A bowel cancer screening nurse dismissed her symptoms. Turns out, she had the disease
When Belinda Kerwin, a bowel cancer screening nurse, developed symptoms herself she initially dismissed them, thinking she was too young.
Janelle Miles is a health reporter with ABC News in Queensland. She's previously covered three Olympic Games as a sports writer and has won awards for her swimming, health and feature writing.
When Belinda Kerwin, a bowel cancer screening nurse, developed symptoms herself she initially dismissed them, thinking she was too young.
Kate Willis was just 11-weeks-old when doctors diagnosed her with cystic fibrosis, but new treatments mean she's now thriving in adulthood.
Experts are worried about a proliferation of "single-issue" cannabis clinics opening in Australia, some of them willing to prescribe via telehealth consultations with few checks.
In June this year the service was providing care for 547 children and adolescents, and another 491 were waiting for treatment.
The discovery by Griffith University scientists has given hope to Gulf War veterans that their often-debilitating symptoms will finally be recognised by the medical profession and the Australian government.
An audit of Queensland Fertility Group semen samples frozen before 2020 found thousands to be at high risk of misidentification because of a lack of double witnessing, a report by the state's health ombudsman says.
When Quintin Bowen died suddenly in his early 30s without a will, it left a complicated legal mess for his grieving mother that took more than five years to sort out.
Caroline Langguth feared she may never be able to have children after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a teen.
The explosion at the Callide C power station led to almost half a million Queensland customers losing power, becoming the state's worst power outage in decades.
Two doulas are believed to have been present during the freebirth near Toowoomba on Wednesday.
It is believed that the man continues to offer health services in breach of a permanent prohibition order in Brisbane and Logan.
The number of high-profile swimmers developing cancer is prompting a dermatologist to call for all major pools to be shaded by the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
Amid all the health workers coming in and out of Harlow's hospital room after her brain surgery, one stood out to her – diminutive neurosurgeon Amelia Jardim.
Experts are advising those at risk to get vaccinated as the state records 10 cases of mpox.
Australian researchers are working on developing drugs that target bugs in the guts of Parkinson's disease patients in a radical new treatment approach they hope will slow or even stop the progression of the debilitating illness.
John Gerrard has declared a "public health alert" over the rise in mental health issues among the state's young people, coinciding with the emergence of smart phones and social media.
Growing up queer informed Dr James Allen’s approach to gay health. He says a suicide register is needed for LGBTQIA+ deaths to track the extent of the problem.
Three people have taken their own lives inside a locked mental health unit at The Prince Charles Hospital in the past 16 months, prompting a major review.
Six-month-old Xavier Fisher has a rare genetic condition. While he may have the "odds stacked up against him" he surprises his mum everyday and is proving everyone wrong.
After finding anecdotal success with low doses of naltrexone, Griffith University researchers will undertake clinical trials involving the drug and a placebo to see its effect on long COVID sufferers.
A Queensland-developed system of trapping mosquitoes and testing their saliva for viruses, including Ross River, is being used to warn people before cases start ramping up.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has hit out at plans to turn the controversial Pinkenba quarantine facility into a police training centre rather than repurposing it for the homeless.
A new permanent drug testing site in Brisbane will allow people to have small samples of illicit drugs tested for free to see if they contain dangerous chemicals.
Another private hospital is poised to shut down maternity services in Queensland, as new data shows a significant shift away from private births.
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