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'Game changer': New blood test could enable Alzheimer's detection years before symptoms
A blood test may predict the start of Alzheimer's symptoms years in advance and doctors say it could become a game changer. The study shows a blood t…
11 hours ago
INTERVIEW: What does Australia's latest health report reveal ?
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released its 2026 health report, revealing the key drivers of health outcomes across the country, …
1 week, 2 days ago
A spike in drug overdose deaths sparks calls for more action
Australia is losing one person to a drug overdose every three and a half hours. New figures from the Penington Institute show more than 2,500 Austral…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
'The need is constant': Red Cross calls for more blood donors
For families relying on transfusions, donated blood can mean the difference between life and death. For others, the decision to donate is shaped by c…
1 month ago
SBS Speaks to Dr Marianne Jauncey about NSW's only medically supervised injecting centre
New South Wales’ only medically supervised injecting centre is calling for urgent legal reform to allow more sites to open across the state. It has b…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Ebola numbers continue to rise
Cases of Ebola continue to rise in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the number of suspected cases approaching 1,000, and su…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
INTERVIEW: May is Lupus Awareness Month. SBS has spoken to mental health advocate Jenny Lai about her journey
Every May, Lupus Awareness Month is recognised around the world, to highlight the chronic autoimmune disease which is still widely misunderstood. Lup…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
People with MS concerned about losing access to NDIS as survey reveals some already don't qualify for scheme
There are fears as the government seeks to achieve its budget savings with cutbacks to NDIS access, those who need support won't receive it. A new su…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
INTERVIEW: SBS talks to Doctors Without Borders about the Ebola outbreak in the DRC
The World Health Organisation has sent a team of experts and supplies to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help combat the spread of Ebola. On Sund…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Ebola case confirmed in rebel-held area of DR Congo
Health workers are racing to contain the Bundibugyo strain of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, for which there is currently no approved…
1 month, 3 weeks ago