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Measles alert for Brisbane

Metro North Public Health Unit has confirmed a case of measles in an adult male on Brisbane’s north side who has visited numerous locations while unknowingly infected.

25 March 2019|

Metro North commits to Closing the Health Gap

Metro North Hospital and Health Service marked National Close the Gap Day today by unveiling a draft Close the Gap plan and signing a public statement of commitment to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

21 March 2019|

QLD Trauma Symposium

The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Trauma Service hosted the 10th Queensland Trauma Symposium on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd February 2019 at the RBWH Education Centre.

13 March 2019|

TPCH researchers turning the tide on lung cancer

A team of researchers at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) are turning the tide on the world’s deadliest cancer, after bringing an international CT screening trial to Australia to detect lung abnormalities, before it’s too late.

1 March 2019|

Better bone marrow transplants

RBWH researchers have conducted Australia’s first clinical trial using genetically engineered immune cells to make bone marrow transplantation for blood cancer safer.

18 February 2019|

Celebrating 21 years of breast screening at Chermside

21 years young! Our staff at BreastScreen Queensland Brisbane Northside Service at Chermside took time out to celebrate this important milestone which has seen 324,000 women screened through the Chermside service since it opened its doors in 1997.

23 January 2019|

Caboolture Hospital welcomes 17 new medical interns

Caboolture Hospital is welcoming 17 medical interns who start their health career at an exciting time in the hospital’s history. Executive Director Dr Lance Le Ray said Caboolture Hospital provided a ‘hands-on’ learning environment for medical interns

15 January 2019|

Measles alert for Brisbane

Metro North Public Health Unit has issued a measles alert after a male passenger travelled on an international flight to Brisbane while unknowingly infectious.

7 January 2019|

Who makes sense of our genes?

We spoke with Vrunda Sane, Genetic Counsellor at Genetic Health Queensland at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, about her journey into the profession.

4 January 2019|
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