Gold Coast University Hospital welcomed some famous Korean actors who filmed scenes for a new drama series which will be watched by millions from next month.

In an Australian first, a galactic-themed simulation experience is preparing young Gold Coast Health patients for stress-free CT and MRI scans through play.

Supporting the oldest rule of medicine - first, do no harm, a study co-funded by the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) is expected to cause a major shift in thinking around how doctors worldwide treat a collapsed lung. 

Griffith University has received $1.5 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, and matched support from national and state health partners ($2.1 million), to improve the experience for thousands who require peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters.

Dr Don Campbell OAM, was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to trauma medicine. Don is the Deputy Director of the Trauma Service at the Gold Coast University Hospital and is a Senior Lecturer at Griffith University.

Gold Coast Health’s doctors, nurses and healthcare workers wore bright shirts on 7 February to raise awareness of mental illness within the medical profession.

Records fell for Australia’s busiest emergency department in December with the highest ever number of patients presenting to Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) and Robina Hospital. 

Gold Coast Public Health Unit and City of Gold Coast expect mosquito numbers to increase in coming weeks due to the recent storm activity and rainfall.

The next wave of medical interns has arrived at Gold Coast Health to start a new chapter of their careers.

The 91 junior doctors are participating in a two-week orientation program to familiarise themselves with the health service, its clinical practice and procedures.

Next week they will begin the first of five rotations through a variety of hospital areas that may include general medicine, surgery, emergency medicine and additional elective terms in other specialised areas such as anaesthetics, psychiatry and more.

Gold Coast beach-goers are urged to be wary of poisonous creatures – from stingers to noxious fish – lurking beneath the waves this summer.