Iowa, US – 23rd September, 2017: A record $10 million dollar verdict has been reached in a medical malpractice lawsuit in Dubuque.

The trial concluded earlier this week with a unanimous decision, which involves the death of 80-year-old Richard Pellock of Cassville, Wisconsin who sought treatment at UnityPoint Health, Finley Hospital.

Scotland – 12th September, 2017: The wife of a critically ill grandad who was sent home from hospital with Gaviscon said doctors should have detected the blood clot that killed him less than a day later.

Earlier this summer we told how Brian Gibb, a father of four and grandfather of nine, died in his bed in ­Stranraer on July 9.

Sydney, Australia – 20th September, 2017: A special investigation by The Daily Telegraph has found Sydney-based private equity firm Crescent Capital Partners is leg­ally making millions solely from Medicare funds. The Telegraph can also reveal:

Levenshulme, UK – 29th September, 2017: A mother-of-two died of a heart attack after going to her GP surgery 13 times in a year to seek help for chest pains, which she was told was stomach ache.

Michelle Ditcher, 33, had a well-documented family history of relatives having cardiac failure at a young age, but an administrative error kept these hidden from her doctors. Each time she attended Ashcroft Medical Practise in Levenshulme, Manchester, she was told her shortness of breath and chest pains were 'gastro-intestinal' problems and told to take ibuprofen.

Ghana – 13th September, 2017: A 10-year-old boy has died after he took a 75 milligram of Naklofen drug administered to him at the Tema General Hospital, mother of the deceased claimed.

Mrs Mabel Senahey said the doctor had prescribed 50mg of the drug for her son, but the pharmacist changed it.

New Mexico, US – 5th September, 2017:  A couple has filed a lawsuit against San Juan Regional Medical Center and a Farmington medical clinic citing medical negligence in the delivery of their daughter that caused severe and debilitating injuries following her birth.
Adam and Jolinda Morrissey filed the lawsuit against the hospital and Northwest New Mexico Women's Health Specialists, LLC on July 20 in district court, according to court records.

 

Gold Coast, Australia – 19th September, 2017: Michael James Dodds, 62, wants up to $1 million in damages and relief from prosthetic hip manufacturer Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson.

He alleges he sustained personal injuries following a total left hip arthroplasty in February 2010 after being diagnosed with osteoarthritis.