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Voluntary assisted dying details hard to find in SA, advocates say, as introduction date nears

In fewer than 20 days, South Australians with a terminal illness will be able to access voluntarily assisted dying within state borders, but advocates worry there is a lack of information about the process, and little access to it in the regions.

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Parents concerned by reliability of rapid antigen tests given out by NSW schools

When rapid antigen tests were handed out at her daughter's school in southern Sydney, Alyce Odams assumed they would be reliable. But when her family contracted COVID, the mother-of-two felt let down.

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Doctors 'horrified' at the number of people missing out on life-saving COVID-19 antivirals

Doctors fear some patients who qualify for antiviral treatments for COVID-19 aren't registering their positive results or are waiting too long to get help, missing out on life-saving medication.

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Am I eligible for COVID-19 antiviral medications? How do I get access to them?

COVID-19 antiviral medications are now more widely available, but do enough eligible people know where and how to get them?

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RAT makers say critics are 'fearmongering' after calls for more PCR COVID-19 tests

The peak body for rapid antigen test suppliers says there is an "education gap" in Australia about how and when COVID-19 tests should be used.

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COVID hospitalisations in Australia pass January peak to hit new record

States and territories across Australia are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of people in hospital with COVID, but intensive care admissions are falling.

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Aussie COVID Hospitalisations Reach Record New Highs As Miss Rona Continues To Wreak Havoc

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COVID complacency proven in public transport mask wearing, epidemiologist says

Statistics are only giving an abstract understanding of the COVID situation, according to an epidemiologist who says more should be done to encourage mask wearing, including on public transport.

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Covid hospitalisations in Australia hit new record, surpassing January peak

Experts say lower ICU figures partly due to aged care deaths, while AMA vice president labels number of Covid patients ‘massive’

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COVID-19 antivirals: Millions are now eligible, but the drugs are no substitute for boosters

Millions of Australians are now eligible for using antivirals to prevent serious illness or death from COVID-19. But it's complicated.

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COVID-19 has never been more infectious: Why mask mandates are being resisted

COVID-19 is likely to be the leading cause of death in Australia by the end of the year. So why are mask mandates not being reintroduced?

The New Daily

Data reveals the 'unseen tragedy' of COVID-19 pandemic as thousands wait longer for elective surgery

Healthcare professionals say the long wait times for elective surgery during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic have become worse, with hospitals across the country in real trouble.

ABC News

Medicine affordability hardships bite for Australians as cost of living pressures build

Sally Parkes lives with chronic migraines and arthritis, and as cost-of-living rises bite, she has struggled to stay on top of the ongoing cost of medications.

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Doctors urge people with COVID symptoms to seek PCR tests as reports of false negatives from RATs rise

The Australian Medical Association says people with symptoms should not consider a negative rapid antigen test a definitive result.

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Just as COVID is surging, test accuracy has plunged. Now what?

Fast-mutating COVID variants have made rapid tests for the virus much less accurate and liable to provide an inaccurate diagnosis in four out of ten cases.

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SA euthanasia advocates desperate for imminent rollout, fears for mental health while waiting

A terminally ill South Australian has implored the state's Health Minister to bring forward the rollout date for euthanasia laws due to the "agonising" wait for terminally il patients and their families.

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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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Victorian COVID hospital admissions soar as Omicron sub-variants spread

Victoria's hospital admissions have risen by almost 80 per cent over the past three weeks, as experts say authorities have pursued the wrong COVID strategies.

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Long-COVID sufferers unable to access disability payments say they need more support

Australians with long COVID have had their lives turned upside down, but there is very little support or relief available. Sufferers say that needs to change.

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Vaccines and antivirals not enough to combat Australian Omicron surge, experts warn

Doctors accuse government of ‘mixed messages’ as hospitalisations rise, saying they should be open to more preventive measures

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Pleas for South Australian euthanasia laws to be brought forward as campaigner dies of oesophageal cancer

Beth Mylius's dying wish was to see voluntary euthanasia laws in South Australia come into effect, so as not to suffer a painful death. Her wish never came true.

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AMA warns Health Minister Mark Butler about mask mandates amid third COVID wave

The vice president of Australia’s leading doctors’ group has warned against ruling out mask mandates amid fresh warnings about a deadly new COVID-19 wave.

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COVID-19 fourth-dose boosters offered for all people over 30

A fourth dose of the vaccine is recommended for people over 50 and offered to all people 30 and older, as the country faces a winter jump in COVID hospitalisations.

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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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COVID antivirals: Who is eligible for Paxlovid and molnupiravir and how can I get them?

Confusion and lack of awareness around who qualifies for COVID antivirals — and who doesn't — may be why some eligible patients aren't getting the medications.

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