SYDNEY: Authorities in the Australian state of Queensland have reported a fifth death from melioidosis linked to heavy rainfall, reported Xinhua.

Newcastle mum Jude Hunter says medical professionals failed her child – and shattered her entire family – after the teenager was prescribed cross-sex hormones following a one-hour appointment.

Mould, flood damage and a potentially deadly disease lurk in the soil in northern Queensland, which also faces a possible ...

An elderly person has died from the serious infectious disease, melioidosis, that can be contracted from contaminated water, ...

Another person has died from a disease linked with heavy rain in a flood-hit region that may soon be on cyclone watch. Queensland Health confirmed an elderly person had died of melioidosis in ...

North Queensland has recorded three more deaths from melioidosis on top of four in the state's far north, while health ...

North Queensland is recovering from weeks of wet weather that caused record-breaking flooding from Mackay to Cairns, with two ...

Authorities are concerned about the death toll caused by a disease linked with heavy rain, with the number of cases rising in ...

A viral clip from a BBC documentary shows that an HIV protein was used in a Covid vaccine trial, but fails to mention the ...

Three people have died from the rare soil-borne bacterial disease melioidosis in Townsville following devastating floods in ...

Dubbed The Outback Long Ride, Wheeler set off in May 2024 to raise money and awareness of her own charity, A Daughter’s Way, which supports families experiencing grief in rural Australia, and for the ...