
‘Scary’: Move to Crack the Backs of Babies Sparks Alarm
Published on June 13, 2024
The death of a toddler from undiagnosed blood cancer has prompted a review by an independent expert panel of pediatric emergency care at a public hospital in Perth. Sandipan Dhar died at the Joondalup Health Campus on March 24, weeks after developing a mild fever following vaccinations. His parents, Sanjoy and Saraswati Dhar, say they asked for a blood test at the hospital on March 22 but a senior doctor refused to do it. Private operator Ramsay Health Care, which runs the campus, announced a review on June 13 of pediatric emergency services at Joondalup. An independent expert panel of non-Ramsay pediatric emergency specialists from the eastern states will carry out the work....
