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COVID-19 (coronavirus) Fever Clinics and Community Assessment Clinics
Metro North Health is conducting COVID-19 (coronavirus) testing at Fever Clinics and Community Assessment Clinics at a range of locations.
Participants sought for state-wide COVID-19 vaccine study
Participants are now being invited to take part in a community-based COVID-19 vaccine immune response study run by a collaboration of health and university researchers.
Mini-brains set to revolutionise epilepsy treatment
Researchers at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) and the University of Queensland (UQ) are trialling a new technology which is set to help epilepsy patients find the best treatment for their condition sooner.
Metro North Health Launches Health Equity Starts with Me campaign
Metro North Health has unveiled a bold new campaign – Health Equity Starts with Me - to drive health equity and eliminate institutional racism across the health service.
Call for blood donations to assist vital chemotherapy treatment
Half of all regular blood donors have been unable to donate during COVID-19 peaks in Australia recently, leaving many essential services vulnerable to short supply.
Pelvic pain vs endometriosis: a gynaecologist gives us the low-down
With endometriosis affecting one in ten women, and pelvic pain affecting as many as one in five – Redcliffe Hospital gynaecologist Dr Will Milford knows the importance of getting to the bottom of gynaecological pain, no matter the cause
RBWH engages student artists to create custom works for social work clinics
The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital social work clinical spaces have received a colourful overhaul, with the addition of five new paintings created by students at The Murri School.
Youth cancer patients lead the way in developing new resources
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital’s (RBWH) Cancer Care Radiation Therapy department has taken the lead from their consumers in designing informative video resources for their adolescent and young adult patients.
Deadly Start a head start in health for students
Metro North’s Deadly Start Trainees Caitie and Kodey are just two of 34 year 12-students working hands-on in health, taking on a one-year traineeship in their chosen fields.
Metro North Health celebrates outstanding achievement
Seventeen individuals and teams have been recognised for their achievements and values in Metro North’s Australia Day awards.
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