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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|