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‘Be prepared’: Victorians warned of thunderstorm asthma risk ahead of intense pollen season (opens the original)
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Victorians are being urged to prepare for potentially deadly thunderstorm asthma as health experts warn of an intense hay fever season following a wet and warm winter. Ten years ago, Victoria experienced the world’s largest and most catastrophic thunderstorm asthma event, one which led to the deaths of 10 people and caused breathing issues in thousands of others. Chief Health Officer Dr Caroline McElnay said a relatively warm and rainy winter had led to a lot of grass growth around the state, co
Flu cases surge 400 per cent as unusually late season takes off (opens the original)
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A 400 per cent spike in influenza cases across Victoria is expected to continue rising over the school holidays, placing pressure on emergency departments and fuelling an increase in workplace absences. Chief Health Officer Dr Caroline McElnay said this year’s influenza season had arrived unusually late, and was set to peak well past the traditional mid-winter surges observed in 2024 and 2025. “We’re seeing a rise in our notifications for respiratory illnesses, and that’s driven by influenza. We
Doctors are treating record numbers of kids bitten by dogs – and most are their pets (opens the original)
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A record number of Victorian children are being hospitalised for dog bites, with doctors treating more than 1000 injuries over the past nine years including skull fractures and extensive facial wounds. Last year, 133 children were admitted to the state’s largest paediatric health service, The Royal Children’s Hospital, for dog bite injuries. This is 50 per cent higher than 2018 figures. The rise in dog bite injuries coincides with a well-documented increase in pet ownership during the pandemic.
Cancer patient dies after 150 critical hospital referrals left in boxes for 16 months (opens the original)
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A cancer patient has died and another is terminal after a Victorian hospital, still reliant on paper records, failed to triage 150 critical referrals left sitting in cardboard boxes for up to 16 months. Mildura Base Public Hospital has reported the sentinel events to the state’s health watchdog, Safer Care Victoria, and is undertaking its own investigation into the lengthy and potentially fatal delays. The delays involve dozens of patients with cancer symptoms who need colonoscopies and other di
Hospital ‘bed block’ fix: How emergency departments are keeping older Victorians at home (opens the original)
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In January, 90-year-old Joan Rodriquez fell off a chair and hit her head on her tiled kitchen floor. The artist – who cut her elbow and bruised her left leg and hip – pressed the emergency alarm on her watch and was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital by ambulance. But instead of being admitted as a patient, she was assessed by an emergency doctor and a geriatrician and sent home with a comprehensive team of health professionals. “For older people, the longer you stay in hospital the less function y
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