The Latest Breaking News from Queensland Health

A newborn baby is dead and infections are surging as health authorities scramble to contain a worsening national whooping cough epidemic.

Collariums, which emit UVA radiation, are often advertised on private social media accounts, thwarting search warrant efforts

A sexual assault victim waited nine hours to be examined by a doctor at a Queensland hospital but the premier says the system is improving.

Each year, the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW Sydney surveys hundreds of people who regularly use drugs in Australia to understand trends in substance use around the country.

From doctors’ offices to family gatherings, larger-bodied people report being bombarded with unsolicited advice about their eating and exercise habits. The underlying message? They “just need to lose weight” to fix almost any health problem.

Hearing about poo is too evocative and gross in most settings – but if there’s something affecting our health, we have to talk about it

Queensland health department praised for campaign to warn against ‘ignoring your need to poo’

Queensland Health lauded for social media campaign raising awareness of the dangers of ‘holding it in’

Multiple deaths at a Brisbane hospital have sparked an independent review, with Queensland's public mental health services under fire.

Proposed laws in Queensland will bring greater scrutiny to IVF and fertility services, as well as the introduction of a donor conception register.

Almost five million illicit cigarettes and 43,000 vapes have been seized by Queensland health authorities after they were granted stronger enforcement powers.