A doctor was fined $30,000 after he failed to refer a patient who had a corneal ulcer to a specialist "in a timely manner". The patient later underwent surgery and permanently lost most of her sight in her left eye. The doctor, however, was not suspended from practising.
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2 YR OLD GIRL HAS RARE LIVER DISEASE, FAMILY DESPERATE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HER SURGERY
Family members of Viona Qiu are desperately asking for donations so that they can pay for their 2-year-old daughter's chemotherapy and surgeries. Viona is so young but already diagnosed with hepatoblastma, a rare condition in which the liver becomes enlarged and cannot function properly. Her gall bladder has collapsed to. The family is from Batam but were told to come to Singapore for treatment due to the lacking facilities over there. They now face the trouble of paying her exorbitant medical fees and are begging for donations to help poor Viona recover.
Read More »TODDLER RAMMED BY E-SCOOTER AT MBS, UNDERWENT FACIAL SURGERY FOR INJURIES
Why does this keep happening, please scoot safe for others. Story as of now - At MBS, girl was hit by suspected SW3 scooter with LED lighting during the Sunday late night. She was hospitalised and underwent surgery on nose region. Culprit unknown and still at large.
Read More »HEARTWARMING PHOTO OF PRC DOCTOR SOOTHING CHILD BEFORE SURGERY GOES VIRAL
A photo of a heart-warming scene showing a PRC doctor holding a 2 year-old girl on his lap outside an operating theatre has gone viral on PRC social media, dispelling the myth that everything which comes out of China attracts bad publicity
Read More »ACRES STAFF LEFT INJURED BAT UNTREATED & IGNORED LADY’S PLEA TO SEND IT FOR SURGERY
Please help me to help Bruce. Do like and share this. It seems the only way left to get ACRES to listen is by making more noise. He told me that they weren't even going to bother trying to fix his wing, and that they wanted to euthanise him. For five days he was left untreated. They did nothing to fix his wing for five days. His wound was left open for five days. They did the bare minimum that even I, without medical training, could do. They sanitised the wound. They fed him (albeit not what he usually likes to eat). That was it.
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