Queensland Health issues public health alert as person dies after ingesting rare nitazene
A second person has died this month after ingesting a synthetic opioid in Queensland, raising concerns about the…
Public health alert for nitazenes issued after person dies in Queensland
A person has died after taking a substance containing a synthetic opioid in Queensland, just weeks after the…
Brisbane pill testing clinic’s reopening delayed amid ‘safety and privacy’ concerns
A drug checking service in Brisbane has been forced to delay its planned reopening after the Queensland government…
Queensland flu season marked by high rates of hospitalisations, questions around vaccines
Despite official numbers suggesting Queensland’s respiratory illness season is nothing out-of-the-ordinary, the state’s hospitals have reported being overwhelmed…
Queensland chief health officer recruitment ongoing after appointment scrapped
The Queensland government says it wasn’t “confident” a doctor was suitable to be the state’s chief health officer,…
Potentially deadly brain-eating amoeba found in Charleville, Augathella’s water supply
A rare and potentially dangerous brain-eating amoeba has been detected in a south-west Queensland shire’s drinking water supply.…
Second Australian case of new mpox strain detected in south-east Queensland
The second Australian case of a new strain of mpox virus has been detected in south-east Queensland. Queensland…