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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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  • A spike in drug overdose deaths sparks calls for more action

    A spike in drug overdose deaths sparks calls for more action
    Jun 20 2026
    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 Australians died from drug-induced causes in a single year, the deadliest year on record. CEO John Ryan says the toll is now almost double the national road toll, and frontline workers warn the illicit drug market is becoming more unpredictable, with addiction affecting people from all walks of life.
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    5 mins
  • 'The need is constant': Red Cross calls for more blood donors

    'The need is constant': Red Cross calls for more blood donors
    Jun 13 2026
    For families relying on transfusions, donated blood can mean the difference between life and death. For others, the decision to donate is shaped by culture, experience and how well they understand the system. Lifeblood is urging more Australians to donate blood, warning the need is constant and cannot be met without regular donors. But as Australia's population becomes more diverse, experts say the country's blood supply also needs to reflect that change, with some patients needing blood that is more closely matched to their background.
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    5 mins
  • SBS Speaks to Dr Marianne Jauncey about NSW's only medically supervised injecting centre

    SBS Speaks to Dr Marianne Jauncey about NSW's only medically supervised injecting centre
    May 30 2026
    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 been 25 years since the centre opened in Sydney’s Kings Cross, becoming the first supervised injecting facility in the Southern Hemisphere. Staff have since supervised more than 1.3 million injections, managed more than 12-thousand overdoses without a single death, and made more than 25-thousand referrals for treatment and care. For more, SBS spoke with the centre's Medical Director Dr Marianne Jauncey.

    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 been 25 years since the centre opened in Sydney’s Kings Cross, becoming the first supervised injecting facility in the Southern Hemisphere.

    Staff have since supervised more than 1.3 million injections, managed more than 12-thousand overdoses without a single death, and made more than 25-thousand referrals for treatment and care.

    For more, SBS spoke with the centre's Medical Director Dr Marianne Jauncey.
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    15 mins
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