Keeping Australia Alive

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July 2017
Kerrie needs bypass surgery; Jack is half way through his transition from female to male; in a world first clinical trial, Adam prepares himself for the results of his melanoma scans. #KeepingAustraliaAlive (Final)
From seizures to footy falls to a motor vehicle accident victim who is rushed to Bendigo emergency fighting for life, this episode looks at the front lines of our medical system. #KeepingAustraliaAlive
June 2017
As medical research advances, we look at the future of the health system through children in treatment. 10 years ago baby Jada would not have survived... today she's a normal little girl. #KeepingAustraliaAlive
In Boigu, the most northern island in the Torres Straits, a machete injury comes in from PNG. Meanwhile, a patient is rushed to emergency in Melbourne suffering severe internal burns after an electrical accident.
The Australian health system in one snapshot. From the thin blue line on the pregnancy test to the flat line on the ECG, this episode examines the role of our health system in our lives from cradle to grave.
October 2016
100 cameras capture one day in the Australian healthcare system. Annie is wheeled into theatre to have a double mastectomy; Larry hopes to change his life when he undergoes gastric sleeve surgery. #KeepingAustraliaAlive
March 2016
With a health system as vast as Australia's, a postcode can mean the difference between life and death. Archie Lauriston places the lives of both his wife AND daughter into the hands of the medicos for complex surgery.
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