Tag #Medical Malpractice

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NHS Review Recommends Changes to Physician Associate Roles After Patient Deaths

A UK government review, prompted by six patient deaths, recommends that physician associates (PAs) in the NHS should not see patients without prior doctor contact; PAs should also be renamed and receive additional training to improve patient safety.

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NY Doctor Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Sedated Patients

New York City doctor Zhi Alan Cheng pleaded guilty to sexually abusing seven women, including three patients at New York-Presbyterian Queens hospital, while they were sedated or unconscious; he faces up to 24 years in prison.

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Turkish Surgeon Ordered to Pay Damages for Unnecessary Kidney Removal

A Turkish court ordered a surgeon to pay substantial damages for wrongly removing a healthy kidney from Ebru Ünal after misdiagnosing her lymphoma as a life-threatening kidney condition requiring immediate surgery.

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R. Kelly Hospitalized; Lawyers Claim Assassination Plot

R. Kelly, 58, was hospitalized after prison staff allegedly gave him a medication overdose at the Federal Correctional Institute in Butner, North Carolina, prompting his lawyers to claim an ongoing assassination plot and file a motion requesting court intervention.

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Spanish Pediatricians Sentenced for Negligence in Child's Death

In Alicante, Spain, two pediatricians were sentenced to prison for negligence in the death of an 8-year-old boy who suffered from acute appendicitis that developed into peritonitis, after multiple visits to the emergency room; one received two years and the other one year, along with professional in...

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Norwegian Doctor Sentenced to 21 Years for Rape and Abuse of Dozens of Women

A Norwegian court sentenced former GP Arne Bye to 21 years in prison for 70 counts of rape and 82 counts of abusing his position as a doctor, following a case involving nearly 94 women and spanning almost two decades.

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Russia Decriminalizes Article 238 for Medical Professionals

On December 28, 2024, Russia amended Article 238 of its Criminal Code, removing the prosecution of medical workers for providing care that doesn't meet safety standards; this follows years of concern about the disproportionate targeting of doctors, leading to significant legal battles and a chilling...

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Doctor Accused of Assault Amidst Bulgaria's Healthcare Crisis

In Bulgaria, allegations of a doctor's assault during childbirth at the "Mutchin Dom" maternity hospital sparked public outrage and calls for reform, while the budget of the planned national children's hospital remains debated.

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Three Hospital Bosses Arrested in Lucy Letby Case

Three senior leaders at the Countess of Chester Hospital were arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter on June 30th, 2025, amidst an ongoing investigation into the response to increased baby fatalities (2015-2016) linked to Lucy Letby's murders and attempted murders.

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Misdiagnosis Leads to Death of 23-Year-Old in Nizhny Novgorod

Danila, a 23-year-old from Nizhny Novgorod, died on June 7th, his birthday, from complications of meningitis after a delayed diagnosis due to an unsubstantiated claim of drug use by hospital doctors, resulting in a critical delay in treatment.

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Fraudulent Nurse Banned After Endangering Premature Babies

Tanya Nasir, a 45-year-old woman from Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, was banned from nursing for fraudulently securing a senior neonatal nursing position at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend in 2019 by fabricating qualifications and experience, endangering vulnerable patients and resulting i...

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Consultant's Delay in Treating Sepsis Leads to 13-Year-Old's Death

A 13-year-old girl died from sepsis at King's College Hospital after a consultant hepatologist failed to send her to intensive care despite multiple high-risk indicators visible by 5pm on August 29, 2021, a medical tribunal ruled; the delay likely contributed to her death.

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