For patients recovering from critical illness, the moment a breathing tube comes out is often remembered as vividly as the day they were admitted. Yet behind…
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In communities across northern and central Australia, rheumatic heart disease continues to affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at rates among…
Cancer risk assessment is becoming more accessible to people living outside Brisbane as genetic counselling moves into regional hospitals, telehealth services…
Australia runs on round-the-clock rosters. Nurses at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, paramedics across Metro North, truck drivers along the Bruce…
Australia faces a persistent challenge with childhood overweight and obesity. Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare indicates that around…
Universities and health services in Queensland generate valuable information every day: clinical records, trial results, imaging, surveys, genomic data and…
Smoking during pregnancy remains one of the most preventable causes of poor birth outcomes in Australia. Each year, thousands of babies are born smaller,…
Sepsis can develop quickly, often before a patient appears critically unwell. In an emergency department, clinicians must interpret observations, symptoms,…
Living with type 1 diabetes for several decades can involve repeated exposure to high and low blood glucose, vascular risk, sleep disruption and the daily…
High blood pressure is often called a “silent” condition because many people feel well while vascular damage develops over time. Regular screening can identify…
