$11.5M settlement in Virginia over Navy hospital birth
September - 2019, Posted ON September 14, 2019

Norfolk, US – 14th September, 2019: The federal government has agreed to pay $11.5 million to settle a medical negligence lawsuit by a Virginia couple involving the birth of their son five years ago at a military hospital in Guam.

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‘Begging to die’: Woman’s life turned upside down by hospital’s mistake
September - 2019, Posted ON September 14, 2019

Queensland, Australia – 14th September, 2019: When Katrina Vella walked into a Queensland hospital with a broken wrist she had no idea that one seemingly small mistake by staff would still impact her life years later.

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7 arrested after deadly Algeria maternity hospital fire
September - 2019, Posted ON September 26, 2019

Algiers – 26th September, 2019: Algerian authorities have arrested seven people in connection with a fire at a maternity hospital that left eight babies dead, the official APS news agency reported Thursday.

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Court orders hospital to pay woman Sh25m for negligence
September - 2019, Posted ON September 20, 2019

Meru, Kenya – 20th September, 2019: The High Court in Meru has ordered a hospital to pay a woman Sh25 million for medical negligence. The court heard that the 30-year-old mother became disabled after giving birth to twins following a medical treatment at St John of God Hospital in Tigania.

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Euthanasia doctor acquitted
September - 2019, Posted ON September 12, 2019

Hague, Netherlands – 12th September, 2019: A Dutch doctor was acquitted on Wednesday of all charges for the euthanasia of an elderly patient who suffered from dementia.

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Family handed £170,000 payout after 'devoted dad' died due to doctors mistreating bowel problem
September - 2019, Posted ON September 18, 2019

Manchester, UK – 18th September, 2019: The family of a 'devoted father' who died after doctors failed to properly treat his bowel problem have been awarded a £170,000 payout.

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Family of Sharjah nurse killed in medical negligence awarded Dh 400,000
September - 2019, Posted ON September 04, 2019

Sharjah – 5th September, 2019: Justice has been served to an Indian expatriate in a legal battle against those responsible for the death of his wife.

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Family's lawsuit against Omaha hospital alleges 'alarm fatigue' led to their son's brain injury
September - 2019, Posted ON September 01, 2019

Omaha, US– 1st September, 2019: The parents of a 3-year-old boy allege 'alarm fatigue' led to a sequence of events that left their child with permanent brain damage. They are suing Omaha's Children's Hospital and Medical Center, alleging malpractice.

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Girl's medical negligence finding upheld
September - 2019, Posted ON September 27, 2019

Perth, Australia – 27th September, 2019: Western Australia's Child and Adolescent Health Service has failed in its bid to challenge a judge's finding that negligence by doctors at a Perth hospital burns unit left a toddler disabled.

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New grading system for health facilities in Bahrain to prevent medical negligence
September - 2019, Posted ON September 20, 2019

Bahrain, UAE – 20th September, 2019: Bahrain's government hospitals and health centres will come under a grading system from next year as part of efforts to revamp the medical sector and prevent cases of medical negligence.

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Slidell boy crippled by doctor's mistake is now likely to receive an unusual $10M award in court
September - 2019, Posted ON September 01, 2019

Michigan, US– 1st September, 2019: Dominic Sousa was 2 years old when he fractured his arm jumping on a trampoline at a Mother's Day party in 2002. At Children's Hospital, a Michigan doctor on a training rotation in New Orleans set Sousa's injured arm in a cast, but it soon began to swell uncontrollably.

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Teenager gets £850,000 payout as medical negligence at Hull Royal Infirmary leaves her disabled
September - 2019, Posted ON September 09, 2019

Kingston, UK – 9th September, 2019: A teenager who could spend her life in a wheelchair due to medical negligence when she was born at Hull Royal Infirmary has been awarded an £850,000 payout.

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Violent assault leaves Abbotsford nurse with broken jaw, prompts calls for action
September - 2019, Posted ON September 25, 2019

Abbotsford, Canada – 25th September, 2019: A brutal assault that left an Abbotsford nurse with a broken jaw is prompting calls from the BC Nurses Union (BCNU) for the province to address violence in hospitals.

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Woman sues International Hospital Kampala for Shs 77m
September - 2019, Posted ON September 04, 2019

Uganda – 4th September, 2019: Munira Jivraj, an Indian national has sued International Hospital Kampala (IHK) seeking to recover more than Shs 77 million arising from alleged negligence.

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