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The Latest Breaking News from NSW Health

'Wave on top of wave': Hunter's COVID cases highest in 12 months as new variant hits

The wave sweeping through the Hunter is the largest the region has seen in a year.

Newcastle Herald

Covid infections rise in Sydney as JN.1 variant drives cases across Australia

Case numbers were higher in the fortnight ending 6 January than during the 2023 winter peak, NSW Health data shows

The Guardian - AU

New COVID-19 variant drives festive season surge

COVID-19 infections have spiked in Australia's two most populous states, with a new variant and Christmas festivities driving higher hospitalisations.

AAP

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NSW Health Issues Alert For Legionnaires Disease For Anyone Who Visited Sydney’s CBD Over NYE

Seven people have already been hospitalised.

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Legionnaires’ disease: Sydney outbreak reaches 10 cases as authorities search for source

People who visited Sydney’s CBD over past 10 days warned to look out for symptoms including fever, chills, cough and shortness of breath

The Guardian - AU

Legionnaires’ disease alert issued for Sydney as people urged to monitor for symptoms

NSW Health issues warning after multiple people who visited CBD were hospitalised for pneumonia caused by legionella bacteria

The Guardian - AU

Latest Legionella case sparks Sydney health warning

NSW Health is warning people visiting Sydney CBD to watch out for Legionnaires' disease symptoms after a seventh case was recorded in the past three weeks.

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From today, new regulations make it harder to access vapes. Here's what's changing

This year the Australian government is introducing a series of measures to restrict the availability of vapes, starting today.

The Conversation

Be safe, not sorry when it comes to eating Christmas leftovers

NSW Health shares some tips for storing and eating food over the festive period.

Newcastle Herald

COVID vaccine rates plummet but antiviral use up, as COVID cases rise

'Still a lot of COVID around' and 36 in hospital in district.

Newcastle Herald

Rainwater tank testing near NSW’s Cadia gold mine finds unsafe levels of mercury

Further testing should be done to reduce the risk of mercury contamination of local tank water, expert says

The Guardian - AU

NSW locum doctors encouraged to wait for ‘crisis rates’ before accepting positions

Submissions to inquiry into healthcare funding call for locums to be employed directly by NSW Health rather than external agencies to avoid ‘price gouging’

The Guardian - AU

Surge in NSW vape retailers as more than 600 stores join trade before federal crackdown

Exclusive: Imports by retailers of nicotine and non-nicotine vapes will soon be banned but new data reveals drastic increase in shops selling the products

The Guardian - AU

Influx of Hunter patients expected to apply for voluntary assisted dying

New laws to take effect from Tuesday in NSW.

Newcastle Herald

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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

AAP

'Life or death': rural health back under the spotlight

An inquiry will examine the NSW government's progress in improving healthcare in rural areas, 18 months after revelations the system was at breaking point.

Newcastle Herald

$21m health black hole blamed on workforce shortages

Hunter New England Health struggles to fill 330 medical staff positions

Pedestrian.tv

A Person Has Died & 2 Others Hospitalised In Sydney After Using Coke Likely Laced With Heroin

"We don't know if this risk applies outside Sydney or not. Everyone should be cautious."

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Death and overdoses from 'fake cocaine' spark warning

A person has died and two others overdosed after ingesting what they thought was cocaine but turned out to be heroin, prompting a warning for other users.

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

AAP

Health warning over high doses of MDMA in ecstasy pills

NSW health officials are concerned that three high-dose ecstasy tablets in circulation could increase the risk of harm to drug users.

AAP

Scrutiny over NSW police handling of people in crisis

A program aimed at de-escalating police incidents involving people in mental crisis needs reform, the NSW mental health minister concedes.

Newcastle Herald

Hopes for a fix in 'forgotten suburb' go down the drain

Hunter Water says it would cost $18.8m to connect Hexham to sewage.

The Guardian - AU

NSW police must speak with mental health experts rather than shoot our loved ones, stepfather says

Exclusive: New figures show on average 10 people in mental health distress die each year during interactions with state police

Newcastle Herald

'Substandard': NSW Health defends Hunter gender clinic record-keeping

A Labor MP has questioned whether it is adequate.

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