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Job seeker claims cafe rejected resume due to face mask under relaxed COVID-19 rules

A West Gippsland resident says they were knocked back from a potential hospitality job after telling managers they would prefer to wear a mask while working.

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Innovative skincare

Fascinated by therapeutic advances, Charles Rosier applies his financial background to support medical research.

Bangkok Post

New NT COVID-19 infections double in a week, health workers say case numbers likely higher than official figures

Low numbers of daily COVID-19 cases are beginning to climb rapidly again in the NT, where health workers say the official daily average is likely a significant under-count.

ABC News

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Third meningococcal death in NSW prompts health warning

"I urge everyone not to discount symptoms when they appear or assume it may be just a mild infection. If you suspect meningococcal disease, don't wait for the rash - see a doctor immediately."

Newcastle Herald

2 Tobacco Stocks to Buy Before It Gets Too Late

Amid increased health awareness, tobacco usage has declined over the past years. However, the U.S. is still a leading tobacco producer. And given the introduction of new products and sticky consumer habits, the industry should witness stable growth. Thus, investors should buy fundamentally strong tobacco stocks Altria Group (MO) and…

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Third meningococcal death in NSW

A third person has died from meningococcal disease in NSW this year and health authorities are urging people to be alert for symptoms of the infection.

AAP

After a Crackdown on a Pain Clinic, a Tragic Double Suicide

After losing access to opioids, many patients can’t live with constant pain.

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The carbolic smoke ball was a 19th century health scam. It changed the way medicine can be marketed forever

The inventor of the carbolic smoke ball guaranteed that users would not get sick if they used it correctly. One woman took him to court when she fell ill — and won.

ABC News

Latest Covid variant BQ1 resisting treatment for existing strains as expert 'concerned'

Virologist Connor Bamford said we "need to be a little bit concerned" about the new omicron variant known as BQ1, which seems to be immune to current Covid treatment

Daily Mirror

A medieval approach to managing Covid

Brief letters: Non-testing times | Hoarding false teeth | Getting lost backstage | The little man on the cross

The Guardian - UK

Strep A symptoms, how long it's contagious for and how it spreads

Parents have been reminded that the Strep A infection is still incredibly rare but these are the symptoms, signs and other things you need to know about the illness

Wales Online

Strep A update from Health Security Agency after case confirmed in Merseyside

The UK Health Security Agency warned parents to keep a close eye on their children

Liverpool Echo

Strep A tests sell out online as parents try to buy at-home kits

At least six children across the UK have died of Strep A bacterial infection. It can cause illnesses from a sore throat to scarlet fever

Chronicle Live

Covid pandemic restrictions could be behind rise in Strep A infections, health chief says

Health authorities ‘concerned’ by spate of infections and deaths

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The Independent UK

Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5

Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5

Manchester Evening News

The deadline for getting protected against this year's flu and Covid-19 in time for Christmas Day

"Most people are aware of how ill Covid can make you: they may have forgotten that flu can be a killer,” says one Greater Manchester GP

The Independent UK

Why 150,000 schoolchildren missed a cancer-preventing vaccine last year

The jab is offered to girls and boys aged 11 to 13 to prevent mouth, anal, cervical and penile tumours, but uptake plunged due to school closures during Covid

Daily Mirror

GPs told to give kids antibiotics if they suspect youngsters have killer Strep A

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has urged medics to take "low threshold" after the deadly infection was linked to the deaths of seven children including a 12-year-old in South London

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The Independent UK

American teens are ‘swapping alcohol for drugs’

Cannabis among teens increased 245 per cent between 2000 and 2020, with the largest rise coming since 2017 as many states decriminalised the drug

The Independent UK

Strep A outbreak: Everything we know as nine children die of bacterial infection

Parents advised to be mindful of signs including characteristic rash and red tongue also known as ‘strawberry tongue’

Wales Online

Downing Street issues Strep A warning to parents after seven deaths

"We are seeing a higher number of cases of Group A strep this year compared to usual. The bacteria we know causes a mild infection which is easily treated with antibiotics and in rare circumstances it can get into the bloodstream and cause serious illness"

The Independent UK

How long can you test positive for Covid and when are you infectious?

A surge in cases is indicating a new wave has started in the UK

The Independent UK

Downing Street urges parents to be ‘on the lookout’ amid rising cases of Strep A

No 10 also denied there was a shortage of the antibiotic amoxicillin.

Evening Standard

Strep A: Covid pandemic restrictions could be behind UK’s spike cases, says health chief

At least six children in the UK have died after contracting rare severe Strep A infections

Wales Online

Welsh GP says we 'don't really know' where Strep A outbreak will go as alert issued

The chair of the Royal College of GPs in Wales, Dr Rowena Christmas, urged parents not to dismiss their concerns if their child is unwell

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