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The sun, a scab – and stage 3 melanoma
Mine started with something on my back, the year I turned 50. Whatever it was, I never saw it. Just the blood on the towel when drying myself after a shower. The year before I was born, my Auntie Molly died of melanoma. She was 37 years old. I...
Owner: Duncan Grieve
Inside Megan Fox's relationship with ex Brian Austin Green and his fiance as sources reveal controversial move that prompted MGK to run back to her
Even by Hollywood’s standards, cementing one’s love by drinking each other's blood is nothing short of weird. And if that wasn’t odd enough, Machine Gun Kelly then proposed with a ring designed with thorns, supposedly so his betrothed – Megan Fox...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth
Experts warn of active flu season, urge vaccination
THE BLUEPRINT: Medical experts predict an active 2025 flu season in the U.S. Vaccination urged for everyone over six months of age. Flu expected to impact workplaces through absenteeism and reduced productivity. Staying current on flu and COVID-19...
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Australian cattle helping to meet Indonesia’s rising dairy demand
The program, which began this year, is a national initiative designed to tackle some of Indonesia’s most pressing social challenges: reducing stunting, boosting academic performance, addressing extreme poverty, and improving health and nutrition...
Owner: The National Tribune Australia
Senator Jacqui Lambie sidelined from Parliament for MONTHS as she reveals major health setback
By ZAK WHEELER, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 06:20 EDT, 24 October 2025 | Updated: 06:27 EDT, 24 October 2025 Senator Jacqui Lambie won't return to Parliament for the rest of the year after it was revealed she will undergo spinal surgery in...
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Weaving diverse knowledges into climate action for better health
As Australia faces heatwaves, algal blooms, the threat of bird flu and ongoing fossil fuels expansion, the upcoming HEAL 2025 conference could not be more timely, reports Marie McInerney, who previews the discussions below for the Croakey...
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Head of Australia’s therapeutic goods regulator appointed Chair of international regulatory coalition
TGA Professor Tony Lawler, Head of Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), has been elected Chair of ICMRA, the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities. Professor Lawler was elected to a 3-year term by ICMRA members...
Owner: The National Tribune Australia
Over €150k raised for Cavan man injured in Australia
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The Anglo-Celt
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Published: Fri 24 Oct 2025, 10:20 AM A fundraiser set up by the family of a Cavan man injured in a serious road collision in a remote area of Western Australia has surpassed €150k in just four days. Ben is a "much loved" member of both the Irish...
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CRICKET | Healthy competition among spinners for spot in India team: Bishnoi
India's Ravi Bishnoi during the practice session ahead of the third T20 cricket match between India and England at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Monday, January 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Hoping to return to the Indian team in...
Owner: The Kasturi Family
Russia jails Ukrainian biologist accused of supporting stricter Antarctic krill protections
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The Fish Site
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Pshenichnov was preparing to travel to Hobart, Australia, for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) when he was arrested in his hometown in Russian-occupied Crimea, according to...
Owner: Carsten Krome, Georg Baunach & Wayne Murphy
Was Cloud Seeding Discovered To Curb Air Pollution? Here’s how it happened
Cloud Seeding for Air Pollution: Delhi’s plan to bring artificial rain on October 29 was paused after scientists failed to produce rainfall through cloud seeding the previous day. The project aimed to clean the city’s air and lower pollution...
Owner: Sarthak Jain & Mayur Jha Shekhar
Vietnam-Australia alliance drives biosecurity innovation in pig farming
As African swine fever continues to threaten Vietnam’s pig industry, the Vietnam National Innovation Alliance for Pig Biosecurity is intensifying efforts to safeguard livestock health and farmer livelihoods. On October 23, the alliance convened a...
Owner: Vietnamese Government
Defending conscience in healthcare
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP speaking at the Nicholas Tonti-Filippini Oration in Melbourne on 17 October. Photo: Michael Wong, courtesy of Melbourne Catholic. Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP reflected on Australia’s embrace of the “culture of death”...
Owner: Catholic Church
Bird flu fears rise after hundreds of seal pups found dead on Australia’s sub-Antarctic island
CANBERRA, Oct 24 — Australian scientists have found hundreds of dead seal pups on Heard Island in the sub-Antarctic with signs that suggest they were killed by a destructive bird flu that has swept most of the planet, authorities said on Friday....
Owner: Dato' Siew Ka Wei
Ashes 2025–26: Travis Head Hopes Australian Pitches Remain Spicy Against England
Mumbai, October 25: Australia swashbuckler Travis Head is hoping for seam-friendly surfaces in the Ashes, as he enjoys batting on such strips more than flatter ones, believing they offer more opportunities to score runs. The pitches that England...
Owner: Aditya Pittie
In brief: CMS lifts claims hold, Eli Lilly drafts Shaq, Menlo Ventures surveys AI adoption
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HME News
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WASHINGTON – CMS has instructed all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to lift the claims hold and process claims with dates of service Oct. 1, 2025, and later for certain services impacted by select expired Medicare legislative payment...
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Hundreds of accused childcare workers not punished by regulator
The NSW childcare regulator has taken no enforcement action in well over half the cases it investigated involving childcare workers accused of the sexual or physical abuse of a child, the ABC can reveal. An analysis of data obtained under Freedom...
Owner: Australian Government
Deals, data and diagnoses: healthcare stocks stay active despite a softer week
Healthcare stocks didn’t exactly hit the gym hard this week, but at least they showed up. Pic: Getty Images Apiam Animal Health agrees to $160m takeover by Adamantem Capital Lumos Diagnostics and Vitasora expand US healthcare reach with new trials...
Owner: Murdoch Family
"I don't know what's happening" - Former Australian captain's huge take on Team India bowlers ahead of AUS vs IND 2025 3rd ODI
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke expressed his uncertainty about why India’s bowlers were cramping during the second ODI of the three-match series on Thursday, October 23, at the Adelaide Oval. Put into bat, India posted 264/9, with Rohit...
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