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01 April 2025
Feeling sleepy? Sleep disorder expert shares what could be impacting your shut-eye
Cairns Hospital clinical physiologist Janine Ferns knows the importance of a good nights’ sleep.
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26 March 2025
'I thought I was about to die in five minutes': Cowboy's rough ride after snake bite scare
Bullrider Tristan is used to a rough ride. But when he was bitten by a venomous snake on an outback property, he admits it was a scary experience.
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12 March 2024
‘Like an extended family’: Staff celebrate special patient bond
For 25 years, Elsie Savo has come into the Cairns Hospital three times a week, settled into an armchair, while a machine has done the vital work of her kidneys.
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05 June 2023
Growing talent
Dr Louis Peachey was the ‘Aboriginal kid from the jungles of North Queensland’ but has become a champion for countless medical professionals.
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