Hope Mavridis and her doctor have been through an experience that has bonded them for life. FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Hope Mavridis believes in miracles. She said her doctor helped make her miracle possible. “I have a love for Dr. Davis that I can’t explain,” Mavridis said. “She is an angel.” They have been through an…
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Junior doctor donates $53,000 of his salary to charity in one year
An inspirational junior doctor who gifted tens of thousands of dollars of his salary to charity last year has vowed to continue donating for life. Throughout 2021, Dr Henry Howard, then a first-year intern, donated 50% of his salary to Australian and international charities. In a recent update, he revealed the total amount he donated…
Ex-cancer surgeon reveals how she coped with chemo after own diagnosis
LIZ O’RIORDAN: In 2015, aged 40, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to undergo chemo myself. And I realised, even as a doctor, I’d had no idea what my patients had been going through. As a breast cancer surgeon, I would speak to my patients about chemotherapy, to tell them that it’s a given…
How a Cancer Patient Gives Back to Her Doctor
Source: The Wall Street Journal / LUCETTE LAGNADO Bita Javadizadeh needed to be hopeful when she went to see an oncologist. A surgeon had told her she had a rare form of liver cancer that was considered inoperable. It had spread, and without treatment, he told her, she would have six months to live. “Am I…