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$2m robot lends a hand at St Vincent's

CAROLINE Freyburg has become the first patient to receive a knee replacement with a new robot - the Mako Robotic-Arm...

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15th Aug. 2019 3:08 PM

NEW TECH: Dr Alan Loch demonstrates St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba's new orthopaedic robot.

Toowoomba community praises GP after emotional story

A TOOWOOMBA region GP who last year because president of the Australian Medical Association’s Queensland branch has been...

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05th Aug. 2019 10:08 AM

Australian Medical Association Queensland president, Dr Dilip Dhupelia. Picture: Mark Cranitch.

Secrets to getting greater quality sleep and better health

Here are ten things you can do to get a better quality of sleep.

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04th Aug. 2019 2:08 PM

TO COINCIDE with this year’s Sleep Awareness Week Toowoomba sleep care provider GenesisCare has released its top ten tips to shift workers for managing sleep apnoea and fatigue.

Why you see LifeFlight chopper so regularly in Toowoomba

HUNDREDS of people were airlifted by RACQ LifeFlight from the Toowoomba region last financial year.

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10th July 2019 10:07 AM

A LifeFlight Helicopter lands in Toowoomba at the rescue helicopter service's new base. LifeFlight Generic

The rising infections you need to watch out for

TWO major sexually transmitted infections have become more common in Toowoomba and the Darling Downs this year.

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06th July 2019 5:07 AM

TWO major sexually transmitted infections have become more common in Toowoomba and the Darling Downs this year.

Huge rise in virus, diseases in Toowoomba, Darling Downs

CHICKEN pox, whooping cough and influenza are among a number of serious health conditions that are on the rise in...

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04th July 2019 5:07 AM

CHICKEN pox, whooping cough and influenza are among a number of serious health conditions that are on the rise in Toowoomba.

Toowoomba Hospital emergency room records busiest day ever

THE Toowoomba Hospital’s emergency department has recorded its busiest day ever, with 204 people seeking urgent medical...

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18th June 2019 4:06 PM

The innovative projects changing Darling Downs health sector

DARLING Downs Health has scooped the pool at this year's Queensland Health eAwards.

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08th June 2019 5:06 AM

ACHIEVEMENT: Accepting their eAwards are Darling Downs Health staff members (from left) Rodney Nesbitt, Michelle Cleary, Tess Wootton, (front, kneeling) Dr Daniel Halliday, Sally Norton, Lorraine McMurtrie, Denise Pambid of Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN and Karen Johnson with judge Rupert Lee from the Australian Digital Health Agency.

Long wait lists for mental health services in Toowoomba

MORE investment in mental health services is required in Toowoomba, a leading mental health advocate says.

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06th June 2019 5:06 AM

MORE SUPPORT: Lifeline Darling Downs CEO Derek Tuffield says there needs to be more investment in mental health services in Toowoomba going forward.

New Toowoomba Hospital to be a game-changer for region

TOOWOOMBA could soon be home to a host of world-leading medical technology companies if an ambitious plan for a new...

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