30.07.2026

A day in the Gladstone Transit Lounge

Transit lounges across Queensland are streamlining patient flow by freeing up critical beds across wards and emergency departments. The dedicated, nurse-led spaces are designed for patients awaiting admission, transfer, discharge or outpatient

29.07.2026

From a low to a life-changing high

Undergoing more than 800 dialysis treatments took an enormous toll on Tristam, but his life took a different direction in an instant, thanks to a generous donation from an unknown organ donor.

27.07.2026

Sun safe and scoring points

Grassroots touch football affiliates across Queensland are heading up a new push to make sun safety part of every game-day routine. With Queensland retaining the unenviable title of skin cancer capital of the world and the Gold Coast sitting right

24.07.2026

Life at Glenbrook: connection, comfort, and community

Transitioning to aged care is a big life change. At Queensland Health’s 45-bed Glenbrook facility, Advanced Recreation Officer Julie ensures this new chapter, and every day that follows, is filled with joy, compassion, and care.

16.07.2026

Socks, scarves and sniffles: why we get sick more in winter

Winter is often known to be flu season, but Dr Yudish Soonarane says it's not necessarily the cold weather - but more our behaviours when the weather turns dreary that leads to us catching influenza, covid, RSV or other viral respiratory infections.

13.07.2026

Surgery Connect delivers life-changing relief for Kelly

Thanks to Queensland Health's Surgery Connect Program, Kelly Riley was able to get life-changing surgery sooner, after suffering from excruciating pain in her lower back, hip and leg for 18 months.

10.07.2026

Closing the gap starts long before graduation

One of Queensland's most promising investments continues to grow by recognising the strengths, knowledge, and leadership that First Nations students bring into the workforce.

03.07.2026

PPEP Talk: Changing conversations around periods, pelvic pain, and endometriosis

The Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia (PPFA) is transforming how we teach and speak about pelvic health to high school students through its Periods, Pain, and Endometriosis Program (PPEP Talk®) by inviting boys to be part of the conversation.

01.07.2026

More young people are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer – why?

A growing number of Queenslanders are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, as it now becomes the fourth most common type of cancer diagnosed and second most common cause of cancer-related deaths.