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Tablets found during various investigations this year have tested positive to protonitazene, a very strong opioid that can be fatal even in small amounts.
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20 February 2023 Young people eligible for free catch-up vaccination against HPV
With a national decrease in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates over the pandemic, parents are reminded their child is eligible for a free HPV vaccine if they missed their scheduled Year 7 School Immunisation Program clinic.
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2 February 2023 Keep your cool as Queensland swelters
Queenslanders are urged to be on alert for heat-related illness with the current heatwave expected to last till the end of the week.
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9 January 2023 Be positive that you're negative for an STI
Concerns over an annual spike in sexually transmissible infections (STIs) post-festive season has prompted calls for the the state's party-goers to test early in the new year.
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9 January 2023 COVID cases drop to lowest level in over a month
Queensland Health is encouraged by a fall in the state's reported positive COVID-19 cases as the festive season comes to an end.
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20 December 2022 Multi-pronged probe clears Bundaberg Hospital of serious allegations
A two-part independent examination into Bundaberg Hospital has found no evidence to support allegations that sedatives were being used inappropriately and had led to patient harm or death.
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18 December 2022 National recall of spinach product
Queensland Health is urging people not to consume a number of baby spinach products following cases of possible food-related toxic reactions reported across the state.