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COVID-19 antiviral treatments are on the table for more Australians. What are antivirals and how do they help stop the spread of coronavirus?

More than 73,000 Australians have already benefited from COVID-19 antivirals, but what exactly are they and how do they ward off the virus?

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Pregnant mothers in rural Australian town fear giving birth roadside due to midwife shortages

Mothers-to-be in the New South Wales Riverina town of Deniliquin fear giving birth on the side of the road due to a shortage of midwives.

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NSW Health warns first cases of locally transmitted monkeypox may have happened

NSW Health warns the state may have seen the first cases of monkeypox being caught through local transmission.

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'Winter is here': Hospital emergency departments cop dramatic rise in sick kids

The number of children presenting to the Hunter's hospitals has gone up "dramatically".

Newcastle Herald

Two Australian children have caught diphtheria. What is it? Is there a vaccine? And how do you prevent it?

Two Australian children are hospitalised with rare cases of diphtheria of the throat. So, what is diphtheria? How is it treated? And how important is vaccination?

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Diphtheria identified in two children in northern New South Wales, one child in ICU

Two unvaccinated children have contracted diphtheria of the throat, the first cases of the life-threatening but preventable disease last seen in NSW in the early 1990s.

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NSW reports century-first diphtheria case

The two-year-old child is in intensive care at a Queensland hospital, where they've been given diphtheria antitoxin, antibiotics and respiratory support.

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Will Newcastle get its own long COVID clinic? The demand is there

Locations of long COVID clinics yet to be decided, but Hunter clinicians are already receiving referrals as more patients seek help.

Newcastle Herald

Street sales, online dealers and convenience stores: Inside the thriving black market for nicotine vapes

Nicotine vapes are illegal in Australia without a prescription. Four Corners has investigated how Australian kids are buying them.

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Australia’s COVID rules wound back – despite surging infections

COVID rules have been wound back further across Australia, despite two new subvariants driving surge in case numbers – prompting alarm among some experts.

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Australia's COVID-19 and flu cases are on the rise — this is what's driving them

The message is clear: The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, and Australians should brace themself for a winter of not just that virus, but other lurgies too.

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Teens and vaping: ‘We would have had a nicotine-free generation’

Bubblegum flavoured, feted on Tiktok and in some cases addictive – vaping is attracting a generation of young people who would never light a cigarette. And it’s making some sick

The Guardian - AU

New, 'sticky' Omicron variants will take over in NSW, concerns about reinfection

Two new Omicron variants are set to become the most prevalent in New South Wales as a result of their "growth advantage" over previous strains, according to NSW Health.

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NSW Health data shows rising bronchiolitis cases in babies

Experts are calling for parents to be vigilant as cases of a lung virus that causes inflammation of the airways grow in NSW.

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Why is Maitland's brand new hospital already having troubles?

NSW Health is calling it "one of the most challenging quarters on record", citing the impact of the Omicron peak.

The Guardian - AU

Average wait times for NSW ambulances the worst in 12 years of records

Health secretary says emergency departments remain under significant pressure due to high Covid-19 and flu cases

Newcastle Herald

Mr Premier, part-time nurses deserve bonus for braving COVID too

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

Newcastle Herald

'Shameless' snub: prison officers demand $3000 COVID bonus

The union representing prison officers - and a range of other workers considered by many to have been on the front line at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic - says the NSW government should also give one-off payments, like those promised to health workers this week, to employees in…

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New monkeypox case detected in NSW

A man in his 50s has become the second person to be diagnosed with monkeypox in NSW and the third in Australia.

The Canberra Times

Rules unclear for ACT with Queanbeyan to provide free flu vaccines

Queanbeyan pharmacists were working through the implication of free flu shots.

ABC News

Coroner in Alex Braes inquest scathing of care at Broken Hill Hospital provided to 18yo who died of sepsis

An inquest calls out shortcomings in the care of 18-year-old Alex Baes, who died from a toe infection despite attending Broken Hill Hospital four times in less than two days.

ABC News

Cooling towers blamed for outbreak, CBD visitors told to watch for symptoms

Health authorities are urging anyone who visited the CBD in the past 10 days to be on alert for symptoms of a fever, cough or shortness of breath.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney CBD health warning issued over Legionnaires’ disease outbreak

Visitors to the city in the past 10 days advised to look out for symptoms after five people admitted to hospital

ABC News

Sydney news: Drivers warned over dangerous foggy conditions this morning

MORNING BRIEFING: Sydney has woken up to a thick blanket of heavy fog over much of the city and metropolitan area.

ABC News

NSW man David Kiefel dies following lengthy battle with Japanese encephalitis virus

For three months, Corowa's David Kiefel was in a critical condition in hospital, battling the mosquito-borne virus Japanese encephalitis.

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