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8:33 AM | Launceston General Hospital chief John Kirwan says he hopes that he and his senior staff will get details on their 2012-13 budget before they are released publicly in July.
NW patients part of LGH role
8:32 AM | More than 30 per cent of the Launceston General Hospital's surgery work some days comes from the North-West Coast, says LGH chief John Kirwan.  | North-West patient influx at LGH
Family returns the fund-raising favour
4:00 AM |  AT FIVE weeks of age, Luke Emery was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Six years on, Luke looks no different to any other child his age.
Disability carers face job turmoil
4:00 AM | LAUNCESTON man Scott Whatley has taken on a new cause. But this time it's not for people like him with cerebral palsy confined to a wheelchair.  | CommentsComments (1)
Industrial action averted
25 May 12 | LAST-minute intervention by Minister for Children Michelle O'Byrne appears to have averted industrial action by about 120 Tasmanian child protection workers from next Monday.  | CommentsComments (1)
Cholesterol drug hope for depression
25 May 12 | Drugs used to reduce cholesterol and inflammation could also be used to treat depression, an eminent psychiatrist says.   | CommentsComments (1)
Plibersek back soon for talks on health
25 May 12 | FEDERAL Health Minister Tanya Plibersek says that she will be back in Tasmania ``shortly'' to continue talks on how to reverse the state's health cuts.
North-West patient influx at LGH
24 May 12 | Hundreds of North-West patients are seeking treatment at the Launceston General Hospital rather than their nearest hospital.  | CommentsComments (8)
22 May 12 | MICHAEL Godfrey says he simply could not cope without the "remarkable" group of volunteers that help him out each week.
Mistaken views on mental illness
21 May 12 | Too many people mistake normal human emotion for mental illness, a Tasmanian psychiatrist says.   | CommentsComments (1)
Elective surgery gloom deepens
19 May 12 | Northern Tasmanian elective surgery patients' hopes of their day in a theatre slipped further away with the state budget, says Launceston General Hospital director of surgery Berni Einoder.   | CommentsComments (5)
Judge ordered vaccine for child
19 May 12 | BRISBANE - A judge who ordered an infected mother to vaccinate her newborn child against Hepatitis B has reignited debate about the rights of parents.
Hope found in drug to treat brain cancer
19 May 12 | MELBOURNE - A new drug could help prolong the life of people diagnosed with one of the most deadly forms of brain cancer, Australian researchers say.
Old films helping dementia sufferers
18 May 12 | LONDON - Archive films are being used to help people with dementia and other memory disorders in a new project in Britain.
Indigenous parliament fits the bill
17 May 12 | EMARRA Gower, Marly Clark and Alice Wise will make up half of the Tasmanian team to take part in the first National Youth Indigenous Parliament in Canberra next week.
Funds raised for LGH specialty equipment
17 May 12 | Service clubs have joined forces to provide Northern lymphoedema patients with access to specialised treatment equipment not usually found in the state.
ANF seeks federal action on health cuts
16 May 12 | Nurses from around Australia have called on the federal government to take immediate action to address the plight of Tasmanians suffering from health budget cuts.
Warning over diabetes
15 May 12 | SYDNEY - The head of Diabetes Australia has accused the federal government of putting a budget surplus above the health of 1.7 million Australians with diabetes.
Attitude to diabetes shocks mum
14 May 12 | Three-year-old Ella Grace's future has been turned upside down after she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.  | CommentsComments (4)
Stigma and denial creates more issues
14 May 12 | WHEN Christie Gower was at primary school, she thought that she had germs instead of diabetes. ``I got picked on because I was different,'' she said.
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