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The Westmead entomology working on maggott therapy: medical officer Dr Tasnim Hasan, clinical nurse consultant Gillian Gale, senior hospital scientist Stephen Doggett and senior technical officer Merilyn Geary.

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The kinda creepy treatment that’s working miracles

18 Aug, 2017, 9:26 am21 Aug, 2017, 3:25 pm Sarah Mason 0 Comments entomology, hospital week, maggots

They crawl blindly across rotten flesh, gorging until they’re bloated and double their size. They’re near-blind and kind of creepy,

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