‘Thank you, I’m a big fan of your work!’: A woman’s emotional reunion with the neonatologist who saved her life
Back in 1995 Dr Umesh Vaidya saved a life that had barely begun. He had been the neonatologist who resuscitated Freyja when she and her…
Tag: Surgery
Medical Must-See: IUD travels ovary the hills and far away
A LARC that disembarked was the surprise culprit behind this woman’s abdominal pain. The 29-year-old presented to Punjab Rangers Teaching Hospital in Pakistan with moderate…
Medical Must-See: Tooth pain and a golf ball–sized aneurysm
A 70-year-old’s tooth pain has led US doctors to discover a giant brain aneurysm behind the patient’s eye. After a first attempt at surgical repair…
Stressed surgeons linked to fewer complications for patients: study
Surgeons, like elite athletes, may produce better outcomes if they are displaying higher physiological stress in the early stages of surgery, a study shows. US…
Colorectal surgeon who drowned remembered for his ‘beautiful nature’
Colorectal surgeon Dr Andrew Hunter, who has died in a suspected drowning, has been remembered as “a good person who made a difference to a…
‘Please don’t try this at home’: Doctor performs own vasectomy
A doctor’s post of him performing his own vasectomy has become a social media hit. Plastic surgeon Dr Chen Wei-Nong says he decided to undergo…
Treating symptomatic varicocele
Ethan, aged 14, is brought in by his mother with concerns about swelling in the left testicular region. He is fit and well, plays AFL,…
Medical Must-See: Trapped finger points to rare Buruli ulcer diagnosis
An elderly man who trapped his finger in a folding chair has become one of the first cases of locally acquired Buruli ulcer in southern…
ENT surgeon who convinced patients to invest $500,000 in his trust banned for 18 months
An ENT surgeon who persuaded two patients to invest over $500,000 in his business which later went bankrupt has been barred from practising for 18…
Surgeons almost ‘come to blows’ when retrieving organs for transplants
A transplant doctor has described how tensions can rise during organ retrievals on dead patients, with surgeons in one case coming close to fisticuffs over…
