Rise in girls tackling contact sports
THERE’S been a big surge in the number of girls turning to contact sports such as football and soccer, sports once seen as male domains.
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SURPLUS equipment from the old Royal Adelaide Hospital has benefited 58 local community groups such as schools and Scouts as well as 24 developing nations.
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Cranio unit surgeon’s pay docked over humanitarian work
A NEW drama is enveloping the Australian Craniofacial Unit with a surgeon’s pay docked for doing humanitarian work overseas, which he says is part of his contract.
Dr Harris reveals amazing new cave rescue details
THAI cave rescue hero Dr Richard ‘Harry’ Harris says the cave dive wasn’t that hard — but has revealed the frightening part was teaching fellow divers to be “amateur anaesthetists” to repeatedly re-sedate the boys mid-rescue.
‘Unnecessary deaths, nepotism’ at craniofacial unit
CRITICISM of the Australian Craniofacial Unit has sensationally escalated into union allegations of nepotism, bullying and “unnecessary deaths”, prompting referrals for two investigations.
Opposition after MP’s scalp over Unit furore
LABOR is pushing for a Privileges Committee investigation into whether Liberal Minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan misled State Parliament over a review of the Australian Craniofacial Unit.
How the face off over future of famous unit boiled over
ADELAIDE’S Australian Craniofacial Unit has changed thousands of lives, restoring function and form to people with craniofacial deformities, tumours and injuries. It’s the last place you would expect to find a swirling controversy.
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Cure plea for hepatitis C
ABOUT 60,000 people have been cured of hepatitis C since a new generation cure went on the PBS two years ago, but experts say another 170,000 or so people are yet to seek treatment.
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