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Researchers pin their hopes on the hookworm to help cure and prevent one of the country's worst health problems — type 2 diabetes.
Queensland police launch a major investigation into the "unexplained suspicious death" of a woman on Brisbane's southside last night.
Sniffer dogs could be employed in the fight against COVID-19 by detecting infected people at airports if a government trial proves successful.
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Queensland's Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says a lack of supply from the Commonwealth is to blame for the state's sluggish vaccine rollout.
If you've ever cancelled plans to mow the lawn, or know someone who would, you're not alone. A survey reveals the extent of some Aussies' lawn obsession.
Jeremy Hunt is in the running for a Philanthropy Award, after starting The VacSeen Project, which is making sure Brisbane's homeless get access to flu shots.
Rene Latimore's body was found on a Queensland property last week and more than 50 police officers are investigating her possible murder.
Restoring a seagrass meadow in Far North Queensland can be a bit like trying to garden on a lawn filled with deadly snakes and spiders — you would not set foot in it.
Queensland records one new locally acquired case of COVID-19 — the mother of the four-year-old Logan girl who tested positive on Friday.