Health & Wellbeing

2 August 2026

Regional patients to get faster care

Rural and regional Queensland patients are set to receive specialist medical advice sooner, and often without leaving their local GP, under an expanded telehealth consultation service, done in partnership of the State Government with Mater. The GP eC...

26 July 2026

How to regain confidence

FERNWOOD Morayfield owner Larni Mailer says she sees women walk through her doors at every stage of life, from busy professionals and new mums to women navigating menopause, all looking for the same thing: to feel stronger, more confident and more li...

26 July 2026

Toothbrushing cuts hospital pneumonia

A SIMPLE oral care program for hospital patients has reduced the risk of non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia by about 60 per cent, according to a major Australian trial involving 8870 patients. The study, conducted across three Australian hosp...

26 July 2026

Hunger after weight loss not just about willpower

FEELING hungrier after losing weight does not always mean people will eat more, according to new research highlighted by RMIT University. Dr Sharayah Carter, a lecturer in Human Biosciences, Nutrition and Dietetics, said appetite after weight loss wa...

26 July 2026

Exercise in therapy now can boost mental health

PSYCHOLOGISTS should incorporate physical activity into routine therapy to help improve mental health outcomes, according to new University of the Sunshine Coast-led research. The study found exercise and movement remain underused in psychological ca...

26 July 2026

The impact of masks on premies

A NEW Australian study has found premature babies may process faces differently from full-term infants after spending their earliest weeks in neonatal intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers from Monash University, Monash Healt...

19 July 2026

Free dementia session for Somerset seniors and carers

Somerset Council will host a Dementia Prevention and Awareness session from 11am to 2pm on Wednesday, July 22, at Esk Library. Council invites seniors and carers to join Dementia Australia and Healthy Lifestyles Australia to learn more about dementia...

18 July 2026

How pressure fuels cancer

A new study led by researchers at Adelaide University has identified how physical pressure inside the body may help some breast cancers grow and become more aggressive, opening the door to potential new treatment approaches. The research found that i...

18 July 2026

Breakthrough pay deal for visiting doctors

Queensland Health has reached in-principle agreement with the Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation Queensland and Together Queensland for increased wages and conditions for Visiting Medical Officers. For the first time in over 17 years, Q...