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Dodgy treatment: it's not us, it's the other lot, say the experts. So who do we believe?

Health Times - 14-04-2020

Patients might not be getting the best advice about which treatments do or don’t work, according to our study published

 
Victorians have been reassured their waiting times for elective surgery are at a record low

AAP - 15-11-2019

Victoria's health minister says elective surgery wait times are at a record low as a media report suggests the queue could grow this financial year.

 
Elective surgeries at two western Sydney hospitals will be cut

AAP - 17-10-2019

Elective surgeries at western Sydney's Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals are set to be cut from 2020, according to the hospitals' head of surgery.

 
Many risk factors contribute to worsening of quality of life in people with knee osteoarthritis

HealthTimes - 14-08-2019

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that the health-related quality of life of most people who have or have a higher risk of knee osteoarthritis remained

 
Theatre Nurses need their work 'family', amid specialist shortages and lack of continuity of care

Nicole Madigan - 26-07-2019

Theatre nurses are particularly reliant on their nursing ‘family’ as they manage the challenges of their field, such as lack of continuity of care and low numbers

 
Face value: the surprising psychology of cosmetic surgery

HealthTimes - 16-07-2019

Australians spend over $1 billion annually on cosmetic surgery, but do we really know what we're buying into? As most procedures are performed in the private sector, where

 
The NSW government investigates botched surgery

AAP - 24-06-2019

An incident in which the wrong side of a cancer patient's bowel was removed during surgery at Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital is being investigated.

 
Daphne Keith has become the oldest Australian to have a partial hip replacement

AAP - 01-05-2019

Daphne Keith was 107 years old when she went under general anaesthesia in Wollongong to partially replace her hip, the oldest Australian to have the surgery.

 
 
What's wrong with textured implants and why is Allergan withdrawing them?

HealthTimes - 17-01-2019

So what’s wrong with textured implants? And Why is Allergan withdrawing them? Dr Ross Farhadieh, leading plastic surgeon, explains...

 

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