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Unknown risks, 12 surgeries: specialist fined over patient's painful ordeal
11+ hour, 1+ min ago (443+ words) A plastic surgeon has been reprimanded for a problematic major abdominal procedure on a patient who subsequently suffered severe complications and required 12 follow-up surgeries and skin grafts. The Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) recently found Dr Gary Kode guilty…...
'In his mind, life was over' after two strokes, now Sidney walks for hope
17+ hour, 56+ min ago (584+ words) Having a stroke at 22 seems like an unlikely story, but for Jake Vincent, having two of them became a reality. The signs came suddenly after he and his now-wife Sidney Vincent returned home from a concert in 2018. "Jake collapsed and…...
A major hospital overhaul starts as 'aged care crisis' chews up ward space
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (439+ words) A busy hospital emergency department is getting a $14.5 million redevelopment aimed at improving access, services and safety. Tasmanian company Vos Construction and Joinery was awarded the contract for the works at the North West Regional Hospital, in Burnie. Works have…...
The $40,000 sacrifice: the great lengths some women take to start a family
1+ week, 6+ day ago (741+ words) When Clodagh O'Neill turned 30, she knew with absolute clarity that she wanted to become a mother. As an asexual woman, she would be doing it on her own. What followed was a multiyear journey marked by careful financial planning, interstate…...
'Is this a death sentence?' The question Marion asked when she had Hep C
2+ week, 6+ day ago (328+ words) When Marion Barbari was told 20 years ago that she had Hepatitis C, she said it was "scary", despite her knowledge of it. While the stigma and discrimination remain, Ms Barbari said those diagnosed now have much better support than was…...
Fury as $150k health executive role advertised despite public sector freeze
3+ week, 5+ day ago (384+ words) The Department of Health is advertising a $150,000-a-year executive role despite a public sector hiring freeze and $702 million in mandated savings. During question time in Parliament, Bass Labor MHA Jess Greene pressed the government over the government relations manager role…...