Germany – 30th October, 2018: Niels Hoegel is already serving a life sentence for murdering two patients and has been in court to answer charges that he killed many more.

Hoegel, 41, was sentenced to life behind bars in 2015 for murdering two patients by giving them an overdose.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.