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A young NSW tradie left permanently blind after receiving the Covid vaccine has been denied compensation by the federal government, despite two experts agreeing his condition was likely caused by the jab.Cody Hose-Ross, 21, had his…

Flu season in Australia is well and truly underway as a virus “triple threat” adds extra burden to the health system, with experts saying it’s not too late to get your influenza vaccine.Covid, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus…

For Gareth O’Gradie, the 20-centimetre scar on his chest serves as a constant reminder that his life will never be the same after the Covid vaccine.The Melbourne teacher — a previously healthy father-of-two who was into running, footy,…

A serious public health alert has been issued in the US after a nationwide spike of “extensively drug-resistant” shigellosis.The highly contagious bacterial infection attacks the intestines and causes inflammatory, sometimes bloody,…

Vulnerable people are getting hooked on a horror “zombie” drug known as “tranq” that destroys users’ flesh because, unknown to them, it’s been mixed with heroin and fentanyl.And as bad as heroin and fentanyl are, there at least treatments…

Health authorities have issued an urgent warning against buying orange “Nike-tick” MDMA pills after a number of hospitalisations.The Victorian Department of Health issued the warning on Tuesday The pills in question have been found to…

A controversial Great Keppel Island beachfront bar that’s only a month old has become a ghost town, leaving its umbrellas closed and deck chairs stacked for more than a fortnight.It was only a short time ago that Keppel Beach Club was…

In wake of resignation of Punjab Horticulture Minister Fauja Singh Sarari on Saturday, Balbir Singh was sworn-in as a minister and allocated the Health and Family Welfare portfolio. The legislator from Patiala Rural, Balbir Singh is an eye…

Traditional PCR testing has been axed to ease the burden on taxpayers, a top doctor has revealed. As the federal government announced those looking to get a PCR test will now require a referral from their GP, one of the country’s leading…

Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla has been reprimanded by a pharmaceutical watchdog for making “misleading” statements about children’s Covid vaccines, according to a report.In early December 2021, Dr Bourla used an interview with BBC…