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Queensland doctors demand answers over end-of-life care funding

Queensland doctors demand answers over end-of-life care funding

The Australian Medical Association’s Queensland branch has made 14 submissions to the Miles government ahead of the June state budget, asking for further investments in palliative care amid uncertainty over the allocation of previous funds.

  • by Fraser Barton

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The helping hand that taught Shae how to connect with her baby

The helping hand that taught Shae how to connect with her baby

Shae Bradshaw had hoped once her baby daughter was born all her fears about being a failure as a mother would disappear.

  • by Melissa Cunningham
When Anna is called to deliver a baby, the birth plan has not gone to plan

When Anna is called to deliver a baby, the birth plan has not gone to plan

More than 600 babies are born before their arrival at hospital each year, and a new program pairs midwives with paramedics to better manage care.

  • by Mary Ward
A miracle solution for some, ‘barbaric’ for others. The truth behind the boom in cutting babies’ tongues

A miracle solution for some, ‘barbaric’ for others. The truth behind the boom in cutting babies’ tongues

The number of babies having tongue-tie releases in Australia has skyrocketed over the past two decades. But debate continues to rage about the merits of the procedure.

  • by Henrietta Cook
Arden’s electrical issues were known three years before shock hospital move
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Arden’s electrical issues were known three years before shock hospital move

Authorities knew in 2021 that electromagnetic waves from Metro Tunnel trains were a risk to Arden’s recently scrapped hospital towers.

  • by Henrietta Cook, Rachel Eddie, Kieran Rooney and Aisha Dow
The seven-day healthcare clinic that’s closed 14 per cent of the time
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The seven-day healthcare clinic that’s closed 14 per cent of the time

The GP clinic is meant to cut wait times at Northern Beaches Hospital. Instead, it’s struggling to stay open.

  • by Angus Thomson
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‘Glute master’ influencer banned by healthcare watchdog

‘Glute master’ influencer banned by healthcare watchdog

Khadije Dandachli is accused of posing as a nurse and injecting unknown substances into the buttocks of patients, allegations she denies.

  • by Angus Thomson
How Emily took advantage of one of the few ‘good things’ to come out of COVID

How Emily took advantage of one of the few ‘good things’ to come out of COVID

Chemotherapy and a transplant makes it hard for Emily West to go outside, but a post-pandemic explosion in telehealth has made it easier for her to get the care she needs.

  • by Angus Thomson
Qld public servants get 10 days’ leave for reproductive health

Qld public servants get 10 days’ leave for reproductive health

Entitlements provide days off for fertility treatments, chronic reproductive health conditions such as endometriosis and preventative screening for cancers.

  • by Fraser Barton
The case for testing children for high cholesterol

The case for testing children for high cholesterol

New research has reignited a debate about whether children should be screened for high levels of cholesterol, which is often inherited and can begin early.

  • by Aisha Dow
How two chefs from an Australian aged care home beat the world’s best cooks

How two chefs from an Australian aged care home beat the world’s best cooks

Chefs David Martin and Harry Shen are acutely aware of the bad reputation that surrounds food in aged care. It’s something they want to change. 

  • by Henrietta Cook