#LetterOfTheWeek
Forum🇸🇬 Don’t let medical progress become a loophole for #insurers
"Life #Insurance Assoc'n recently updated its #Critical #Illness Framework to incl modern “keyhole” & endovascular treatments.. a clear admission tt old, highly invasive definitions r medically obsolete. However these updates are not retrospective. Tis creates a 2-tier sys where those who've dutifully paid #premiums for decades r penalised for te v #medical progress tt makes #surgery safer"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-dont-let-medical-progress-become-a-loophole-for-insurers
Forum: Don’t let medical progress become a loophole for insurers

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Africa: Inside Operation Smile's Push to Bring Surgery Within Reach: [allAfrica] Dr Augustino Hellar's journey into surgery was shaped by his upbringing in Tanzania, where access to healthcare was often limited. He recalls how long distances to health facilities were a common barrier. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRpn8G #Africa #Healthcare #Surgery #OperationSmile #Tanzania

Video Shorts 216: Do Brain Surgeons Lead a Double Life?

Do Brain Surgeons Lead a Double Life? from Into Your Head podcast - IntoYourHead.ie #surgery #medicalhumor #surgeonlife #comedy #observationalcomedy

https://intoyourhead.ie/2026/04/01/video-shorts-216-do-brain-surgeons-lead-a-double-life/

Why should blunt dissection be done after the initial incision?
A. To reduce bleeding
B. To open the abscess cavity fully
C. To remove pus manually
D. To apply sutures
#dissection #incision #surgery # ... Continue to: https://www.facebook.com/1130092409221646/posts/1292351959662356
What is the primary goal of dressing a clean postoperative wound?
A) Cause bleeding
B) Prevent infection
C) Block oxygen
D) Cause pain
#dressing #postoperativewound #surgery #surgeryquiz ... Continue to: https://www.facebook.com/1130092409221646/posts/1291908843040001

Inquest into grandmother's death hears of hospital's 'systemic shortcomings'
By Liam O'Connell

A coroner finds the post-surgery care of Robyn Beale at Mater Private Hospital Mackay was not "adequate or appropriate", but the inquest heard the 78-year-old would have died regardless.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-31/robyn-beale-inquest-mater-private-hospital-mackay/106517132

#Courts #Surgery #LiamOConnell

Inquest into grandmother's death hears of hospital's 'systemic shortcomings'

A coroner finds the post-surgery care of Robyn Beale at Mater Private Hospital Mackay was not "adequate or appropriate", but the inquest heard the 78-year-old would have died regardless.

post-#surgery?


#lmao #surgery
Transgender Quebecers face surgery delays, out-of-province patients get faster care
GrS Montreal, the sole clinic in Quebec offering fully subsidized gender-affirming surgeries, recently announced that a change in provincial funding will delay wait times — possibly by years — but only for Quebec patients.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/transgender-surgery-delays-quebec-9.7146840?cmp=rss
Transgender Quebecers face surgery delays, out-of-province patients get faster care
GrS Montreal, the sole clinic in Quebec offering fully subsidized gender-affirming surgeries, recently announced that a change in provincial funding will delay wait times — possibly by years — but only for Quebec patients.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/transgender-surgery-delays-quebec-9.7146840?cmp=rss