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26 June 2026
Far Northern rural dental care goes digital
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service is revolutionising oral health for rural and remote communities by replacing decades-old analogue X-rays with modern digital imaging.
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22 June 2026
How a sole tourist sparked Cairns’ worst measles outbreak in nearly 30 years
A single imported measles case from overseas triggered an outbreak that infected nearly a dozen people in Cairns - including hospital staff. Find out how the outbreak managed to be contained.
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26 June 2026
Far Northern rural dental care goes digital
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service is revolutionising oral health for rural and remote communities by replacing decades-old analogue X-rays with modern digital imaging.
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22 June 2026
How a sole tourist sparked Cairns’ worst measles outbreak in nearly 30 years
A single imported measles case from overseas triggered an outbreak that infected nearly a dozen people in Cairns - including hospital staff. Find out how the outbreak managed to be contained.
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09 June 2026
AI and robots: Cairns Hospital enters new era of surgery
Cairns is getting a state-of-the-art $4.3 million surgical robot that will slash prostate cancer waiting lists and deliver world-class precision care by the end of 2026.
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08 June 2026
Cairns Hospital makes history with first day-case gallbladder removal
Meet the first patient to undergo gallbladder removal as a day-case procedure at Cairns Hospital, going home the same day and helping advance patient care in Far North Queensland.
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07 June 2026
Research in action: Cairns Hospital to launch new Clinical Trials Centre of Excellence
Cairns patients will gain early access to cutting-edge new treatments with a new Clinical Trials Research Centre featuring eight dedicated beds as part of the hospital’s $1 billion expansion.
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02 June 2026
Cairns to become world leader in venom treatment
Cairns is set to become the world’s venom capital, launching a groundbreaking Toxicology Centre of Excellence to tackle the planet’s deadliest creatures - from box jellyfish to taipans.
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29 May 2026
‘Bring on the pavlova’: Teen’s excitement after outgrowing lifelong egg allergy
After 13 years of violent reactions to eggs, Atherton teen Lincoln Warburton is on the verge of finally tasting the holy grail of Aussie desserts - a pavlova - thanks to hospital allergy challenges confirming he may have outgrown his allergy.
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21 May 2026
Warm nest of support for rural mums at Cairns Hospital with new clinic
Cairns Hospital’s new Sunbird Clinic offers a warm, culturally safe lifeline for Cape York and Torres Strait mums forced to leave home to give birth.
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18 May 2026
How we are building a more resilient Cairns Hospital
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service chief executive Leena Singh writes how the new, expanded Cairns Hospital will be made more disaster resilient.
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