Worse off after surgery: Exposing Australia’s profitable pain industry | Four Corners

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  • Опубликовано: 7 апр 2024
  • “Someone comes along and says, ‘Trust me, I'm a doctor, I'll take your pain away’, you would believe them.”
    More than three million Australians are living with chronic pain. It’s become a breeding ground for exploitation and lives are being put at risk.
    In a major investigation, Four Corners brings together a team of international experts to look inside the multi-billion-dollar pain industry and expose the ugly side of medicine.
    With access to data from thousands of patients, ABC Investigations reporter Adele Ferguson reveals how some medical professionals are able to drain our health system.
    She also meets the patients who are in worse pain after having spinal surgery, including spinal cord stimulators.
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Комментарии • 15

  • @IntoTheWeeds71
    @IntoTheWeeds71 Месяц назад +328

    I'm terrified that our healthcare system is veering closer to that of the US. Private institutions, spruiking medical devices to patients to boost sales... can we just not please.

  • @lochieb3640
    @lochieb3640 Месяц назад +391

    So much unnecessary suffering in this world caused by greed. So sorry to the victims here.

  • @luciboras
    @luciboras Месяц назад +361

    This is what happened when medical industry is private for profit

  • @scotteranger4524
    @scotteranger4524 Месяц назад +168

    Heinous.
    As someone who las lived with chronic pain in the US, this isn't surprising.

  • @mariaa6918
    @mariaa6918 Месяц назад +216

    Thank you for highlighting this cruel practice

  • @annoyedaussie3942
    @annoyedaussie3942 Месяц назад +203

    I was expecting this to be about pain killer medication based on the title. Very interesting and just as informative. Seems our private healthcare industry is just as bad as the US.

  • @considerthis7712
    @considerthis7712 Месяц назад +153

    Very disturbing and life changing.

  • @dianneprice445
    @dianneprice445 Месяц назад +87

    I hope there is someone regulating this in New Zealand

  • @acmlsrtvxacmlsrtvx3059
    @acmlsrtvxacmlsrtvx3059 Месяц назад +113

    As the saying goes, there are doctors and there are doctors.

  • @imalwaysright
    @imalwaysright Месяц назад +147

    How are there tik tok influencers spruiking spinal devices. Very dark and disturbing

  • @mpras684
    @mpras684 Месяц назад +93

    Terrifying…

  • @Him_He_Me
    @Him_He_Me Месяц назад +126

    No wonder the rich get richer. Trusted to be honest.....
    I have trouble getting petrol to get to work. Just wonderful

  • @ClumsySmurfett
    @ClumsySmurfett Месяц назад +120

    To have no or little consequences for destroying so many lives.
    I'd love to think greed wasn't such a driving force, amazing what some people can justify to themselves.

  • @jimkelly2272
    @jimkelly2272 Месяц назад +62

    Money aye !.Terrible

  • @buckstar47
    @buckstar47 Месяц назад +68

    That's Shocking