After Another Hospital Killing, China’s Doctors Want More Protection
January - 2020, Posted ON January 09, 2020

China passes medical law
January - 2020, Posted ON December 30, 2019

China – 30th December, 2019: China's top legislature on Saturday passed a law on medical staff safety in a move which appeared to be a timely announcement after the brutal slaying of a Beijing emergency room doctor by a patient's son on Tuesday.

Health Care Horror: Uzbek Man Blames Hospital Negligence, Lack Of Equipment For Wife's Death
January - 2020, Posted ON January 14, 2020

Uzbekistan – 14th January, 2020: An Uzbek blames the death of his 27-year-old wife on doctors' negligence and a lack of basic equipment at a hospital in eastern Uzbekistan where she died two weeks after giving birth.

I had both boobs removed and chemo after docs WRONGLY diagnosed breast cancer
January - 2020, Posted ON January 03, 2020

Staffs, UK – 3rd January, 2020: Sarah Boyle, from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, was devastated when doctors told her she had triple negative breast cancer in 2016.

Judge dismisses medical negligence case
January - 2020, Posted ON January 19, 2020

Trinidad, West Indies – 19th January, 2020: A high court judge has dismissed a medical negligence case against a nursing home in south Trinidad and one of its doctors brought by the mother of a child who was born with cerebral palsy.

Jury awards Port Hadlock family nearly $24 million in damages
January - 2020, Posted ON January 05, 2020

Washington, US – 5th January, 2020: A Kitsap County jury has awarded $23.9 million to a Port Hadlock family who filed a tort claim against Jefferson Healthcare saying the hospital’s negligence led to their daughter being born with brain damage.

Kuwaiti arrested for ‘attacking’ doctor
January - 2020, Posted ON January 27, 2020

Kuwait – 27th January, 2020: Police have taken into custody a Kuwaiti for insulting and threatening to stab a doctor while on duty at the Adan Hospital, reports Al-Rai daily.

Medical negligence and antenatal care: Test for breach of duty and causation
January - 2020, Posted ON January 22, 2020

UK – 20th January, 2020: A recent High Court decision provides guidance on the threshold that needs to be met with respect to issues of breach and causation in a medical negligence context.

Medical negligence claims life at PIMS
January - 2020, Posted ON January 13, 2020

Islamabad, Pakistan – 13th January, 2020: Admitted at the Children’s Hospital of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), one-year-old Faizan became a victim of medical negligence on Saturday, leaving behind a mother wailing for justice.

Medical team to stand trial in Dubai for botched surgery on Emirati woman
January - 2020, Posted ON January 03, 2020

Dubai, UAE – 3rd January, 2020: The medical team that conducted a botched nose surgery on an Emirati woman, leading to a permanent disability, has been referred to the Dubai Criminal Court.

Patient to sue BHB for negligence
January - 2020, Posted ON January 20, 2020

Bermuda – 20th January, 2020: A 60-year-old man is suing the Bermuda Hospitals Board for medical negligence after claiming that emergency room staff repeatedly failed to spot a life-threatening illness.