A Sydney doctor has declared “pre-Covid life has died” as he made an impassioned plea for the nation to get vaccinated as the only way of returning to some form of normality. In a now viral Facebook post, Sacha Kepreotis described ...
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WHO advice to wait two years after birth to become pregnant again questioned
New research has challenged the conventional wisdom that women must wait at least 24 months after giving birth to become pregnant again. Curtin University-led research found that the WHO recommendation that women wait two years, in order to reduce the ...
More »‘It’s sad’: nurses abused at vaccine hubs
People who oppose the Covid-19 jab have abused and spat on nurses in disturbing incidents at Victorian vaccination hubs, authorities have revealed. Health Minister Martin Foley revealed shocking details about an incident at Cranbourne vaccine hub where an “anti-vaxxer” made “completely inappropriate ...
More »‘We don’t know’: Chief operating officer confession about unvaccinated staff as aged care virus cluster grows
The corporate leader of an aged care centre in Sydney’s northwest has confessed she has no idea how many of its staff have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Summit Care Baulkham Hills chief operating officer Michelle Sloane told the media on ...
More »277 people caught COVID-19 in Victorian hospitals last year: report
A new report has revealed that 277 patients caught COVID-19 in Victorian hospitals last year. A Victorian department of health analysis looked at data from January 25 to 15 November 2020. A total of 2,492 people were hospitalised with COVID-19 ...
More »Nurse allegedly tried to murder man because of rape allegation
A Gold Coast nurse charged with trying to murder a man because she believed he had raped someone told police she would kill the man if they did not do something, a court has heard. The alleged threat issued by Kristy Lee ...
More »“Difficult cohort”: COVID-19 vaccination now mandatory for aged care workers
Vaccination against COVID-19 will now be mandatory for anyone working in residential aged care, the government has announced. In a late night press conference after a national cabinet meeting, PM Scott Morrison said state and territory leaders agreed that by ...
More »Virus scare for maternity ward at Wollongong Private Hospital after doctor exposed to Covid-19, Bondi cluster grows
A maternity ward in the NSW city of Wollongong is being deep cleaned after a doctor came into contact with a confirmed case of Covid-19 while in their private practice room. The doctor, who then visited the birthing ward at ...
More »Depression 50 per cent higher in women with PCOS
Women diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) are 1.5 times more likely to suffer clinical depression than those without the condition – whether or not they know they have it, according to a study.– The findings suggest depression with PCOS ...
More »Victorian infected with Covid-19 breached isolation to get vaccinated
A Victorian who tested positive for coronavirus breached an urgent isolation order so they could get the Covid-19 jab, health authorities have revealed. The case – who visited the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (Jeff’s Shed) in South Wharf – was one ...
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