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16 February 2024 — Irukandji jellyfish may be tiny, but they can pack a powerful sting, as a Sydney tourist experienced after an encounter in Cairns.

1 April 2025 — Cairns Hospital clinical physiologist Janine Ferns knows the importance of a good nights’ sleep.

26 February 2024 — A motorbike rider who received multiple bone fractures has spoken about what saved his life during his fateful crash on the Atherton Tablelands.

2 May 2024 — Atherton Hospital maternity unit staff had another reason to celebrate this International Day of the Midwife, after the hospital was awarded Baby Friendly Init...

14 November 2023 — Cairns Hospital speech pathologist Lauren now has firsthand experience as a patient after recently sustaining a bad break in a hiking incident.

12 January 2024 — Rural patients will benefit from dozens of junior doctors starting their careers in Far Northern hospitals.

29 August 2024 — Mission Beach resident Brone Reed is alive and recovering quickly thanks to a new approach where clot-dissolving medicine can be administered at smaller region...

6 November 2024 — A former groundskeeper has gone from having a green thumb to mending them, now working as a qualified doctor.

10 May 2024 — 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 Sh...

22 November 2024 — Cairns Hospital has become the first public hospital in Queensland to perform a cutting-edge procedure to support patients who need kidney dialysis.

24 August 2023 — We are working closely with Ramsay Health Care to transition maternity services for women who were planning to birth at the private hospital.

30 October 2024 — Avid Far North Queensland gardener Jim Duncan would never have thought his green-thumbed passion may lead to serious illness.

13 December 2023 — Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (HHS) is providing essential medical care throughout the impact of Tropical Cyclone Jasper.

27 June 2024 — Older patients at Mareeba Hospital are now benefitting from rehabilitation treatments in a dedicated space, resulting in more effective care.

17 June 2024 — A Far North Queensland man who was severely injured in a four-wheel drive crash, has been involved in life-saving medical research at Cairns Hospital.