$10 million awarded to female doctor, nurses who sued hospital over physical attack, hidden camera
October - 2018, Posted ON October 02, 2018

Illinois, US – 7th September, 2018: Seven women, all former employees at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, were awarded a total of more than $10 million on Thursday in a jury verdict stemming from a lawsuit over an attack against a doctor and secret video surveillance of female staff changing and using the restroom, according to an attorney representing the women.

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5 die in Japan hospital after air conditioning breaks down
October - 2018, Posted ON October 05, 2018

Japan – 29th August, 2018: Japanese police said on Wednesday that it is investigating the death of five patients in central Japan due to heatstroke after the air conditioning system in the hospital broke down amid a recent heatwave.

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Brain surgeon stabbed 14 times at work says every Australian hospital ‘at risk’ of serious violent attacks
October - 2018, Posted ON October 04, 2018

Victoria, Australia – 4th October, 2018: When a man allegedly drove his car up to Nepean Hospital’s emergency room entrance last week and began threatening staff with knives, Dr Michael Wong was watching on several hundred kilometers away.

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Doctor arrested over patient’s death
October - 2018, Posted ON October 17, 2018

Khmer, Cambodia – 17th October, 2018: Police in Phnom Penh’s Por Senchey district yesterday arrested a Chinese doctor and his wife over the death of a patient seeking treatment at their clinic in Kakab II commune on Monday.

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Doctors in Egypt’s hospitals get beaten everyday. Who Is to blame?
October - 2018, Posted ON October 09, 2018

Egypt – 11th September, 2018: On May 18th 2018, Mohamed Awad, a doctor in Sahel Teaching Hospital got beaten by one of the patient’s family members; it was claimed that the patient’s family could not find a place in the emergency room. The incident left Awad with a fractured nose. On January 28th 2016, two doctors got assaulted by police officers after one of the doctors, Moamen Abdel-Azzem, refused to fabricate a medical report for one of the officers in Matariya Hospital.

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Doctors refuse to give woman a C-section - Her husband beats them up
October - 2018, Posted ON October 17, 2018

Beijing, China – 17th October, 2018: A man has been arrested in Beijing after beating up three doctors for refusing to give his pregnant wife a caesarean section.

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East man pursues legal action against Steve Biko hospital
October - 2018, Posted ON October 28, 2018

Pretoria, South Africa – 28th October, 2018: The family of an elderly Pretoria east man – whose leg is to be amputated – has accused Steve Biko hospital not only of gross negligence but also trying to cover it up.

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Hospital, medicine supplier to pay Tk 10 lakh to each victim: HC
October - 2018, Posted ON October 22, 2018

Bangladesh – 22nd October, 2018: The High Court (HC) yesterday ordered a hospital and its medicine supplier to pay as compensation Tk. 10 lakh to each of 17 people who have lost their eyesight after their treatment went horribly wrong in March 2018.

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Idaho Supreme Court upholds $3.85M award in Twin Falls medical malpractice case
October - 2018, Posted ON October 08, 2018

Idaho, US – 7th September, 2018: The Idaho Supreme Court upheld Thursday a jury’s decision to award a Twin Falls couple $3.85 million in damages in a medical malpractice case.

Rodney and Joyce Herrett filed a lawsuit in February 2015 in Twin Falls County District Court. After a nine-day trial in summer 2016, a jury ruled in the Herretts’ favor, saying a St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center nurse acted recklessly when she improperly removed a catheter from Joyce’s neck, leading to a stroke and permanent brain damage.

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Jury awards family $130M in medical malpractice case against Beaumont
October - 2018, Posted ON October 01, 2018

Michigan, US – 25th September, 2018: An Oakland County jury awarded a family more than $130 million in damages in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against Beaumont Hospital after a child sustained severe brain damage, resulting in cerebral palsy, while receiving care at its Royal Oak facility.

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Life-Threatening Heart Attack Leaves Teacher With $108,951 Bill
October - 2018, Posted ON October 04, 2018

Texas, US – 27th August, 2018: Drew Calver took out his trash cans and then waved goodbye to his wife, Erin, as she left for the grocery store the morning that upended his picture-perfect life.

Minutes later, the popular high school history teacher and swim coach in Austin, Texas, collapsed in his bedroom from a heart attack. He pounded his fist on the bed frame, violent chest pains pinning him to the floor.

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Medical doctors charged with negligence
October - 2018, Posted ON October 28, 2018

Houston, US – 28th October, 2018: A patient is suing Dr. Nilesh Mathuria and Dr. David Burkland, citing negligence after they allegedly failed to properly diagnose and treat a cyst.Houston, US – 28th October, 2018: A patient is suing Dr. Nilesh Mathuria and Dr. David Burkland, citing negligence after they allegedly failed to properly diagnose and treat a cyst.

