Health

Health There was no plan for handling coronavirus in nursing homes, according to a scathing royal commission report after 641 people died in aged care facilities.

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Health A pensioner with severe dementia who is fleeing an unsafe home environment has been denied a request to quarantine at her daughter’s Mudjimba address.

News Qld’s Chief Health Officer is so confident of their contact tracing system and protocols that the state will not go back into lockdown in another outbreak.

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Crime A girl’s case of head lice was so horrific, it’s believed to have caused her death. Now her parents have been charged with her murder. WARNING: Graphic content.

Health New research by James Cook University shows exercise that is enjoyable helps steer young drug and alcohol abusers away from their addictions.

Crime There is no cookie-cutter approach to helping heal a victim of sexual assault, a women's support worker says, but reaching out for help is the key.