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03 September 2026
Rare double delight: Two sets of twins born across different days at Cairns Hospital
Two Far North Queensland women each welcomed twins with different birth dates during an extraordinary four-day stretch at Cairns Hospital, where nine sets of twins arrived in August alone.
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27 August 2026
New perinatal mental health service to launch in Cairns
An innovative new service will allow Cairns women experiencing severe perinatal mental health illness to receive hospital-level care from their own homes.
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04 December 2025
PNG clinicians complete groundbreaking critical care initiative in Cairns
Three PNG clinicians just completed a pioneering two-week ICU observership in Cairns, gaining cutting-edge skills to transform critical care back home.
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20 October 2025
Record number of heart specialists for Far North
A record number of cardiologists will be employed to service the Far North under a nearly $8 million investment to cardiac care at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.
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