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Sepsis is a potentially deadly condition that happens when the immune system has an extreme response to infection.

It can cause irreversible organ damage.

Australian researchers are developing a new drug designed to restore cells that become degraded.

The latest health news, including a curriculum changes in Victoria to bring phonics learning into the classrooms.

A look at Australia's COVID, influenza and RSV numbers, and the vaccination rates for winter.

And concerns over the quality of research in a paper on excess mortality rates during the COVID pandemic published in the British Medical Journal.

Age-related macular degeneration is a common disease which leads to a loss of central vision.

While it's still a rarity reserved for astronauts and the very rich, space travel is becoming more common.

We know it changes the body, both at the physiological and the cellular level.

But we're still in the dark about what this means for long-term health when crew members splash back down to earth.

A look at some of the Health Report correspondence this week, including iron infusions and more on migraines.

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A look at some of the Health Report correspondence this week, including asthma prevention and the etymology of migraine.

You can email us at healthreport@abc.net.au