The Pulse: Health alerts

NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after another two new cases were confirmed in Sydney. 

With the arrival of summer, NSW Health is urging people to protect themselves from mosquito bites after earlier than expected detections of two mosquito borne viruses that can cause brain swelling.

A ‘cool centre’ has been established in the Blacktown City Council area, offering respite to people in the community during this heatwave.

NSW Health is providing a broad health warning to the community about the danger of using drugs thought to be cocaine, following a recent increase in opioid overdoses in the Sydney and Northern NSW regions.

A recent Western Sydney study has revealed that fewer than one in five people living with psoriasis (just 20.6 per cent) are aware of the strong link between their skin condition and cardiovascular disease (CVD)—despite psoriasis being an independent risk factor for serious heart events such as heart attack and stroke.

NSW Health is warning people about the health risks of eating wild mushrooms as poisonous death cap mushrooms, have been found growing in NSW.

NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a confirmed case who was infectious while visiting several locations in Western Sydney.