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Headlines on health

Headlines on health

By: SBS
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 Follow the latest news about health and wellness, with this collection of reports and interviews from the SBS News team. Hear the story behind the headline.Copyright 2025, Special Broadcasting Services Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease Politics & Government
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  • New screening program offers hope for those most at risk of lung cancer

    New screening program offers hope for those most at risk of lung cancer
    Jul 4 2025
    Lung cancer is Australia’s fifth most diagnosed cancer, but causes the greatest number of deaths because it is often diagnosed too late. A new screening program has become available that hopes to detect cases much earlier for those at the highest risk - which includes Indigenous Australians and some migrant communities.
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    6 mins
  • INTERVIEW: Professor Andrew Sindone talks to SBS about heart failure

    INTERVIEW: Professor Andrew Sindone talks to SBS about heart failure
    Jun 28 2025
    Heart failure is a growing problem with at least half a million Australians living with it at any given time - and more than 67,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Heart failure is responsible for approximately 61,000 deaths annually, numbers that are likely to increase with the growing and ageing population. Advocates say they are worried a lack of awareness about the condition is leaving Australians vulnerable. Deborah Groarke spoke with Professor Andrew Sindone, who is the Director of the Heart Failure Unit and Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Sydney's Concord Hospital
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    8 mins
  • Former CDC staffers ring alarm bells over decisions of new US vaccine panel

    Former CDC staffers ring alarm bells over decisions of new US vaccine panel
    Jun 27 2025
    A new vaccine advisory panel appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced it will study the schedule of childhood and adolescent immunisations and review the use of older vaccines. It's also recommended single dose flu vaccination formulas which is thimerosal-free. The announcements have caused some alarm, with some concerned it's promoting long debunked claims and embedding vaccine scepticism into national policy.
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    9 mins
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