Hospital

After two years in hospital, their tot’s illness is still a mystery

Truby King’s other childcare service, complete with soothing ointment.

Death by infection used to stalk our hospitals’ intensive care units. But thanks to the dogged work of Dr Mary Seddon, virtually no ICU patients now die from central line infections. Carl Shuker talks to the public health hero whose tenacity earned her the nickname “Scary Mary”.

Without costly surgery, this cheerful Kiwi kid might not reach his teens.