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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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13 February 2025
Why workers made mid-life career switch to health
From photography, driving trucks to admin and groundskeeper, meet the healthcare workers who thrived from a mid-life career switch.
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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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29 August 2024
Small-town hospitals implement life-saving stroke approach
Mission Beach resident Brone Reed is alive and recovering quickly thanks to a new approach where clot-dissolving medicine can be administered at smaller regional hospitals.
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18 July 2024
Multi-million-dollar funding boost for far northern mental health services
Mental health support for Far North Queensland residents is expanding.
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27 June 2024
Patient privacy stepped up at new rehabilitation space
Older patients at Mareeba Hospital are now benefitting from rehabilitation treatments in a dedicated space, resulting in more effective care.
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10 May 2024
Patient subsidised travel between Douglas Shire and Cairns
Patients’ access to their specialist appointments will not be impacted by the closure of a private bus company that provided patient travel from the Douglas Shire to Cairns.
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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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12 January 2024
Rural hospital focus for new FNQ junior doctors
Rural patients will benefit from dozens of junior doctors starting their careers in Far Northern hospitals.
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14 December 2023
Health services unaffected by Cyclone Jasper, but health hazards still present
With Tropical Cyclone Jasper weakening, all Cairns and Hinterland health facilities are back to full service with the resumption of outpatient appointments and elective surgery.
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