
One Nation’s health policies based on misconceptions and may cost the taxpayer, experts warn
Former Howard-era adviser says Pauline Hanson’s party is channelling Donald Trump’s health agenda
The Guardian
One Nation’s health policies based on misconceptions and may cost the taxpayer, experts warn
Former Howard-era adviser says Pauline Hanson’s party is channelling Donald Trump’s health agenda
The Guardian
Leading OB-GYN group breaks from CDC on maternal vaccination schedule
Medical societies endorse ACOG’s schedule, saying maternal vaccines are ‘key element’ of protection
The Guardian
RFK Jr under fire for ‘bullying’ letter to scientific journal
Health advocates criticized Kennedy’s move demanding answers from journal that removed ‘flawed’ vaccine study
The Guardian
Momfluencers are co-parenting with AI. Is it better than a man?
Women in heterosexual marriages continue to do most of the caregiving. Now some are offering guides to AI-fying parenting
The Guardian
Data is not enough: from Covid to measles, America must relearn risk communication
The confusion over hantavirus and Ebola is a reminder that we must do better at explaining how to respond to an outbreak
The Guardian
UK school leavers and new students to be offered meningitis B vaccine
One-off programme to begin in July after recent MenB outbreaks in Kent, Dorset and Berkshire killed three people
The Guardian
US insurers’ move to back vaccines sends ‘powerful’ message about safety of shots, experts say
As Trump officials take aim at vaccine schedule, scientists encouraged by companies’ desire to continue coverage
The GuardianAustralia’s winter illness season is back – what viruses are prevalent this year and when should you get vaccinated?
By Melissa Davey Medical editor
Comparatively low numbers of respiratory viruses so far this year follows the worst influenza season in Australia on record in 2025, which saw more than 500,000 confirmed infections
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/07/australia-flu-season-winter-illnesses-influenza-rsv-covid-cases-which-viruses-are-around-vaccination-when-should-you-get-vaccinated
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Australia’s winter illness season is back – what viruses are prevalent this year and when should you get vaccinated?
Comparatively low numbers of respiratory viruses so far this year follows the worst influenza season in Australia on record in 2025, which saw more than 500,000 confirmed infections
The Guardian
The right’s culture war over prostate cancer screening is damaging trust in medicine
The decision not to test all men and only screen the most at risk, including black men, is fact-based. Yet it’s been called ‘two tier’ – and labelled as misandry, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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