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02 January 2025
Cairns Hospital trains South Pacific kidney specialist
Cairns Hospital has been training one of the South Pacific’s few kidney disease experts, who will – in turn – train the next generation of specialists.
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22 November 2024
Cutting edge surgery for dialysis patients at Cairns Hospital
Cairns Hospital has become the first public hospital in Queensland to perform a cutting-edge procedure to support patients who need kidney dialysis.
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02 January 2025
Cairns Hospital trains South Pacific kidney specialist
Cairns Hospital has been training one of the South Pacific’s few kidney disease experts, who will – in turn – train the next generation of specialists.
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22 November 2024
Cutting edge surgery for dialysis patients at Cairns Hospital
Cairns Hospital has become the first public hospital in Queensland to perform a cutting-edge procedure to support patients who need kidney dialysis.
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06 November 2024
From groundskeeper to doctor: Marcin's extraordinary career journey
A former groundskeeper has gone from having a green thumb to mending them, now working as a qualified doctor.
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31 October 2024
Cairns resident's praise for Hospital in the Home program
A chance meeting with a Cairns Hospital doctor at a GP clinic has allowed a Yorkeys Knob retiree to recover from a serious leg injury in the comfort of his own home.
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30 October 2024
Great grandfather's warning after contracting rare tropical disease
Avid Far North Queensland gardener Jim Duncan would never have thought his green-thumbed passion may lead to serious illness.
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24 October 2024
Robots helping hospital reach new levels of tech
Cairns Hospital is embracing cutting edge technology, with the installation of three robots in its pharmacy to aid safer and more efficient distribution of medication to hospitalised patients.
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18 October 2024
Cairns Hospital success in fighting tropical disease
Survival rates for rare tropical disease melioidosis in Cairns Hospital are now among the best in the world on the back of cutting-edge treatment and growing public awareness, a new research study has found.
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04 October 2024
Warning to play safe amid mpox spike
Partygoers are being urged by public health officials to ‘play safe’ during the upcoming Cairns Pride Festival, amid confirmed cases of mpox in Queensland.
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27 September 2024
Brighter future for young people recovering from alcohol and other drug use
Young people in North Queensland will gain greater access to alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment and recovery thanks to a $19.3 million investment by the Queensland Government.
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