My entire face had to be peeled off to save my life
A Queensland man has undergone marathon 20-hour “Face/Off’ surgery in which the skin was peeled off his face to remove his cancerous jaw.
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Way to a Parkinson’s breakthrough is through the stomach
A Brisbane clinical trial will pursue a suspected link between Parkinson’s disease and an imbalance of bacteria in the gut.
‘Living in hell’: Brisbane mum’s plea for under 18 social media ban
A Brisbane mum is calling for anyone under 18 to be banned from social media slamming it as obsession that is “as dangerous in young hands as alcohol”.
Perilously low: Medication shortage alert as Qld faces worst winter since Covid
Doctors are warning of a shortage of medications to treat some of the illnesses surging in Queensland as winter closes in amid urgent calls for the government to act.
Body of evidence: Social media poisoning teenagers’ self-image
Nearly half of Australian high school children have skipped school due to poor body image and the majority of them report that social media fuelled their insecurity.
Designer baby ban as ‘dangerous’ IVF gender shopping revealed
Shocking allegations of gender selection within the state’s embattled fertility industry are being investigated by the health ombudsman.
Qld Covid warning: ‘Particularly contagious’ new variant set to hit
Vulnerable Queenslanders have been urged to update their vaccination status amid a warning about a new wave of Covid on the way.
Migrants blamed for surge in Qld cases of deadly disease
There have been 30 per cent more cases of this deadly disease in the first five months of 2024 than in the whole of 2023, with Queensland Health pinning the spike on an increase in migrant numbers.
Heartbreaking name little girl with rare condition hears people calling her
Few doctors have seen a case like that of brave little Jessi, but despite early fears for her life, this two-year-old Queenslander had beaten all odds, including dealing with the name she hears others calling her.
‘We need to know how many’: New top docs’ big question for govt
The new chief of the Australian Medical Association Queensland wants to solve the most pressing challenge in the state’s health system, but says he needs clarity from the government.
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