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Inquest into patient suicides hears hospital's mental health facility 'overcapacity'
By Janelle MilesA coronial inquest has begun into three patient suicides within a seven-month period inside the mental health unit of a major Brisbane hospital.
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Iron deficiency from too much cow's milk a 'hidden health crisis' for toddlers
By Janelle MilesPaediatricians across Australia are concerned about a jump in iron deficiency in young children due to excess cow's milk, and the need to better educate parents about the issue.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-09/cows-milk-iron-deficiency-toddler-health-nutrition/106953518
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Breastmilk research could protect against deadly respiratory infections in babies
By Janelle Miles and Meghan DansieThe international group of researchers found a breastmilk protein, osteopontin, triggers a cascade of biological processes that kickstart immune system development in early life.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/qld-breastmilk-research-respiratory-infections/106989944
#MedicalResearch #WomensHealth #Health #JanelleMiles #MeghanDansie
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Mother of identical quadruplets calls them her 'miracle babies'
By Janelle Miles and Niddal MustafaA maternal foetal medicine expert believes identical quadruplets born in Brisbane may be even rarer than one in 15 million, given they shared a placenta.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/rare-identical-quadruplets-brisbane/106940188
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Family doubles in size as identical quadruplets born in Brisbane
By Janelle MilesA Queensland family has grown by four after an extremely rare pregnancy with identical quadruplets all sharing one placenta.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/identical-quadruplets-birth-brisbane/106935748
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Queensland hospital settles dispute with psychiatrist over gender care
By Janelle Miles and Emma PollardDr Jillian Spencer has ended her employment with Queensland Children's Hospital after reaching a confidential settlement with Children’s Health Queensland, bringing an end to a three-year dispute.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/dr-jillian-spencer-leaves-queensland-hospital/106926418
#Health #HealthPolicy #Psychiatry #JanelleMiles #EmmaPollard
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NDIS 'failing' some of the very people it was set up to protect
By Janelle MilesExperts say the National Disability Insurance Scheme is failing people like Lucy, whose one-on-one care for severe disability has been deemed "not value for money".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/ndis-ndia-failing-lucy-muggeridge-disability-care/106897144