There’s nothing quite like the excitement of packing your bags and boarding a plane for an overseas trip. But with all overseas travel comes some risk of returning with a less than preferable souvenir in the form of an infectious disease – with vaccination a simple way to keep yourself safe abroad!

Our Community and Oral Health team of recreational officers are consistently finding ways to entertain our aged care residents at Gannet and Cooinda House.

Former rugby union legend and cataract surgeon Dr Mark Loane has returned to STARS on a Saturday, joining a dedicated team of weekend workers performing cataract surgeries.

There is no question that what we eat can impact our overall health, but our food can also affect the health of the trillions of beneficial bacteria living in our gut – also known as our microbiome.

The main foyer of our wonderful STARS building is such an inviting space. As many people have commented, entering the foyer of STARS feels more like arriving at a luxury hotel lobby than at the doors of a public hospital.

After spending 120 days in STARS Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Fabian headed home in time to celebrate Christmas with his family. He was presented with a ‘graduation’ certificate by members of his rehabilitation team.

With a major redevelopment underway, Caboolture Hospital is seeking more volunteers to help our community.

On 28 February each year, Rare Diseases Day aims to raise awareness and generate change for the 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease.

Metro North Health has implemented an Australia-first initiative, the Behavioural Emergency Response Team (BERT). BERT has been designed to assist people with disability and complex challenging behaviours and their carers to receive the support they need in the right place at the right time.

A new pilot maternity program, MatHOME, has officially commenced at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), allowing antenatal inpatients who meet select criteria to receive top-tier maternity care from the comfort of their home.

An Australia-first state-of-the-art radiation treatment system has now commenced service at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) and is allowing clinicians to provide more accurate, higher dosage radiation treatment to patients.

Cardiac surgeons at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) have given an Adelaide teenager a future without fear after performing a ground-breaking procedure to fix her ailing heart.

Metro North Health have commenced an exciting new project aimed at promoting gender equality in the medical profession. Level Up aims to support medical women in training to reach senior positions over the course of their career through providing mentoring, leadership development programs, and specific pathways for reporting discrimination.

Metro North Health has welcomed its new medical intern cohort this week, comprising 174 junior doctors ready to bolster the medical workforce.

A world-first ‘ICU of the Future’ pilot has been launched at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH), redesigning the intensive care environment to be more patient-centric and recovery focussed.

Putting on weight is a normal part of pregnancy, but for women who have had weight loss surgery it can be a challenge.

Need healthcare over the festive season? Whether it’s dodgy prawns, a Christmas injury, or a weird rash, we’ve got you covered.

Caboolture Hospital, Kilcoy Hospital and Woodford Corrections Health’s (CKW) journey towards health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people took another large step forward recently.

BreastScreen Queensland Brisbane Northside Service has today launched a new ‘Sistas Shawl’ project to boost screening rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) has launched NeoHOME, a new service designed to support families of eligible babies in the Grantley Stable Neonatology Unit to take their new family member home two to three weeks earlier than they previously have been able to.

From Washington DC to Caboolture ED, Consultant Dr Doug Feinbloom has had quite the career that led him to our shores.

Father’s Day is a special day for every dad, but the most special day for many is the first one they get to spend with their precious newborn baby.

Caboolture Hospital patients are accessing outpatient services in the community during the hospital’s expansion.

An Australian first procedure delivered by The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) in Brisbane may revolutionise treatment for the thousands of Australians living with an abnormal heart rhythm.

While the last few months have been very difficult time it has also been a period of reflection and recovery for stroke survivor Bob Sutcliffe. Bob, who has his 89th birthday in a couple of weeks, was quickly able to get back into some of the things he enjoys including life in the garden and playing lawn bowls.