‘Doctors punched, nurses attacked‘ at White Cross medical clinic in West Auckland
December - 2019, Posted ON December 02, 2019

Auckland, New Zealand – 2nd December, 2019: A “brutal attack” in which a doctor was allegedly punched in the face and nurses were shoved to the ground had a mother and her sick son fearing for their lives.

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China to enact a law to ensure the safety of doctors’ lives
December - 2019, Posted ON December 29, 2019

China – 29th December, 2019: The Chinese government has introduced a law designed to prevent violence against doctors. The announcement came after a woman was stabbed to death in a hospital in Beijing, China.

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Costa del Sol News: Doctor attacked in Malaga health centre
December - 2019, Posted ON December 16, 2019

Malaga, Spain – 16th December, 2019: A patient has been charged with attacking a public authority after grabbing a doctor by the feet and throwing them in a health centre in Malaga city. The events took place at around 1pm on Thursday, December 12, when the patient began shouting at reception and threw ornaments from the centre’s Christmas tree.

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Girl, 5, died of asthma attack after GP refused to see her
December - 2019, Posted ON December 10, 2019

New South Wales, UK – 10th December, 2019: Girl, 5, died of an asthma attack after her GP refused to treat her for being FOUR MINUTES late to an emergency appointment… even though the doctor knew the youngster‘s life was at risk.

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Heart attack patient had to be seen by doctor in ambulance parked outside Grimsby hospital because A&E was so busy
December - 2019, Posted ON December 01, 2019

Grimsby, UK – 25th November, 2019: A man who had suffered a heart attack had to be seen by a doctor while waiting in an ambulance outside Grimsby's hospital because its accident and emergency department was so busy.

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Jury awards lobsterman nearly $850,000 over botched hernia surgery at EMMC
December - 2019, Posted ON December 13, 2019

Maine, US – 13th December, 2019: A Penobscot County jury on Thursday awarded an Ellsworth man nearly $850,000 for a botched hernia operation that required additional hospitalizations to correct and kept him from working as a lobsterman for more than two years.

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Malaysian Allegedly Crippled in Hospital Awaits Justice
December - 2019, Posted ON December 27, 2019

Malaysia – 27th December, 2019: In June of 2015, a 35-year-old Malaysian business consultant named Nur Muhammad Tajrid Zahalan suffered what happens to far too many people, acute pain in his mid-back region. Today, he is a quadriplegic who believes that layer upon layer of Malaysia’s medical fraternity has abandoned him and left him to rebuild his life through his own devices.

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Man accuses two UAE hospitals of medical negligence over son's death
December - 2019, Posted ON December 05, 2019

Al Ain, UAE – 5th December, 2019: A father in UAE is accusing two private hospitals for medical negligence that allegedly led to the death of his two-year-old son.

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Namibia: Health Ministry Battles Medical Negligence Allegations
December - 2019, Posted ON December 19, 2019

Namibia – 19th December, 2019: Two women have accused the ministry of health of medical negligence during separate procedures that have left them scarred for life.

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New JU curriculum to help health care professionals tackle deadly medical errors
December - 2019, Posted ON December 25, 2019

Florida, US – 25th December, 2019: In 1999 a landmark report called “To Err Is Human” estimated that almost 100,000 patients in the United States died annually because of preventable medical errors. Subsequent studies cited much higher figures, from 250,000 to 440,000 such deaths every year.

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Patient faces attempted murder count for attack on 'slow' doctor
December - 2019, Posted ON December 11, 2019

Khon Kaen, Bangkok – 11th December, 2019: A patient who tried to stab a young doctor in the neck with a pair of scissors at a public hospital in Chum Phae district could face a charge of attempted murder.

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Stonington man awarded $850,000 in medical negligence suit
December - 2019, Posted ON December 17, 2019

Ellsworth, US – 17th December, 2019: A Penobscot County jury last week ordered Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center and Dr. Rafael Grossman to pay a Stonington man nearly $850,000 as compensation for a medical error during a hernia surgery.

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Weston woman receives six-figure settlement after cancer illness mistaken for haemorrhoids
December - 2019, Posted ON December 18, 2019

Weston, US – 18th December, 2019: The 67-year-old, who does not want to be named, received the sum for medical negligence after complaining of symptoms including diarrhoea and bleeding for several months.

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Woman in vegetative state after surgery: High Court clears NUH and surgeon of negligence
December - 2019, Posted ON December 01, 2019

Singapore – 27th November, 2019: Madam Goh Guan Sin has been in a permanent vegetative state since 2014 after undergoing brain surgery at the National University Hospital (NUH). Now, her family has lost a civil suit against the hospital and the lead surgeon who worked on her case at the time.

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Woman receives six figure payout after diagnosis of haemorrhoids turns out to be cancer
December - 2019, Posted ON December 06, 2019

Bristol, UK – 6th December, 2019: A pensioner has received a six figure settlement payout after a diagnosis of haemorrhoids turned out to be cancer.

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Woman suffers catastrophic brain injury after being given overdose of unapproved drug
December - 2019, Posted ON December 22, 2019

East London, UK – 19th December, 2019: Yvonne Hewitt, of Woodford Green, 54, underwent surgery in December 2016 to fix her ureter, which was damaged in a previous operation, but was given a dose of lidocaine and had two heart attacks.

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Yeovil hospital admits liability for operating on conscious woman
December - 2019, Posted ON December 10, 2019

Somerset, UK – 10th December, 2019: A hospital has admitted liability after a woman reported being operated on while conscious, leaving her with post-traumatic stress disorder, lawyers have said.

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