COVID cases are rising across Australia. Here's what we know about the new variant: FLiRT
By Hanan Dervisevic
What is FLiRT, the group of new COVID-19 variants that have landed in Australia?
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FLiRT Covid variant: Urgent warning issued to Australians
By Olivia Day
New COVID-19 subvariants dubbed FLiRT set to drive fresh wave of cases
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With 450000 fewer eggs a day, farmers warn prices could soar amid bird flu outbreak
400,000 chickens killed as bird flu spreads
By Aisling Brennan and Tileah Dobson
Victorian bird flu case spreads to second poultry farm
By Lucy Slade
‘Just bad luck’: Separate strains of bird flu found at Victorian egg farms
By Bianca Hall
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A second US farmworker infected with the bird flu virus
By Benjamin Mateus
Second US dairy worker infected with bird flu confirmed
Michigan reports H5 avian flu in dairy farm worker
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Second US Human Bird Flu Infection Reported in Michigan
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H5N1 bird flu has spread to human from cow in 2nd probable case, CDC reports
By Nicoletta Lanese
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The empirical evidence route to policy design
By Andrew Leigh
Huge number of deaths linked to superbugs can be avoided, say experts
By Nicola Davis
WHO bacterial priority pathogens list, 2024: Bacterial pathogens of public health importance to guide research, development and strategies to prevent and control antimicrobial resistance
WHO updates list of drug-resistant bacteria most threatening to human health
Six things you need to know about how vaccines can help prevent antimicrobial resistance
By Priya Joi
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PsychENCODE Reveals Cell-by-Cell Analysis of Mental Disorders
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Microplastics entering blood could further harm cardiovascular health
By Jessica Freeborn
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Doctors calling for more consistent screening for depression and intimate partner violence during pregnancy check-ups
By Claudia Long
Comprehensive Review Confirms Effectiveness of Masks
Masks work, our comprehensive review has found
By Trisha Greenhalgh, Raina MacIntyre and David N. Fisman
Study confirms face masks' effectiveness in reducing disease transmission, calls for improved public understanding
By Tarun Sai Lomte
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A potentially deadly infection from a common fungus saw Paul Minuzzo's jaw surgically removed
By Baz Ruddick
Australian scientists explore how harmful bacteria contribute to Alzheimer's
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'A surgeon left a medical specimen bag inside me after hernia op'
By Charlotte Rowles and Joe Pike
‘Although she was dead, I felt as if she was my friend’: what it’s like to perform the last rites for an organ donor
By Ronald W. Dworkin
Oldest Known Human Viruses Found in 50000-Year-Old Neanderthal Bones
By Clare Watson
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