In late December 2025, SA Health was informed of a case of measles in an adult who was exposed overseas and visited South Australia whilst infectious. In South Australia, in 2025, there were seven cases of measles notified to SA Health. Measles in highly contagious and is a serious infection [...]

Across Australia already since 2026 began, a total of 2,500 Australians have contracted a highly transmissible new strain of influenza. The unseasonably high rate of infection for just the first week of January has been driven by a mutation of Influenza A H3N2 known as subclade K – now colloquially [...]

According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, men have different societal experiences than women, which may affect their health outcomes compared to women. Men are more likely to experience physical violence (ABS 2025) are less likely to have a bachelor’s degree or above (ABS 2025) work in occupations [...]

With the summer months and holiday season fast approaching, many people will be looking to travel overseas. If you travel outside of Australia, you may get sick from a number of diseases that vaccinations can prevent. Travellers sometimes unwittingly return home with symptoms that may cause disease outbreaks. Stirling Central [...]

The South Australian Government has announced that it is funding a Measles Vaccination Program for adults born during or after 1966 and up until 1989 who have not received two doses of the vaccine. This is because measles is a highly contagious viral disease that can cause serious complications such [...]

During the month of November, the Cancer Council and the Lung Foundation are urging Australians to become more informed of the signs, symptoms and treatment options for lung cancer, According to the Cancer Council, lung cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia and it is estimated that [...]

To date in South Australia in 2025, there have been: • 9,591 reported cases of COVID-19 with 57 deaths • 26,614 reported cases of Flu with 25 deaths • 11,049 reported cases of RSV with 5 deaths • 2,586 reported cases of Whooping Cough and no deaths For both Flu [...]

According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1 in 5 Australians aged 16 – 85 years, or 4.3 million people, have experienced a mental disorder in the past 12 months. 17% of Australians experienced an anxiety disorder and 1 in 7 children and adolescents aged 4 – 17 [...]

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia with more than 25,000 men newly diagnosed each year. Fortunately, prostate cancer is slow growing and if detected early enough, men have an excellent chance of survival. Possible symptoms of prostate cancer (which may also be caused by other conditions [...]

Since September 2024, parts of South Australia continue to be affected by the ongoing microalgae bloom, Karenia mikimotoi. This has been especially evident with the recent weather event affecting the coastline whereby a proliferation of foam was seen along the foreshore. The algae does not produce a toxin that is [...]