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Brain scans at the Monash Brain Park. 17/5/2023

Qld scientists’ shock revelation for everyone who’s had Covid

Queensland researchers have discovered coronavirus significantly alters the brain long after recovery, with MRI scans revealing lasting changes even in people without ongoing symptoms.

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EMBARGOED TILL 6TH DECEMBER 2025 - WEEKEND PAPER ONLY - 24/11/2025: Ron Boswell, former Senator for Queensland, 85, with Professor John Fraser who saved him from Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), at Boswells home in Kangaroo Point, Brisbane. pic: Lyndon Mechielsen

Ex Senator’s health nightmare after routine knee surgery

It was a routine knee replacement surgery that turned into a nightmare for a former Senator, who is now championing this research into the lethal condition that almost took his life.

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Sarina's Danny Pitcher has been diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer as his family prepared for their last Christmas together. Picture: Supplied by Pitcher family

Family faces last Christmas after shock diagnosis

This beloved father and grandfather thought retirement was approaching until a routine eye test revealed devastating news.

Eight-year-old Xavier Pudovkin has been battling neuroblastoma since 2021 with his mum Danielle. Picture: Supplied

‘If we run out of funds … he dies’: The real cost of cancer

A mother forced to close her business and spend $1m on her young son’s cancer treatment reveals the devastating financial toll this insidious illness has on young Australian families.

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Australia’s new Covid jab: Who should get it

The TGA has given the green light to Australia’s latest Covid vaccine as the LP.8.1 variant spreads rapidly worldwide, sparking fresh health concerns. See if you should get the jab.

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A smiling female sitting next to a pool with a tan line and sunburn on her back.

Horror sunscreen trend sparks fresh fears for younger Aussies

Australia is known for its harsh conditions but a horror new trend has doctors fearing the worst.

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Lexy Thornberry was diagnosed with head and neck cancer at just 24 years old.

‘I want to live’: Former Love Island reality star’s rare cancer battle

Lexy Thornberry’s days are now measured by the little things: If she goes a day without needing painkillers, or if she gets out of bed on her own.

John Wilson joined the Peter Mac-led study to find answers about his rare inherited blood disease. Image: Supplied.

How my eyebrow hairs uncovered I had a serious blood condition

John Wilson was incorrectly diagnosed with a condition he had feared he would pass on to his children. This is the incredible science behind how his eyebrow hairs finally gave him answers.

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Edge of Tomorrow

Science fiction to fact: Futuristic exoskeletons get patients moving again

Scientists have developed revolutionary ankle-powered exoskeletons that could dramatically extend walking ability for people facing the devastating progression of motor neurone disease.

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The family of Stephen Hawking and Neale Daniher have united in the fight against MND.

‘Great minds’: Stephen Hawking, AFL legend families join forces

AFL legend Neale Daniher’s FightMND has put a huge sum towards a global effort to find a cure for motor neurone disease. It’s been backed by the late Stephen Hawking’s daughter.

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Tumour bombshell: The real reason I’m walking away

Nikki Osborne thought she had it all – a career, new house, a family. She was the master of her own destiny. Then came “the f**ckening”.

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Sandi Gerschwitz lives with early onset Parkinson's. Picture: Sandi Gerschwitz.

My life living in concrete, how it feels to have Parkinson’s

Sandi Gerschwitz describes living with Parkinson’s as being ‘in a wetsuit full of sand’ as Queensland researchers unveil a drug that could halt the disease.

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Alisha Wintour who will have a pay cut of $30,000 if government continues with the proposal to cut wages of radiation clinicians and nuclear scientists, pictured at home with her children. Picture Lachie Millard

‘We are not easily replaced’: Medics walk as $30k bonus cut

Cancer treatment specialists have threatened to quit Queensland after the state government moved to cut bonuses up to $30,000.

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Generic photo to illustrate breast exam for breast cancer. Picture: iStock

World-first scanner can see breast cancer years before it develops

A world-first breast cancer scanner arriving in Brisbane next year can detect deadly warning signs up to four years before cancer develops.

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