‘They took me to the basement of my home where they beat me’: A doctor’s life under Russian occupation
What is life like for doctors and medical staff working in regions in Ukraine occupied by the Russian forces? The following extract is from a…
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‘My friends went to the front line dressed in sneakers and jeans’: A GP’s story of two wars
When Dr Jasmina Dedic-Hagan flew to Ukraine in March, it was not her first time in a war zone. Teaching combat first-aid was her way…
Medical Must-See: Ukrainian teen survives close-range gunshot to neck
Until just over a year ago, doctors working in Ukraine had little experience in treating patients with gunshots wounds. However, the Russian invasion and subsequent…
War: The inhuman cost of medical progress
To mark ANZAC day, we are republishing a series of articles about the experiences of doctors and nurses on the frontline of war. Here, Professor…
Underground medicine: Aussie GP tells of her new life under fire amid the war in Ukraine
'Once we start talking to them, they often break down, words spilling out of them of the horrors they have endured,' says Dr Lisa Searle.
Pleural defusing: Ukrainian doctors remove live grenade from soldier’s chest
Ukrainian doctors have avoided an explosive end after apparently removing an enemy grenade that was lodged in a soldier’s chest during Russia’s ongoing invasion of…
The year that was: ‘I couldn’t leave my mother to die’
Dr Natalia Peker used a phone and family contacts to get her mother to safety.
‘Finally something useful,’ GP tells of Ukrainian doctors’ response to aid
Dr Andriy Boyko has returned from a trying journey to deliver medical supplies to medics in the war-torn country.
Thousands of chronic disease patients die in Ukraine
WHO says few hospitals are functioning due to the Russian invasion leaving many without access to life-saving healthcare.
‘I can’t just sit here helplessly’: GP to deliver supplies to Ukraine
Port Macquarie-based Dr Andriy Boyko has found purpose in organising medical aid for his war-torn home country.
