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regional health reporter Steven Schubert

Regional Health Project investigation launched by ABC to uncover stories of troubled rural health system

Emma Lenz says health care in rural Queensland is much worse than what she experienced in Sydney. (ABC News: Nathan Morris)

Emma Lenz had painful, unexplained blisters on her hands for three weeks before she could get an appointment to see a doctor.

She was diagnosed with shingles, a virus that can cause extremely painful sores but can be treated with a simple dose of antivirals — if it's diagnosed within three days of symptoms appearing. 

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