The bird flu virus has adapted to sea mammals. Scientists are puzzled

The bird flu virus has adapted to sea mammals. Scientists are puzzled

And the new research findings hold a warning:H5N1 may similarly transform to cause large-scale infections in other mammalian species,including people.

  • byApoorva Mandavilli

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Flu-monia:The cocktail of coughs putting NSW hospitals on high alert

Flu-monia:The cocktail of coughs putting NSW hospitals on high alert

Emergency departments are braced for a punishing winter of respiratory illnesses as rising numbers of children are presenting to hospital.

  • byKate Aubusson
‘He was absolutely shocked’:The moment Alisha told her dad he’d passed on mutation linked to female cancers

‘He was absolutely shocked’:The moment Alisha told her dad he’d passed on mutation linked to female cancers

Tens of thousands of Australians are unaware they carry genetic mutations that can cause aggressive cancers and require them to make life-changing – or life-saving – decisions.

  • byWendy Tuohy
The exercises you should be doing to lower blood pressure

The exercises you should be doing to lower blood pressure

Experts agree that one of the best way to prevent and lower hypertension is by working out.

  • byAmanda Loudin
‘It’s quite unusual’:The five infections making Queenslanders so sick

‘It’s quite unusual’:The five infections making Queenslanders so sick

The preferred antibiotic to treat ‘walking pneumonia’ in children is in short supply,as a wave of respiratory illnesses spreads across Queensland.

  • byMarissa Calligeros
Every night,Jeremy Buckingham went to bed hoping his son was OK

Every night,Jeremy Buckingham went to bed hoping his son was OK

The upper house member is hesitant to say he returned to politics in his son’s memory,but says the state’s inadequate mental health system was behind the decision.

  • byMary Ward
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‘Concerning’ rise in measles cases as travellers import virus

‘Concerning’ rise in measles cases as travellers import virus

There have been 35 reported cases of measles in 2024 so far,compared with 26 last year. Experts blame international outbreaks and declining vaccination rates.

  • byAmber Schultz
US curbs Australian poultry imports on bird flu concerns

US curbs Australian poultry imports on bird flu concerns

Australia earlier this week reported its first human case of avian influenza in a child in Victoria whom authorities said had been infected in India.

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock,known for Super Size Me,dies at 53

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock,known for Super Size Me,dies at 53

Spurlock was known for his groundbreaking film Super Size Me,which chronicled the detrimental physical and psychological effects of him eating only McDonald’s food for 30 days.

  • byMark Kennedy
‘Just bad luck’:Separate strains of bird flu found at Victorian egg farms

‘Just bad luck’:Separate strains of bird flu found at Victorian egg farms

More than 560,000 chickens have been destroyed at two farms in Victoria’s west as officials confirmed two different strains of avian influenza were detected at the properties.

  • byBianca Hall
400,000 dead chickens:Bird flu outbreak at Victorian farm spreads to second location

400,000 dead chickens:Bird flu outbreak at Victorian farm spreads to second location

Thousands of chickens have been killed to stem the spread of a deadly strain of bird flu,but the disease has already been discovered at a second poultry farm in the state’s south-west.

  • byBianca Hall