Nurse Arrested for Allegedly Injuring Seven Newborns
A 26-year-old nurse, Erin Strotman, was arrested and charged with injuring seven newborn babies at Henrico Doctors' Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, after an investigation into inexplicable leg fractures in multiple infants; the hospital's NICU is temporarily closed.
Nurse Arrested for Allegedly Injuring Seven Newborns
A 26-year-old nurse, Erin Strotman, was arrested and charged with injuring seven newborn babies at Henrico Doctors' Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, after an investigation into inexplicable leg fractures in multiple infants; the hospital's NICU is temporarily closed.
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44% Bias Score
Hospital Doctor's Son Dies After Alleged Inadequate Care
A consultant paediatrician at Homerton Hospital witnessed her 22-year-old son receive inadequate care that led to his death from sepsis in January 2023, prompting an inquest to investigate potential care failures and systemic issues.
Hospital Doctor's Son Dies After Alleged Inadequate Care
A consultant paediatrician at Homerton Hospital witnessed her 22-year-old son receive inadequate care that led to his death from sepsis in January 2023, prompting an inquest to investigate potential care failures and systemic issues.
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44% Bias Score
Rijnstate Hospital Investigates Doctor's Possible Sperm Misuse in 1980s Inseminations
An investigation is underway at Rijnstate hospital in Arnhem after a former doctor may have used his own sperm for artificial inseminations in the 1980s; the issue was reported to the IGJ and relates to prior problems with the hospital's sperm bank administration.
Rijnstate Hospital Investigates Doctor's Possible Sperm Misuse in 1980s Inseminations
An investigation is underway at Rijnstate hospital in Arnhem after a former doctor may have used his own sperm for artificial inseminations in the 1980s; the issue was reported to the IGJ and relates to prior problems with the hospital's sperm bank administration.
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48% Bias Score
Concerns raised over jailed surgeon's mastectomies
An inquest heard that a colleague of jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson raised concerns about the "inadequacy" of his mastectomies, but did not report him, potentially contributing to the harm of numerous patients. Two patients had tissue and tumors left behind after Paterson's surgery.
Concerns raised over jailed surgeon's mastectomies
An inquest heard that a colleague of jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson raised concerns about the "inadequacy" of his mastectomies, but did not report him, potentially contributing to the harm of numerous patients. Two patients had tissue and tumors left behind after Paterson's surgery.
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40% Bias Score
German Hospital Under Investigation for Potential Medical Malpractice
An investigation is underway in Germany into allegations of medical malpractice at a hospital in Wasserburg am Inn, focusing on whether cesarean sections were unnecessarily withheld.
German Hospital Under Investigation for Potential Medical Malpractice
An investigation is underway in Germany into allegations of medical malpractice at a hospital in Wasserburg am Inn, focusing on whether cesarean sections were unnecessarily withheld.
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24% Bias Score
Needle Left in Vagina During Childbirth
A Thai woman suffers chronic pain from a needle left in her vagina during childbirth 18 years prior.
Needle Left in Vagina During Childbirth
A Thai woman suffers chronic pain from a needle left in her vagina during childbirth 18 years prior.
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Egypt's Senate Approves Medical Liability Law Amidst Doctors' Strong Opposition
Egypt's Senate passed a new medical liability law aimed at enhancing patient rights and unifying legal frameworks for medical professionals; however, the Doctors Syndicate strongly opposes it, citing concerns over potential legal repercussions for physicians and plans to push for amendments.
Egypt's Senate Approves Medical Liability Law Amidst Doctors' Strong Opposition
Egypt's Senate passed a new medical liability law aimed at enhancing patient rights and unifying legal frameworks for medical professionals; however, the Doctors Syndicate strongly opposes it, citing concerns over potential legal repercussions for physicians and plans to push for amendments.
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36% Bias Score
Letby Conviction Appeal Based on Expert Witness Testimony Reversal
Convicted British nurse Lucy Letby's lawyer is appealing her life sentence after the prosecution's lead expert changed his opinion on three babies' deaths, raising questions about the reliability of expert medical evidence in complex legal cases.
Letby Conviction Appeal Based on Expert Witness Testimony Reversal
Convicted British nurse Lucy Letby's lawyer is appealing her life sentence after the prosecution's lead expert changed his opinion on three babies' deaths, raising questions about the reliability of expert medical evidence in complex legal cases.
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48% Bias Score
Profit-Driven Healthcare Practices Endanger Patients
The unethical renting of newborn units to profit-maximizing companies, revealed to have caused significant harm, is now being observed in eye surgery clinics using outdated technology, endangering patients due to cost-cutting and a lack of regulation.
Profit-Driven Healthcare Practices Endanger Patients
The unethical renting of newborn units to profit-maximizing companies, revealed to have caused significant harm, is now being observed in eye surgery clinics using outdated technology, endangering patients due to cost-cutting and a lack of regulation.
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56% Bias Score
Turkey Trial: 47 Medical Professionals Accused in Newborn Deaths
Forty-seven medical professionals in Turkey stand trial for a scheme that allegedly led to the deaths of at least 10 newborns since January 2023, raising concerns about the country's healthcare system.
Turkey Trial: 47 Medical Professionals Accused in Newborn Deaths
Forty-seven medical professionals in Turkey stand trial for a scheme that allegedly led to the deaths of at least 10 newborns since January 2023, raising concerns about the country's healthcare system.
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60% Bias Score
Fake Doctor's Clinic Shut Down
A Ugandan clinic is shut down after its operator, posing as a doctor for over a decade, is exposed.
Fake Doctor's Clinic Shut Down
A Ugandan clinic is shut down after its operator, posing as a doctor for over a decade, is exposed.
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