Over the past two weeks, Sydney has witnessed a reportedly ‘alarming outbreak of the flu.’ Sydney doctors diagnosed 559 cases of the flu last week, a spike of 175 cases from the previous week. This year has seen an increased number of Australians presenting with flu symptoms at hospital emergency departments. Reminding people that it’s not too late to get vaccinated against the flu, Dr Vicky Shepard from NSW Health said “flu is a…

‘Life is short, so smile while you still have teeth’ – Anon Teeth seem to be popping up in the media a lot lately. Most prominently, News.com.au published an international story about a young man, Ashik Gavai, 17, India, who had to have 232 teeth removed. That’s right, 232 teeth. How can this be, when…

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With more than 1,050 reported cases in the past two weeks alone, this year the flu is back with a vengeance and it’s young people copping the brunt of it. Latest Department of Health (DoH) figures show 7,881 cases of influenza have been reported in Australia to date – and we’re only halfway through winter.…