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Hospital Power Outage Leads to Patient Death During Surgery

Jean Dye, 77, died during heart surgery at Scunthorpe General Hospital after a 10-minute power cut prevented doctors from using X-rays during a crucial stage; a coroner's report found the delay in restoring power, due to remote controls, was a critical factor in her death.

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Panorama Re-examines Lucy Letby Case Amidst Expert Dispute

BBC's Panorama will re-examine the Lucy Letby case, where a nurse was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more, but international experts dispute the evidence, creating a major controversy.

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Power Outage Forces Surgeons to Use Phone Lights During Great Ormond Street Operation

A power outage at Great Ormond Street Hospital during spinal surgery forced surgeons to use mobile phone lights to finish the operation, highlighting recurring maintenance problems, staffing shortages, and a wider £14 billion NHS maintenance backlog impacting patient care.

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German Doctor Acquitted in Patient Death Case

A German doctor accused of murdering a 79-year-old patient in a Kelheim hospital with a morphine overdose in July 2022 was acquitted by a Regensburg court due to insufficient evidence linking the prescribed dosage to the death and unclear communication with relatives regarding the change to palliati...

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Doctor Pleads Guilty in Matthew Perry's Ketamine Overdose Death

Dr. Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty to distributing ketamine to Matthew Perry, resulting in the fourth conviction related to the actor's 2023 ketamine overdose death; he faces up to 40 years in prison and will surrender his medical license.

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Long Island Man Dies in MRI Machine Accident

A 61-year-old Long Island man, Keith McAllister, died after being pulled into an MRI machine by its magnetic force due to a metal chain he was wearing; his family claims the technician's failure to warn him about the dangers of metal near the machine caused the accident.

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Doubt Cast on Lucy Letby's Conviction Due to Questionable Evidence

A British nurse, Lucy Letby, was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more; however, the conviction is now questioned due to concerns raised by experts about the reliability and interpretation of medical evidence used in the trial.

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Baby Dies After Delayed C-Section Due to Communication Failures at Yeovil Maternity Unit

13-day-old Daisy McCoy died on February 22, 2022, after a delayed C-section at Yeovil Maternity Unit due to communication failures between staff and a remote consultant, highlighting systemic issues and leading to the unit's temporary closure due to high staff sickness.

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NHS Systemic Failures Led to Child's Death: Independent Report

Five-year-old Yusuf Nazir died in November 2022 after receiving inadequate care from multiple NHS organizations; a second independent report details systemic failures, including missed interventions and a lack of communication, leading to calls for significant improvements in child healthcare protoc...

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Legal Dispute: Bikini Wax and Subsequent Psoriasis

Following a July 2017 bikini wax at Annecy Body, Mme. X developed burns and later, psoriasis. A legal dispute ensued regarding the causal link between the waxing and the subsequent medical issues, with conflicting expert opinions.

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French Hospital Fined €150,000 for Infant Death Due to Inadequate Care

A French hospital group was fined €150,000 for the 2017 death of a 26-day-old infant due to inadequate and delayed care, highlighting systemic issues in hospital management and patient safety.

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Unsupervised Child Allegedly Kills Infant in French Hospital

In a French hospital, five-day-old Zayneb-Cassandra died from injuries sustained after allegedly being dropped by an unsupervised six-year-old; the family had warned the child's mother and hospital staff about the child's behavior, prompting investigations into hospital negligence.

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