Cancer patient arrested for fatal stabbing of doctor in China
October - 2019, Posted ON October 23, 2019

China – 23rd October, 2019: Police arrested a man after a doctor was stabbed to death while on duty at a hospital in northwestern China.

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Doctor is charged with death by negligence after Russian mother, 22, died in agony when her internal sexual organs were accidentally ripped out shortly after giving birth
October - 2019, Posted ON October 17, 2019

Nizhneserginskaya, Russia – 17th October, 2019: A Russian doctor faces up to three years in jail over the death of a woman patient soon after giving birth when her internal sexual organs were yanked out by mistake.

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Doctor sanctioned for overprescribing Adderall after patient dies at 37
October - 2019, Posted ON September 29, 2019

Vermont, US – 29th September, 2019: A family physician in Townshend has been fined and told to attend medical training courses for overprescribing Adderall without properly documenting the treatment or monitoring the patient’s medication use. The Vermont Board of Medical Practice issued the decision in late August.

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Former Washington Hospital patient, husband win $15M in negligence suit
October - 2019, Posted ON October 19, 2019

Washington, US – 19th October, 2019: A Charleroi woman and her husband were awarded more than $15 million in a lawsuit they brought against Washington Health System and two doctors who were found to have committed medical errors when they treated her at Washington Hospital six years ago.

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Irresponsible M’sian Doctor Makes Patient Wait 4 Hours For Treatment Despite Coughing Up Blood
October - 2019, Posted ON October 08, 2019

Malaysia – 8th October, 2019: We’ve all experienced governmental hospitals at some time or the other before. The waiting times are long and the services provided can at times be rough. It’s not all bad, but really good ones only come once in a blue moon.

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My doctor flew off when cosmetic surgery went wrong
October - 2019, Posted ON October 28, 2019

Thomton in Fife, UK – 28th October, 2019: Catherine Roan went for an operation to reduce the size of her nose after being called Pinocchio by a stranger. The original procedure and three further operations to correct it left her looking like someone who had been in a bad car crash, an expert later said.

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Netcare suspends two senior doctors for malpractice and negligence
October - 2019, Posted ON October 18, 2019

Cape Town, South Africa – 18th October, 2019: Netcare has moved swiftly to suspend two senior doctors accused of malpractice and negligence at its Park Lane Clinic and all its Netcare facilities.

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Patient awarded €10k over medical negligence at Mater Private Hospital
October - 2019, Posted ON October 14, 2019

Dublin, Ireland – 14th September, 2019: A judge has accepted that the Mater Private Hospital displayed medical negligence after a man put under anaesthetic for an operation never had his procedure carried out due to the disappearance of a critical piece of medical equipment.

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Savannah doctor found guilty of operating 'pill-mill', defrauding Medicare
October - 2019, Posted ON October 08, 2019

Savannah, US – 8th October, 2019: A Savannah doctor has been found guilty on 16 counts of dispensing controlled substances for cash on Friday.

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Violence against doctors escalates in North Macedonia’s neglected health service
October - 2019, Posted ON September 30, 2019

North Macedonia – 30th September, 2019: A doctor from the 8 Septemvri clinic in North Macedonia’s capital Skopje was verbally assaulted by relatives of a 67-year-old man, who died in the hospital one day after he was admitted. The patient was undergoing dialysis and was suffering from several other diseases.

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Woman Gives Birth to Faceless Baby, Portuguese Doctor Suspended For Negligence
October - 2019, Posted ON October 24, 2019

Portugal – 24th October, 2019: A piece of shocking news has come from Portugal. A baby named Rodrigo was born faceless on October 7 at a hospital in Setubal in the country. After the news became viral country’s Medical Council suspended the doctor who was following the pregnancy of the child’s mother and did not inform her about the baby’s condition. Dr Artur Carvalho has been suspected of negligence in duty and has been suspended for six months as of now.

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