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  • Meningococcal cases could rise: look out for symptoms
  • Free info night for inflammatory bowel disease
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  • Bright minds gather for research symposium at Auburn Hospital
  • Westmead doc scores Aussie-first Stanford qualification
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Adorable puppy visits Westmead Hospital patients for cuddles
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Adorable puppy visits Westmead Hospital patients for cuddles

23 Jul, 2019, 5:26 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Adorable puppy visits Westmead Hospital patients for cuddles
Westmead doc scores Aussie-first Stanford qualification
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Westmead doc scores Aussie-first Stanford qualification

23 Jul, 2019, 4:20 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Westmead doc scores Aussie-first Stanford qualification
Cancer survivor praises new support group: ‘you need someone to talk to’
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Cancer survivor praises new support group: ‘you need someone to talk to’

22 Jul, 2019, 3:50 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Cancer survivor praises new support group: ‘you need someone to talk to’
Free info night for inflammatory bowel disease
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Free info night for inflammatory bowel disease

23 Jul, 2019, 5:34 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Free info night for inflammatory bowel disease
Bright minds gather for research symposium at Auburn Hospital
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Bright minds gather for research symposium at Auburn Hospital

23 Jul, 2019, 4:37 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Bright minds gather for research symposium at Auburn Hospital
Drought may raise risk of Q fever
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Drought may raise risk of Q fever

22 Jul, 2019, 4:14 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Drought may raise risk of Q fever
Not just a headache: global migraine expert en route to Westmead
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Not just a headache: global migraine expert en route to Westmead

22 Jul, 2019, 2:03 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Not just a headache: global migraine expert en route to Westmead

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Meningococcal cases could rise: look out for symptoms
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Meningococcal cases could rise: look out for symptoms

24 Jul, 2019, 12:34 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Meningococcal cases could rise: look out for symptoms
Adorable puppy visits Westmead Hospital patients for cuddles
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Adorable puppy visits Westmead Hospital patients for cuddles

23 Jul, 2019, 5:26 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Adorable puppy visits Westmead Hospital patients for cuddles
Westmead doc scores Aussie-first Stanford qualification
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Westmead doc scores Aussie-first Stanford qualification

23 Jul, 2019, 4:20 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Westmead doc scores Aussie-first Stanford qualification
Cancer survivor praises new support group: ‘you need someone to talk to’
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Cancer survivor praises new support group: ‘you need someone to talk to’

22 Jul, 2019, 3:50 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Cancer survivor praises new support group: ‘you need someone to talk to’
Goodbye Instagram likes: Mental health expert praises social media giant’s move
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Goodbye Instagram likes: Mental health expert praises social media giant’s move

18 Jul, 2019, 5:11 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Goodbye Instagram likes: Mental health expert praises social media giant’s move
Auburn nurse recycling spree helps elderly patients
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Auburn nurse recycling spree helps elderly patients

17 Jul, 2019, 3:31 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Auburn nurse recycling spree helps elderly patients
Record case conferences help improve diabetes care
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Record case conferences help improve diabetes care

17 Jul, 2019, 1:03 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Record case conferences help improve diabetes care
Toongabbie tackles type 2 diabetes
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Toongabbie tackles type 2 diabetes

16 Jul, 2019, 4:59 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Toongabbie tackles type 2 diabetes

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From junior doctor to ‘dinosaur’ surgeon: Prof steps down after 41 years at Auburn
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From junior doctor to ‘dinosaur’ surgeon: Prof steps down after 41 years at Auburn

19 Jul, 2019, 4:12 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on From junior doctor to ‘dinosaur’ surgeon: Prof steps down after 41 years at Auburn

Geoff Brooke-Cowden’s legacy is leading the charge to save Auburn Hospital.

Secret Lives of Staff: Astronaut to eye doctor
People Top 4 

Secret Lives of Staff: Astronaut to eye doctor

19 Jul, 2019, 3:22 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Secret Lives of Staff: Astronaut to eye doctor
Brilliance box brings joy in Westmead emergency
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Brilliance box brings joy in Westmead emergency

15 Jul, 2019, 4:27 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Brilliance box brings joy in Westmead emergency
‘Two hours later and I would have been dead’
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‘Two hours later and I would have been dead’

12 Jul, 2019, 3:37 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on ‘Two hours later and I would have been dead’
Decade of dominance for the fastest hands in the west
Blacktown Mount Druitt Featured Our employees People 

Decade of dominance for the fastest hands in the west

09 Jul, 2019, 4:38 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Decade of dominance for the fastest hands in the west

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Adorable puppy visits Westmead Hospital patients for cuddles
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Adorable puppy visits Westmead Hospital patients for cuddles

Design award win for Mount Druitt’s dialysis gem
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Design award win for Mount Druitt’s dialysis gem

Young Westmead resident stuns crowds with life-changing implant
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Young Westmead resident stuns crowds with life-changing implant

Project aims to make emergency surgery easier
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Project aims to make emergency surgery easier

Colours of Africa fill health summit
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Colours of Africa fill health summit

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Drought may raise risk of Q fever
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Drought may raise risk of Q fever

22 Jul, 2019, 4:14 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Drought may raise risk of Q fever

The infection is carried by cattle, goats, sheep and other domesticated and wild animals.

Toongabbie tackles type 2 diabetes
Health News Top 4 

Toongabbie tackles type 2 diabetes

16 Jul, 2019, 4:59 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Toongabbie tackles type 2 diabetes
Give your health a shake-up this diabetes week
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Give your health a shake-up this diabetes week

15 Jul, 2019, 3:55 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Give your health a shake-up this diabetes week

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Free info night for inflammatory bowel disease
Blacktown Mount Druitt Events Top 4 

Free info night for inflammatory bowel disease

23 Jul, 2019, 5:34 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Free info night for inflammatory bowel disease

Help is at hand for more than 4500 people in western Sydney who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease.

Bright minds gather for research symposium at Auburn Hospital
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Bright minds gather for research symposium at Auburn Hospital

23 Jul, 2019, 4:37 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Bright minds gather for research symposium at Auburn Hospital
Cancer survivor praises new support group: ‘you need someone to talk to’
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Cancer survivor praises new support group: ‘you need someone to talk to’

22 Jul, 2019, 3:50 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Cancer survivor praises new support group: ‘you need someone to talk to’

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