Inside Randwick, Westmead Childrens' Hospitals feud
When Elizabeth Crouch became chair of NSW’s two biggest children’s hospitals, she had 11 other roles. Would she have time to devote to fixing a long and bitter fight between the institutions?
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When Elizabeth Crouch became chair of NSW’s two biggest children’s hospitals, she had 11 other roles. Would she have time to devote to fixing a long and bitter fight between the institutions?
Many intersex people have suffered lifelong harm from medical procedures performed without their consent. Now the community hopes change is on the horizon, as the ACT looks to introduce laws that will restrict medical procedures on intersex children.
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT A premature baby girl is thriving months after she was saved by doctors who removed ...
Saylor Thomson was given just a 25- to 40 percent chance of survival after she was born with a fast-growing tumor attached to her spine. The miracle baby is a fighter, though, as she beat the odds with the help of her doctors, who operated on her for six hours to remove the tumor.
Saylor’s parents were told their little girl had only a 25-40 per cent chance of survival, but a team of 25 Mater medics ensured she beat the odds.