Janelle Miles

John Gerrard will step down as Queensland's Chief Health Officer next month, describing threats of violence as a low point of his three years in the role.

Kindie Kastrissios keeps a bag packed at her front door ready for the next emergency visit to hospital with daughter Scarlett.

A leading children's hospital has released a list of the top 10 things children stick up their noses, requiring a trip to the emergency department.

Whooping cough vaccination rates among pregnant women in Queensland have plummeted amid a surge in cases of the bacterial infection in 2024 — almost 23 times the number at the same period last year.

A synthetic opioid linked to overdose deaths has been detected in a suspected counterfeit oxycontin tablet at a Brisbane pill testing site, triggering an urgent alert.

Australian swimming legend Dawn Fraser is in hospital after a fall, a family spokesman has confirmed.

Australian surgeon David Bade consulted an international brains trust before operating on Ocie Ni Dheasmhunaigh, who has a form of dwarfism so extremely rare, she's one of only three known cases in Australia.

A dying Queensland mother living with cystic fibrosis has again cheated death with a heart and double lung transplant.

It could be a Christmas tree, decorated with fairy lights. But there's no shiny baubles or tinsel draped over its branches, no star on top or neatly wrapped presents underneath.