Emma Pollard

Nine months ago, Queensland lost its chief health officer. As recruitment continues, whoever is appointed will face a number of high-profile culture war issues.

Funding for the politically controversial services was cut by the state government earlier this year.

A survey has found Australia's free childhood dental scheme is cloaked in confusion and misinformation, with many parents either unaware of its existence or unsure of their children's eligibility.

A new survey has found most Australian parents are unaware of when to take their children to the dentist for the first time.

The Mater is the largest provider of maternity services in Australia, but the care some patients receive is dictated by religion. The Catholic health service does not provide pregnancy terminations including when the foetus has a serious medical condition. One Queensland couple say they felt "abandoned" and went "through hell" because of the policy.  

A Brisbane couple was devastated when prenatal tests showed the baby they had longed for had a serious genetic abnormality. Then their hospital told them it wouldn't perform a termination, leaving them feeling "abandoned".

The Queensland man's aorta, the biggest blood vessel in the body, had ballooned to about four times the usual size, leaving it in danger of rupturing.

Australia's new lung cancer screening program gets underway this month. Under the scheme - those with a strong history of smoking aged between 50 and 70 - may be eligible for bulk billed scans. 

Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer deaths in Australia, but it's not just a smokers' disease. A new trial is targeting early detection across three different groups.

The embattled psychiatric health facility is expected to close on Wednesday due to financial pressures.

The private hospitals association blames the facility's shut down and the potential closure of others on health insurers, but a representative for insurers rejects the accusation and says how we fund mental health must change. 

Documents show the evaluation, which was due to be handed to the state government late last week, cost taxpayers $453,286.

In the largest study of its kind, researchers tested the vitamin D status of more than 70,000 people as babies.

The woman's lawyers say the legal action alleges Queensland Health's Director-General David Rosengren improperly exercised his power when he issued a directive suspending the treatments, including puberty blockers, in late January.

Imagine living in aged care and not having your teeth or dentures properly cleaned and checked each day. That's a risk faced by elderly Australians, prompting calls for the next federal government to boost oral health training and services. 

The mother of a trans teenager has successfully taken the first step in legal action against Queensland Health's director-general over the state's freeze on puberty blockers.

Carly loved dressing as a girl from an early age and was preparing to start puberty blockers when the Queensland government banned her and hundreds of others from receiving free treatment. Her mother is furious at politicians for "interfering" in Carly's healthcare.

Holiday-makers and people sleeping rough have been advised to leave the path of the cyclone before it's too late.

The premier and his ministers and bureaucrats have been busy working through a raft of election pledges they promised to achieve within the government's first 100 days. Here's where things stand.

An international team of researchers has found hundreds of new genetic variants linked to depression, which has the potential to lay the groundwork for new treatments. 

A dying Queensland mother living with cystic fibrosis has again cheated death with a heart and double lung transplant.

Mandy* used to relish going out to see live music, but that joy was taken away from her when someone spiked her drink with opiates earlier this year.

Queensland's new premier has confirmed the LNP will repeal drug laws that are diverting thousands of people from the criminal justice system and have the support of police and doctors.

The 62-year-old, who took on the job after Jeannette Young's 15-year stint, will return to the Gold Coast University Hospital as an infectious disease physician.

Queensland's new LNP government has accused the former Labor administration of lying to the community about the cost and viability of a huge pumped hydro scheme which it has branded a "con job" and a "hoax".