Australia Health News API

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            "title": "Young people taking initiative to quit at Canberra's first dedicated vaping support program",
            "description": "The number of young people who have tried a vape has almost tripled since 2018, but Canberra's first dedicated vaping support program says young people are taking it upon themselves to overcome addiction.",
            "content": "Cameron Owens-Gale first picked up vaping almost 10 years ago in California, before they became popular in Australia.\nHe'd kept up the habit irregularly over the decade, until a cough and sharp chest pains started to persist, and the now-28-year-old ... [5067 chars]",
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            "description": "An outbreak of the long-dormant, highly contagious bacterial infection diphtheria in Western Australia's north is raising alarm among government officials and experts.",
            "content": "Cases of the potentially fatal bacterial infection diphtheria have more than tripled in the past month in Western Australia's far north.\nThe WA Country Health Service said there were 27 notified cases of diphtheria in the Kimberley, and growing — com... [3500 chars]",
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            "description": "Ross Lamb had no idea that Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy could have anything to do with his prostate cancer. Until he phoned his aunt.",
            "content": "April 19, 2026 — 5:00am\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove items from your saved list to add more.\nSave this article for later\nAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.\nRoss Lamb vaguely recalls something... [6933 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/national/it-s-the-deadliest-cancer-for-australian-men-this-test-could-be-life-saving-for-many-and-their-daughters-20260407-p5zlwa.html",
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