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2019 media releases from NSW Health
Content 1
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2019/12 - December
Stay healthy this New Year's eve
[31 December 2019]
Make healthy New Year’s resolutions
[30 December 2019]
Warning over deadly ‘LEGO’ ecstasy pills
[28 December 2019]
New Year heat alert
[27 December 2019]
Heat and bushfire smoke health alert for NSW
[20 December 2019]
Avoid salmonella food poisoning this Christmas
[19 December 2019]
Have a safe and healthy holiday season
[19 December 2019]
Heat and bushfire smoke health alert for NSW
[18 December 2019]
If a bat needs rescuing, call the experts
[17 December 2019]
NSW Health warns of unusual rise in viral gastroenteritis
[17 December 2019]
Eight NSW patients now receiving care
[13 December 2019]
Take care: bushfire smoke still about
[13 December 2019]
Measles alert
[13 December 2019]
Ten victims to receive critical care in NSW
[12 December 2019]
Alert: Variable and high dose MDMA tablets circulating in the community
[12 December 2019]
Warnings over counterfeit benzodiazepines
[12 December 2019]
Latest BHI report shows record winter numbers
[11 December 2019]
Young and old should heed smoke advice
[10 December 2019]
Beat the heat and smoke
[9 December 2019]
NSW Health reinforces smoke health warnings
[6 December 2019]
2019/11 - November
Get tested – Let's eliminate HIV transmission
[25 November 2019]
Safe sex reminder ahead of Schoolies
[22 November 2019]
Early season heatwave alert
[19 November 2019]
Bushfire smoke again prompts health alert
[14 November 2019]
Breathing problems up due to bushfires
[13 November 2019]
Bushfire smoke health alert
[11 November 2019]
Stop flu hitching a ride home from your holidays
[4 November 2019]
2019/10 - October
NSW Health again urges against consuming CORE Powerfoods
[30 October 2019]
Salmonella gastro linked to frozen microwave meals
[19 October 2019]
Side sleep in pregnancy to reduce stillbirth risk
[15 October 2019]
2019/09 - September
Flu case numbers continue to drop
[27 September 2019]
Measles alert following third locally acquired case
[26 September 2019]
Flu down, but not out
[20 September 2019]
Western Sydney measles alert
[20 September 2019]
Flu numbers continue to drop
[13 September 2019]
Emergency departments impacted by record flu
[11 September 2019]
Gastro cases spike among children
[10 September 2019]
Measles alert following another case from New Zealand
[9 September 2019]
Flu numbers fall as spring arrives
[6 September 2019]
Funds clarify out-of-pocket claims are false
[6 September 2019]
Measles alert for travellers to New Zealand
[5 September 2019]
Multicultural Health Week 2019: A focus on new and emerging communities
[2 September 2019]
2019/08 - August
Influenza upswing shows flu season far from over
[30 August 2019]
Alert for plane passengers after third measles case in returned traveller
[24 August 2019]
Flu continues with wintry conditions
[23 August 2019]
Two travellers return to Sydney with measles
[23 August 2019]
NSW hospitals providing more care to young people
[21 August 2019]
South Korean community urged to be alert for hepatitis A
[21 August 2019]
Flu cases remain stable across NSW
[16 August 2019]
It's not too late to vaccinate
[9 August 2019]
Flu season may have passed its peak
[2 August 2019]
2019/07 - July
Flu cases on the decline
[26 July 2019]
Get treated and cured on Hepatitis Awareness Week
[22 July 2019]
Drought may raise risk of Q fever
[22 July 2019]
Beat the flu to go back to school
[19 July 2019]
Seasons change could signal more meningococcal
[18 July 2019]
Freeze the spread of flu these school holidays
[11 July 2019]
Measles alert after a new Sydney case in a returned traveller
[9 July 2019]
New measles alert after tourist visits Sydney while infectious
[6 July 2019]
Visitors asked to get vaccinated to stop aged care outbreaks
[5 July 2019]
GP rules for vaccine storage strengthened
[4 July 2019]
2019/06 - June
Protect the elderly this winter
[28 June 2019]
Flu jab crucial as winter sets in
[21 June 2019]
NSW boasts high HPV vaccination rate for Aboriginal students
[17 June 2019]
Hand hygiene helps keep flu bugs at bay
[14 June 2019]
BHI shows effect of early flu season
[12 June 2019]
Help protect the elderly during flu season
[7 June 2019]
Measles alert for airport plane and train passengers
[6 June 2019]
Measles alert for the Central Coast and plane passengers
[3 June 2019]
2019/05 - May
World No Tobacco Day
[31 May 2019]
Winter is here – get your flu shot now!
