Drive In Doc At Petrol Station To Cut Waiting Times

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An Austrian doctor is claiming to have created the first drive-in doctors surgery – at a petrol station. Visitors who turn up for treatment can spend the waiting time filling up their cars, putting them in the washer or shopping in the petrol station supermarket while they wait to be called by Dr Dieter Zakel, […]

Fake doctor gets suspended sentence

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A medical school drop-out who forged a graduation certificate when his businbessman father cut off his allowance has been convicted of fraud after he was given a job as an examination board head by the Austrian Red Cross. The 34-year-old Marc Baier said that he had never intended to make use of fake degrees, but […]

Euthanasia Doctor Brands Life Sentence a Farce

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An Austrian doctor has been jailed for life after he was accused of killing a patient that died when he was not even in the building. Surgeon Eugen Adelsmayr was back in his native Austria when the verdict was delivered in his absence, and he branded the ruling a shock. He said: “It is hard […]

Fatal bathing accident in Styria

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A Styrian man died in a pond near Feldbach yesterday afternoon (Tues). The 58-year-old was already dead when a doctor and paramedics arrived at the lake in Riegersburg. Witnesses told the police he swam to the middle of the public bathing pond before he drowned. Medics did not manage to resuscitate him.

Sieve licence photo gets all-clear

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A resident of Vienna angered by authorities has been allowed to wear a sieve on his head in a photograph used for his driving licence. Niko Alm explained today (Weds) he was furious that officials had no problem with Muslim women wearing headscarves when posing for their driving licence and passport pictures. The atheist decided […]

Salzburg man dies under axed tree

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A 44-year-old woodworker was killed by a falling tree yesterday (Weds).The incident occurred during woodcutting activities at a forestry estate outside Leogang, Salzburg, police said today. The man was pronounced dead by an emergency doctor when the medic reached the scene of the accident.Earlier this month, a 21-year-old worker died in woodland near Bad Gastein, […]

Oldest killer evades prison in Austria

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A woman tagged as Austria’s oldest murderer will not be extradited after she fled to Poland, the country of her birth, it has emerged.Bronislawa Jarosz was sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing her neighbour in 2007. The Polish-born woman stole jewellery and four bottles of wine after beating Austrian Maria P., 78, to […]

Fake doc may be in charge for woman’s death

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A German actor who was assigned to work as a doctor after presenting forged documents may face murder charges as a woman died after he failed to help.Nils G., 38, who starred in various TV series and films, was arrested after having worked as an emergency doctor for the Viennese Samaritans Association and the Red […]

Plunging plate kills builder

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A construction worker was killed by a falling concrete panel yesterday morning (Tues), officials in Vienna said today.Isar K., 25, was already dead when an emergency doctor arrived at the building site in the Floridsdorf district. He suffered serious internal injuries when a huge concrete plate dropped on his upper body.Only some days ago, a […]

Call to reduce IVF after high premature birth rate

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A leading doctor has called for carrying out fewer in vitro fertilisations (IVFs) over Austria’s high rate of premature births.Angelika Berger of Vienna’s Medical University said today (Tues) that 11.1 per cent of births in Austria occur before the 37th week of pregnancy, significantly higher then the European average of seven per cent.Berger pointed out […]