California jury awards $29 mn to woman with cancer who used J&J talc
March - 2019, Posted ON March 14, 2019

California, US – 14th March, 2019: A California jury on Wednesday awarded $29 million to a woman who said that asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s talcum-powder-based products caused her cancer.

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Changi General Hospital found guilty of medical negligence in Stage IV cancer patient
March - 2019, Posted ON March 01, 2019

Changi, Singapore – 1st March, 2019: The apex court found Changi General Hospital (CGH) guilty of negligence in a case where a delayed diagnosis caused the cancer of a terminal stage patient to spread.

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Dr. William Husel is accused of oversupplying opioid prescriptions to patients, resulting in death. He has asked for a hearing in the matter
March - 2019, Posted ON March 11, 2019

Ohio, US – 11th March, 2019: Intensive care doctor, Dr. William Husel, a physician working with Mount Carmel Hospital System in Ohio, allegedly ordered markedly high doses of pain medication prescriptions for his patients, leading to the deaths of at least twenty-eight people under his care.  The doctor has asked the state’s medical board for a hearing before it decides whether to take further action against his now-suspended medical license.

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Fury as French gynaecologists' union threatens to stop carrying out abortions over fears government insurers won't pay out for medical negligence
March - 2019, Posted ON March 15, 2019

France – 15th March, 2019: French doctors have been accused of taking women hostage after they threatened to stop performing abortions in a protest against the government.

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Hamilton doctor accused of overprescribing pain pills and led to deaths of two patients
March - 2019, Posted ON March 31, 2019

Hamilton, US – 31st March, 2019: Lisa Anne Hawkey lay down for a nap on Valentine’s Day 2016.

She never woke up.

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Medical doctors, a disappearing profession in Iraq
March - 2019, Posted ON March 31, 2019

Iraq – 31st March, 2019: Hoda Janabi, 26, a recent graduate from a prestigious medical school in Baghdad, is thinking about migrating to Europe or the United States because of physical harassment, life threats and poor remuneration facing medical professionals in Iraq.

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New Jersey jury finds J&J not liable in talc cancer trial; company settles 3 other cases
March - 2019, Posted ON March 28, 2019

New Jersey, US – 28th March, 2019: A New Jersey jury on Wednesday cleared Johnson & Johnson of liability in a lawsuit brought by a man who said that asbestos in the company's talcum powder products caused his mesothelioma. The jury delivered its unanimous verdict in Middlesex County Superior Court in New Brunswick, just miles from J&J's headquarters, in the case of plaintiff Ricardo Rimondi.

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New mother, 22, died in 'excruciating pain' after newly-qualified medic 'forcibly ripped out her placenta moments after she smiled at seeing her child for the first time'
March - 2019, Posted ON March 22, 2019

Russia – 22nd March, 2019: A young woman suffered 'excruciating pain' and died in a coma shortly after giving birth when an inexperienced obstetrician allegedly ripped out her placenta in Russia. 

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Partner of seriously ill elderly woman who died after being discharged from Royal Infirmary awarded £187,000 damages for junior doctor’s negligence
March - 2019, Posted ON March 25, 2019

Glasgow, Scotland – 25th March, 2019: The surviving partner of an elderly woman who died after suffering gastrointestinal bleeding has been awarded more than £187,000 in damages, having successfully sued a Scottish health board following a junior doctor’s failure to admit the patient to hospital.

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Remembering Adrienne: Taking a stand against the system
March - 2019, Posted ON March 10, 2019

Utrecht, Netherland – 10th March, 2019: Peter Cluskey recounts how his wife, Adrienne, died on New Year's Eve after a Dutch hospital "lost" tests results in 2011 that showed she had cancer.

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Revealed: Hospital that missed six chances to save a nurse's life because of smear test errors paid out over second cervical cancer blunder
March - 2019, Posted ON March 03, 2019

Bristol, UK – 3rd March, 2019: The hospital that missed six chances to save a nurse's life because of smear test blunders had previously paid compensation to another woman for failing to diagnose her cervical cancer.

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Role Model: Kunal Saha
March - 2019, Posted ON March 12, 2019

UK – 12th March, 2019: Kunal Saha says that being a good doctor should also mean being a good person. Originally from India, Saha is a private consultant in HIV and AIDS in Columbus, Ohio, and has been an adjunct professor at Columbus State Community College since 2007.

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TC surgeon loses malpractice suit
March - 2019, Posted ON March 21, 2019

Michigan, US – 21st March, 2019: The family of a man who died from leukemia in 2018 will receive close to $1 million after a jury's ruling in a medical malpractice case.

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The Indian doctor struck off by a UK high court
March - 2019, Posted ON March 07, 2019

London, UK – 7th March, 2019: A British high court has upheld a decision made last year to bar an Indian doctor from practising in the UK for alleged medical malpractice while he was working in Mumbai.

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Woman sues Toronto doctors for allegedly ignoring father's wishes to stay alive
March - 2019, Posted ON March 25, 2019

Toronto, Canada – 25th March, 2019: A civil trial is set to begin this week for two doctors accused of ignoring an elderly man’s wishes to stay alive and allegedly imposing a “do not resuscitate” order without consulting him or his substitute decision-maker.

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Woman suffered ruptured fallopian tube due to delays in receiving vital surgery
March - 2019, Posted ON March 18, 2019

Leicester, UK – 18th March, 2019: A woman who had to have a fallopian tube removed following a three-day delay to essential surgery has received an apology from the NHS Trust responsible.

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