[31 May 2019]
Know your risk, take a test, and help eliminate HIV
[24 May 2019]
Kids under five urged to get flu shot
[24 May 2019]
Updated health alert as smoke haze to continue
[22 May 2019]
Smoke prompts health alert
[21 May 2019]
Flu season starts - vaccinate now to beat the bug
[20 May 2019]
International Nurses Day celebrated
[12 May 2019]
New measles case in returned traveller
[8 May 2019]
International Day of the Midwife
[5 May 2019]
Nominations open for top nurses and midwives
[3 May 2019]
New measles alert for country NSW
[3 May 2019]
2019/04 - April
Beware the potential perils of potting mix
[21 April 2019]
Travellers heading overseas urged to get measles jab
[18 April 2019]
Don’t serve up Salmonella this Easter
[18 April 2019]
Swat the mozzies this school break
[14 April 2019]
Any day in May is great to vaccinate against flu
[12 April 2019]
Measles alert for Sydney and Maitland
[10 April 2019]
NSW vaccination rates for one year olds reach record levels
[9 April 2019]
Tourist sparks interstate measles alert
[8 April 2019]
Alert as measles cases hit north coast
[7 April 2019]
Woman with measles sparks fresh alert
[5 April 2019]
Fresh alert as measles cases hit 30
[4 April 2019]
Measles alert two cases in infants
[2 April 2019]
2019/03 - March
Measles alert for plane passengers
[28 March 2019]
Measles alert for school kids, backpackers
[21 March 2019]
Measles alert - Two new cases in Western Sydney
[19 March 2019]
Summer flu strikes aged care facilities
[18 March 2019]
NSW Health warns of a rise in gastroenteritis among children
[15 March 2019]
NSW Health renews measles travel alert
[14 March 2019]
Dust storm today prompts health warning
[6 March 2019]
Two new measles cases in Sydney
[4 March 2019]
2019/02 - February
Mosquito trapping identifies Ross River virus
[22 February 2019]
New measles alert for Sydney residents
[22 February 2019]
More support for NSW public hospital junior doctors
[10 February 2019]
Flu hitches a ride home to NSW with travellers
[8 February 2019]
New measles alert for plane passengers
[8 February 2019]
Report into Dr Gayed released
[7 February 2019]
2019/01 - January
New measles alert for plane passengers
[31 January 2019]
Keep lunches cool as kids head back to school
[30 January 2019]
Back to school immunisation reminder
[29 January 2019]
Extra festival safety measures ready
[25 January 2019]
Two new measles cases prompts fresh alert
[25 January 2019]
New measles alert for NSW residents
[24 January 2019]
Legionnaires’ cases prompt cooling tower checks
[23 January 2019]
Air pollution warning, high ozone levels
[16 January 2019]
Heat alert across Sydney and NSW
[15 January 2019]
New measles alert for airline passengers
[15 January 2019]
Measles alert for airline passengers
[14 January 2019]
Know the effects, seek help, keep your mates safe
[12 January 2019]
Fifth infectious measles case in NSW
[10 January 2019]
A helping hand to get healthy in 2019
[9 January 2019]
Amoebic meningitis warning as water temperatures rise
[9 January 2019]
Heat warning across Sydney and NSW
[4 January 2019]
Hospital emergency departments performing well over holiday peak period
[3 January 2019]
Third infectious measles case in NSW
[3 January 2019]
Resolve to be healthier in new year
[2 January 2019]
NSW Health issues new measles alert
[2 January 2019]
Content 2
Current as at: Friday 21 December 2018
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