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Young adults with old knees: preventing arthritis after ACL knee injuries

HealthTimes - 15-02-2022

Australians have the highest rates of ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) knee injuries worldwide, and young Australians are most at risk, with a 74% increase in knee surgery

 
WA surgery freeze as COVID-19 surge looms

AAP - 09-02-2022

Western Australia has recorded 65 new COVID-19 cases as hospitals pause some elective surgeries in anticipation of a steep rise in infections. Thirteen of the

 
Vic lifts non-urgent elective surgery ban

AAP - 05-02-2022

Victoria will lift its ban on non-urgent elective surgery as COVID-19 hospital patient numbers fall short of Omicron forecasts. Elective surgery is ramping up

 
The promise of repairing bones and tendons with human-made materials

HealthTimes - 11-01-2022

Brittany Taylor is a biomedical engineer and assistant professor who studies novel ways to improve bone and tendon healing after injuries. She is

 
4 things you should look for when picking a surgeon for your rhinoplasty

HealthTimes - 15-12-2021

Rhinoplasties are very serious procedures and mistakes there could be disastrous. You could end up with severe complications or with bad results.[subscribe]

 
Review into the use of 'surgeon' title

AAP - 13-12-2021

A review into who can call themselves a surgeon has been launched by state and federal governments. Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley on Monday announced

 
Vic to increase non-urgent surgery cap

AAP - 26-11-2021

Victoria will increase its cap on non-urgent surgeries at private hospitals by a quarter, while public hospitals can resume up to 50 per cent of capacity in some regional

 
Independent review ordered into Caboolture Hospital

AAP - 02-09-2021

An independent review of surgical services has been ordered amid claims of botched and deadly operations performed at Caboolture Hospital. An

 
Queensland has set up a hotline for botched surgery claims

AAP - 31-08-2021

The Queensland government has set up a hotline amid allegations of botched operations leading to preventable deaths at Caboolture Hospital. Queensland's

 
Parents speak out after surgery delay

AAP - 13-04-2021

A young girl's appendix ruptured as she waited for hours in a crowded hospital emergency

 

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