19.12.2024

A day in the life of a nurse navigator

Nurse navigators play an important role helping patients navigate the complexities of a modern health system

11.12.2024

How to stress less this holiday season

Ever feel like the holidays aren't all they're cracked up to be when it comes to managing your stress levels? It's when stressful situations aren't resolved and stress keeps your body in a constant state of arousal, that it can take a toll on your

10.12.2024

Breast cancer - a survivor's story

Kerry inherited a gene mutation which can increase a person’s chances of developing breast (and other) cancers. She has survived four bouts with breast cancer. This is her story.

25.11.2024

Dehydration - the condition all Queenslanders need to be aware of

It’s warming up, Queensland! This summer, it’s predicted we’ll experience warmer than average temperatures across the state. While we often talk about dehydration in relation to the elderly, children and babies, the reality is everyone can be

20.11.2024

What men should know about STIs—a guy's guide to healthy sex

Are you thinking all is good down there, but you’re not totally sure because you’ve never actually had a checkup … and don’t really want to? Is something burning, is there weird discharge or a rash down there, and you’re a little nervous?

14.11.2024

Living with diabetes: stories of the everyday realities of life with a chronic condition

Diabetes is surprisingly common, with about 1 in 20 Australians diagnosed and living with it. Read on to find out more about the different types of diabetes and hear from three Queenslanders to learn what it’s like to live with.

12.11.2024

5 things you may not know about dementia

It’s estimated that over 421,000 Australians are living with dementia, and more than 1.6 million people in Australia are involved in the care of someone with dementia. Dementia involves a decline in thinking, memory, behaviour, and mood that gets

07.11.2024

Meet our Emergency Department heroes

Ever wondered what it's like to work in an Emergency Department (ED)? Most of our Queensland public hospitals have an ED open 24 hours. They are busy places, and staff usually can't anticipate how many patients or what types of health conditions they

07.11.2024

New psychoactive substances (NPS) explained: bath salts, herbal highs and health risks

You may have heard the terms bath salts, legal highs, herbal highs, party pills, social tonics, research chemicals, or synthetic drugs. They are some of the alternative names given to new psychoactive substances, or NPS.