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News archive

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy helping cancer patients

Did you know the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital has one of the busiest hyperbaric chambers in the country? Every day our dedicated doctors and nurses treat patients suffering from a range of illnesses and the results are remarkable.

5 April 2016|

Australian first research helping mums

How much weight should you put on during pregnancy? Our dieticians at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital led an Australian wide study and here are the results.

21 March 2016|

Closing the Gap in Indigenous maternity care

Ngarrama antenatal and birthing program is achieving outstanding results in Closing the Gap on birth weight and antenatal attendance rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mums and their babies.

16 March 2016|

Leap year baby, one in 1400

Neonatal nurse Colette and new born baby Markus share something in common, they’re both born on February 29.

1 March 2016|

Healthy Weight Week

As our dedicated team of dieticians at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital wrapped up a busy healthy weight week, they took some time out to talk to Channel 7 News about why a healthy weight and waist can keep you happy and living longer.

22 February 2016|

Miracle twins amaze doctors

There isn't much that our great doctors at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital haven't seen, but one particular Mum amazed them.

22 February 2016|

Nursing Graduates welcomed

The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital has welcomed its first graduate nursing and midwifery intake for 2016.

22 January 2016|

Researcher selected to mentor young doctors

RBWH Research Director Cancer Care, Professor Geoff Hill has been selected as one of four highly experienced Senior Clinical Research Fellows in Queensland Health to mentor young doctors.

22 December 2015|

Metro North researchers drive innovation

Two Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) next generation researchers will investigate screening processes and improved treatments for kidney disease with grants awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

18 December 2015|

Scanning centre to transform disease research and treatment

The diagnosis and treatment of cancers, mental health disorders and conditions such as dementia is set to reach new heights in Brisbane with the launch of a $24 million facility that combines state-of-the-art equipment with world-class research and clinical expertise.

14 December 2015|

Advancing pharmacy practice

The increasing importance of the pharmacists’ role in patient care has been recognised with three Metro North Hospital and Health Service pharmacists among the first in Australia to be receive Advanced Practice Pharmacists credentialing.

11 December 2015|

More premmie babies treated faster with new retrieval service

More of Queensland’s tiniest patients have been given a helping hand to access lifesaving treatment thanks to a centrally-coordinated neonatal retrieval service, officially launched at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital on Tuesday, 17 November - World Prematurity Day.

17 November 2015|

Expert care helps fulfil a family dream

When Karen-Kay experienced increased bleeding during her pregnancy, her worst fears were realised. But the dream she and her husband had of adding to their family were eventually realised through the care of medical teams at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

20 October 2015|

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