Someone adjusts the oxygen mask of a tuberculosis patient who is lying in a hospital bed

Torres Strait clinicians face deadly dilemma over TB cases in PNG, audit finds

Children with tuberculosis (TB) are dying in the Torres Strait border region after being referred out of Queensland clinics under inconsistent health department policies, an audit has found. Key points: Doctor Emma McBryde says Torres Strait doctors face an ethical conundrum Audit calls for more training on ethical and forensic issues There are significant delays …

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