Gaza amputees struggle as the enclave faces shortages of prosthetics
NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip — Sitting in her wheelchair, Haneen al-Mabhouh dreams of rebuilding her family, of cradling a new baby.…
Stage 4 bowel cancer patient fights for funding of life-prolonging drug
Bowel cancer is the second-highest cause of cancer death in New Zealand, second only to lung cancer. Bowel…
High Court orders Jarrod Arnold Dent be detained as a special patient for killing Miriama Raukawa and wounding five others
Being made a special patient was something Crown prosecutor Rebekah Hicklin, Dent’s counsel Elizabeth Hall, and even Dent…
Auckland Hospital chest drain error leaves crash patient paralysed
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Dr Vanessa Caldwell said the serious incident resulted in the man sustaining a…
Perth GP gave patient’s confidential medical records to ex-partner despite domestic violence concerns
A Perth doctor was suspended after she disclosed confidential medical information about a patient and her baby to…
Measles patient zero found on Cook Strait ferry sailing
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Coroner finds ‘sub-optimal’ record-keeping before post-op death of Gisborne woman
“Had they known, I am satisfied that a different post-operative care plan would have been arranged.” Private surgery…
Nurse onboard Sacramento helicopter that crashed has died
OTHERS. AMEN. COMING TOGETHER IN PRAYER, YOU CAN FEEL EVERYBODY CAME TOGETHER IN OUR HEARTS. WE’RE COMING TOGETHER.…
Scottish ambulance technician accused of stealing aftershave from terminally ill man
“You open up your home to crisis workers in a time of need and the last thing you…
State Highway 1 delays after ambulance and ute crash near Whangārei
“Hato Hone St John responded to the incident with one ambulance, a rapid response vehicle, and two operations…
Chandigarh: 3 doctors booked for negligence 5 years after female patient’s death
Nearly five years after a 51-year-old woman from Sector 47-D died of multiple organ failure after a gallbladder…
Patient claims surgeon upsold unnecessary surgery, nostril collapsed
The surgeon said the woman wanted her nasal airway improved and that they had discussed additional surgery. But,…