Westmead specialist says bowel cancer survival improving
Improvements in surgery are giving hope to the thousands of Australians diagnosed with bowel cancer each year.
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Parramatta’s homeless receive free health screening
The new outreach team will become a regular presence in Parramatta.
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Staff to sport jerseys for worthy cause
If you see a lot of Western Sydney Local Health District staff wearing footy jerseys tomorrow, it’s not just because they’re excited to watch the Eels take on the Broncos.
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Use a condom: gonorrhoea on the rise in Australia
Western Sydney is on the front line of the fight against drug-resistant STI’s.
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First baby born in new women’s health wing at baby booming Blacktown
‘Perfect’ was how new mum Sheela Kharel described Blacktown Hospital’s new birthing unit today, after her baby boy made history as the first arrival in the unit this afternoon.
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Participants wanted: Study to investigate impact of apartment living on kids
Western Sydney Local Health District’s population team want to talk to you. WSLHD, in conjunction with the City of Parramatta Council, are conducting a study to find out what parents think about living in an apartment with their children and how this impacts children’s health and development
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Westmead winning battle against world’s biggest cancer killer
Westmead Hospital patient Peter Suffolk is living proof that Westmead Hospital’s cancer team is taking major leaps forward against one of the world’s deadliest diseases: lung cancer.
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Two travellers return to Sydney with measles
NSW Health is urging people to vaccinate against measles before overseas travel after two NSW residents contracted the disease in South America and New Zealand.
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Clear labels set to send sugar packing
Health experts want drinks to show exactly how many teaspoons of sugar we’re drinking.
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Record feedback helps drive culture change
Six hundred-plus staff ideas will be used to drive major and positive cultural change across the district.
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