Patients with rare types of cancer “fall through the cracks”
Due to inequalities in the Australian health care system, patients with rare cancers have a very high chance of survival compared to patients with more common diagnoses.
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Midland Railway Workshops: Power outage at medical centre prevents life-saving treatment of patients
A week-long power outage at a Midland medical center forced delays in life-saving medical treatment for terminally ill patients. Patients undergoing chemotherapy, cardiology treatment or dialysis told Seven News they attended urgent appointments at the Midland Railway Workshops medical clinic last week but found it closed due to urgent electrical work.
Intravenous fluid deprivation has ‘tremendous’ impact on WA patients, AMA claims
A shortage of intravenous fluids is having a “huge” impact on patients in WA, forcing clinics to cancel procedures such as iron infusions, according to the state's medical association. Nationwide shortages of IV products such as saline and other additives used in routine and emergency surgeries and resuscitations have prompted some doctors to warn that … Read more