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Headlines on health

Headlines on health

By: SBS
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 Follow the latest news about health and wellness, with this collection of reports and interviews from the SBS News team. Hear the story behind the headline.Copyright 2025, Special Broadcasting Services Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease Politics & Government
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  • New website and app to safeguard international students in Australia

    New website and app to safeguard international students in Australia
    Feb 25 2026
    For international students studying in Australia, accessing healthcare is often seen as too expensive - or too confusing to navigate. But a new initiative - designed by international students FOR international students - aims to make services easier to find, while breaking down taboos around sexual and mental health.
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    5 mins
  • Calls for major change after deadly mental health escapes in Sydney

    Calls for major change after deadly mental health escapes in Sydney
    Feb 19 2026
    A WARNING THAT THIS STORY MAY BE DISTRESSING FOR SOME LISTENERS The New South Wales government is investigating the circumstances surrounding the escape of two patients from the same hospital, who days later were allegedly involved in separate incidents where three people died. Mental health professionals say it's again thrown the state's mental health care crisis into the spotlight.
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    6 mins
  • Australian researchers on a mission to save millions of lives from antibiotic resistance

    Australian researchers on a mission to save millions of lives from antibiotic resistance
    Feb 9 2026
    The rise of antibiotic resistance is threatening millions of lives worldwide, but “unconventional” Australian research could make obsolete medications effective again. Data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that some of the most common illnesses in the world are becoming more resistant to treatment every year. Dr Maud Eijkenboom says the current approach of developing new antibiotics is losing the battle against ever-evolving viruses and bacteria. After her son struggled with a resistant disease, Dr Eijkenboom set on her own path to discover a better way eradicate the rising wave of lethal pathogens. In 2021, she founded Lixa, a Perth-based biotech company receiving international support for its “game-changing” research. In this edition of Weekend One on One, she speaks with SBS's Cameron Carr about the impact of her research, and started by explaining what Lixa is all about.
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    14 mins
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