New test buys crucial time for kids
The most in-depth genetic testing will be offered to Queensland children to help identify diseases that have previously taken years to diagnose.
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Health shock: The unlikely disorder afflicting our elderly
It’s a syndrome not usually associated with the elderly, but it is now afflicting older Queenslanders at a disturbing rate.
Nurse who told patient to ‘masturbate’ back on the job
Colleagues of a 13 HEALTH hotline nurse who bizarrely told a distressed patient with severe abdominal pain to masturbate under the shower and rub oil on her anus are shocked that she is back at her desk.
Mistakes that make hospitals deadly for allergy sufferers
Six-year-old Chloe Hendersen was in a hospital when she was served an egg for breakfast, despite having an egg allergy. It could have proved fatal. Such mistakes make hospitals one of the most dangerous places for people with allergies.
Full list: GP wages languish as specialists soar
The hourly wage rate for GPs has increased just $1 in the past five years, meaning small community doctor surgeries are becoming unviable. Medicare funding not keeping up with inflation has been blamed for the low rate.
Thousands dying each year through doctor mistakes
Doctors are making 140,000 diagnostic mistakes each year and most of the blunders are preventable, shock new Queensland research has revealed.
Speedy delivery: Birth after breakfast, home by lunch
Thousands of mums a year are being sent home from hospital on the same day they give birth as an exodus of women from private obstetrics overwhelms Queensland’s public hospital system.
Health Minister’s advice to croaky DJ
Queensland’s Health Minister Steven Miles urged a Brisbane radio host with a croaky throat to get tested for COVID-19, despite having no other symptoms. It comes as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was this week criticised for delaying a test after losing her voice.
New silicosis protection a game-changer
Queensland workers dealing with potentially deadly silica dust will now have access to a training and safety program designed to minimise and manage the risk of exposure.
Calls for help: Eating disorders intensify during pandemic
THE pandemic has intensified eating disorder struggles with support services reporting a tsunami of calls to their helplines and the Federal Government has responded with a cash injection
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