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Global Surge in Violence Against GP Staff: Long Waits, Unmet Demands Cited as Key Triggers
A 24-country study reveals that up to 90% of general practice personnel have experienced physical or verbal assault, primarily due to long patient wait times and unmet demands for prescriptions or specific treatments.
Global Surge in Violence Against GP Staff: Long Waits, Unmet Demands Cited as Key Triggers
A 24-country study reveals that up to 90% of general practice personnel have experienced physical or verbal assault, primarily due to long patient wait times and unmet demands for prescriptions or specific treatments.
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32% Bias Score
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.
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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32% Bias Score
Texas Doctor Sentenced to 10 Years for $28 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Texas rheumatologist Jorge Zamora-Quezada received a 10-year prison sentence for a nearly 20-year healthcare fraud scheme involving false diagnoses and unnecessary treatments that caused patient harm, resulting in a $28 million restitution order.
Texas Doctor Sentenced to 10 Years for $28 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Texas rheumatologist Jorge Zamora-Quezada received a 10-year prison sentence for a nearly 20-year healthcare fraud scheme involving false diagnoses and unnecessary treatments that caused patient harm, resulting in a $28 million restitution order.
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52% Bias Score
Muckamore Abuse Inquiry: DoH Admits Systemic Failure
A public inquiry into abuse at Northern Ireland's Muckamore Abbey Hospital found the health system failed patients' families; the Department of Health apologized, and the Police Service of Northern Ireland supports calls for mandatory CCTV in vulnerable care settings to prevent future abuse.
Muckamore Abuse Inquiry: DoH Admits Systemic Failure
A public inquiry into abuse at Northern Ireland's Muckamore Abbey Hospital found the health system failed patients' families; the Department of Health apologized, and the Police Service of Northern Ireland supports calls for mandatory CCTV in vulnerable care settings to prevent future abuse.
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36% Bias Score
Paralyzed Patient Suffers Five Days of Neglect at Basildon Hospital
Paralyzed Cheryll Rich endured five days of neglect at Basildon University Hospital's Linford Ward last September; hospital staff refused to clean her, change her soiled gown, or provide water, forcing her partner to clean her faeces and blood; the hospital has apologized, but no staff have faced fo...
Paralyzed Patient Suffers Five Days of Neglect at Basildon Hospital
Paralyzed Cheryll Rich endured five days of neglect at Basildon University Hospital's Linford Ward last September; hospital staff refused to clean her, change her soiled gown, or provide water, forcing her partner to clean her faeces and blood; the hospital has apologized, but no staff have faced fo...
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56% Bias Score
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.
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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52% Bias Score
Dutch Care Facility Board Ordered to Resign Amidst Client Mistreatment Allegations
The Dutch Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ) ordered the management board of Het Adriano Huis, a care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, to resign by May 17th, 2024, due to evidence of client mistreatment including humiliation, unnecessary restraint, and punishment for no...
Dutch Care Facility Board Ordered to Resign Amidst Client Mistreatment Allegations
The Dutch Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ) ordered the management board of Het Adriano Huis, a care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, to resign by May 17th, 2024, due to evidence of client mistreatment including humiliation, unnecessary restraint, and punishment for no...
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40% Bias Score
2024 Shkreli Awards Expose Widespread Healthcare Profiteering
The Lown Institute's 2024 Shkreli Awards spotlight ten cases of healthcare profiteering, ranging from a medical center's unauthorized sale of body parts to insurance companies' denial of medically necessary care, costing patients tens of thousands of dollars.
2024 Shkreli Awards Expose Widespread Healthcare Profiteering
The Lown Institute's 2024 Shkreli Awards spotlight ten cases of healthcare profiteering, ranging from a medical center's unauthorized sale of body parts to insurance companies' denial of medically necessary care, costing patients tens of thousands of dollars.
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28% Bias Score
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