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The Rehabilitation Engineering Centre and the Occupational Therapy team have collaborated to produce a new system to check if patients’ homes are equipment ready.

The delegates were in Brisbane to learn more about the implementation of digital health technology and the integrated electronic Medical Record.

In July, RBWH Foundation awarded their second round of grants for 2024. The successful projects reflect the depth of innovative and patient-centred work occurring across the Herston Health Precinct.

Rhonda Purtill will soon be closing the chapter on her 52-year long nursing career.

Combining education and virtual reality gameplay using a cognitive behaviour therapy approach improves pain and pain-related fear of movement, researchers at STARS have found.

Researchers at STARS are investigating whether the use of artificial intelligence can improve the detection rates of polyps in colonoscopy.

Metro North Health has been acknowledged for its sustainability excellence at the 2024 Queensland Health Excellence Awards.

Falls in hospital can lead to extended stays. There are some practical strategies bedside nurses can implement to prevent falls.

On 12 June the RBWH Foundation held their most successful Giving Day, raising over $750,000, well in excess of the original $600,000 target.

The Prince Charles Hospital orthopaedic surgery Principal House Officer Helena Franco can now add a prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 title to her list of achievements.

Can a patient dream or hear things while in a coma?

It has been 15 years since the RBWH became the first hospital in Australia to apologise for the practice of forced adoption, triggering a nation-wide movement.

What are the best exercises for health and longevity? The exercises you will actually do and keep doing.

Dr Kanthi Vemuri discusses the top five nasty winter illnesses that are circulating at the moment, what they are, and recommended treatment.

A new community outreach clinic is providing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Brisbane North region with access to more culturally safe specialist cardiac care closer to home.

Bernard Curran brings wealth of experience as new Metro North Board Chair

Advanced staff psychologist Luenne Zielke provides psychological services to Mental Health and corporate services staff as well as Metro North’s Peer Responders.

Rhesus disease is a condition where antibodies in a pregnant woman's blood attack her baby's blood cells.

Pine Rivers Community Health Centre Psychologist and fitness guru Chris Pomfret provides his tips for starting a regular exercise routine and staying interested.

A new mobile phone app developed by clinicians and researchers at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) and QUT is assisting with improved home-management of diabetic foot ulcers.

Redcliffe Hospital has made a change that should benefit most surgical patients. It follows international best practice, and it's simple, safe, and kind.

Brien supported patients right across the state using telehealth technology based in the Speech Pathology Department at RBWH. Patient feedback over the years has been glowing.

Ben Ballard is the new Director of Nursing at the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS).

Metro North Health is collaborating with the aged care sector to plan and prepare for disasters