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Medical negligence led to deaths at public hospitals, report shows
October - 2018, Posted ON October 08, 2018

Kenya – 8th October, 2018: Professional negligence led to the death of three patients last month, according to a new report by the Elgeyo Marakwet county assembly.

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Millennial doctors should quit Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to avoid 'vitriol' and 'hate' from patients, top medic urges
October - 2018, Posted ON October 15, 2018

UK – 4th October, 2018: Young doctors are being attacked on social media by patients, a leading medic has warned.

Dr Clare Gerada, former chair of the Royal College of GPs, has urged millennial medics to take themselves off Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to avoid 'vitriol' and 'hate'. 

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Mother sues obstetrician and Queensland hospital for $20 million for allegedly causing son's cerebral palsy
October - 2018, Posted ON October 12, 2018

Queensland, Australia – 13th September, 2018: Petrea Aslett, 43, claims she shouldn't have been prescribed penicillin when she presented to the Mater Mothers' Private Hospital in Brisbane with irregular pelvic and abdominal pain in March 2012, which caused her to suffer a severe anaphylactic reaction and for her son Hudson, now six, to be born prematurely.

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Mum-of-one, 47, died after doctors failed to spot sepsis she caught following surgery to remove BUNION
October - 2018, Posted ON October 11, 2018

Huddersfield, UK – 13th September, 2018: Pamela Simmons, 47, was admitted to hospital twice before the deadly condition was diagnosed.

Her devastated husband Barrie said: “Nearly three years on from Pamela's death, it is still hard to believe that she is no longer with us.

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NHS blunder left baby with cerebral palsy and epilepsy after being starved of oxygen
October - 2018, Posted ON October 16, 2018

UK – 4th October, 2018: A couple are taking legal action against the NHS after a hospital blunder left their baby with a severe brain injury when he was starved of oxygen during birth. Iszak Derby was left with cerebral palsy and epilepsy after midwives failed to spot his heart rate abnormalities when he was delivered on 27 June.

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Patients died, families lived in fear of doctor charged as drug dealer
October - 2018, Posted ON October 11, 2018

Louisville, US – 11th October, 2018: Pharmacist Chad Burks leaned in and locked eyes with a drive-thru customer before delivering a stark warning: "If you take this, it will kill you." 

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People who attack medical staff to be blacklisted
October - 2018, Posted ON October 18, 2018

China – 18th October, 2018: People who attack medical staff will be placed on a blacklist, according to a circular released by China's top economic planner on Tuesday that is designed to deter illegal acts targeting medical staff and institutions.

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Queensland skin cancer patient sues doctors for 'medical negligence'
October - 2018, Posted ON October 28, 2018

Queensland, Australia – 28th October, 2018: Stacey Ferguson initially booked an appointment with a GP in 2010 because she was concerned about a scab on her forehead.The 36-year-old said a biopsy uncovered a common basal cell carcinoma skin cancer and it was removed.

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Radiology negligence lawsuits continue to rise in the UK
October - 2018, Posted ON October 10, 2018

UK – 14th September, 2018: Despite an alarming shortage of radiologists in the United Kingdom, claims for medical negligence in radiology are on the rise. New research in Clinical Radiology reviewed legal claims recorded by the National Health Service Litigation Authority (NHSLA) in the United Kingdom offered a snapshot of common and recurring trends to reduce the possibility of such incidents in the future. 

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Stabbed, punched, bitten: ER doctors face rising violence
October - 2018, Posted ON October 17, 2018

Boston, US – 2nd October, 2018: Dr. Sundeep Shukla expected his patient would be upset to learn that he was stuck in the emergency room indefinitely. There was no psychiatric facility that had space for him. But Shukla did not predict what happened next.

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Top euro court orders Turkey to pay 35,000 euros over medical negligence
October - 2018, Posted ON October 23, 2018

Strasbourg, France – 23th October, 2018: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Oct. 23 ordered Turkey to pay 35,000 euros in non-pecuniary damages to six applicants concerning three separate medical negligence cases.

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Woman went to Aurora hospital for back surgery, left with severe head injury
October - 2018, Posted ON October 17, 2018

Wisconsin, US – 17th October, 2018: The lawsuit, filed in Colorado district court, details several failures by OneHealth, the company that operates the Medical Center of Aurora. Primarily, it claims staff at MCA knew Bryn was a fall risk after her back surgery, but disabled the alarm that would alert nurses if she got out of bed and failed to follow up appropriately after Bryn fell and hit her head.

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