health struggles to fill 330 medical staff positions

Newcastle Herald

Hunter New England Health's 'cooked books' review to stay secret

'These were both internal reviews, not formal reports, and as such will not be released publicly' says HNEH

Newcastle Herald

Children so addicted to nicotine they sleep with vapes under pillow, Australian hearing told

Medical professionals warn tobacco addiction is rising after years of decline and call for reforms on political donations and corporate sponsorships

The Guardian - AU

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Reactions to NSW state budget and its surprise surplus

The NSW Labor government has delivered its first state budget since 2010, revealing a surprise surplus and promising to funnel spending into essential services.

Newcastle Herald

'Waste and costs' to be cut in health system

The Hunter has not been immune from the health system's troubles.

The New Daily

Vaccinations urged ahead of winter school holidays

With winter flu and COVID-19 cases surging, parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated before heading off on school holidays.

Newcastle Herald

Elective surgery waiting lists rise, as COVID backlog surfaces

'These are people in pain with reduced function.'

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Newcastle Herald

Doubled in a decade: what Hunter emergency department data tells us

'Emergency medical care had developed as a specialty over the last decade.'

Newcastle Herald

'We need to build a public health system where everybody wants to work'

Some patients get tired of the waiting times in the public system and go private.

Newcastle Herald

'Kids are being preyed on': Junk food ad ban gathers pace

Strong links made between sugar and disease.

Newcastle Herald

'I haven't got a life': long wait for surgery at John Hunter Hospital

'I can hardly walk again and I'm stuck at home.'

Newcastle Herald

Hunter emergency department staff get thumbs up, despite health crisis

Without health professionals, there'd be 'no one to help them'.

ABC News

New South Wales pharmacies sign up to prescribe UTI medications and resupply the pill

From next month, New South Wales pharmacists taking part in a trial will be able to prescribe medication for urinary tract infections (UTI) to women under the age of 65 as well as resupply younger women with the contraceptive pill.

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More Than 1000 NSW Pharmacies Will Be Able To Prescribe UTI Meds And The Pill In A New Trial

NSW pharmacies are able to prescribe medications in a new trial that is set to relieve the lengthy wait times at GPs.

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