Initially, David and Natalie Robertson were told their 10-week-old twins had a mild infection. Key points: After a COVID-induced lull, respiratory infections are on the rise again RSV infections have shot up, as have cases of several types of influenza Young children are particularly at risk, with thousands admitted to hospital in recent weeks Their three-year-old son, Leon, had caught …
The peak training organisation for specialist emergency personnel in Australia has called for a coordinated plan to move non-critical elderly patients out of hospitals, which are reaching capacity. Key points: Australasian College for Emergency Medicine president John Bonning wants non-critical aged care patients out of hospitals as much as possible Australasian College for Emergency Medicine president John Bonning wants non-critical …
Hospitals in Australia and New Zealand are stocking up on laboratory-grown skin to treat the survivors of the White Island volcano eruption, with one doctor saying 120 square metres of extra skin is needed. Key points: Burned skin will be removed from victims and replaced with skin grafts Surgeon warns volcano victims face "tough fight ahead" to survive Victims in …