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US Doctor Accused Of Needlessly Removing Uteruses Of Women
November 22, 2019
Virginia, US – 22nd November, 2019: In the two weeks since authorities accused Virginia gynaecologist Javaid Perwaiz of performing unnecessary surgeries on women to collect insurance kickbacks, hundreds of distraught former patients have contacted federal authorities, concerned they might be among the people who allegedly endured invasive procedures they did not want or need.
Second doctor assaulted in a week after Sunshine Hospital shift
November 19, 2019
Melbourne, Australia – 19th November, 2019: Beefed-up security and police will patrol the streets around Sunshine Hospital in Melbourne's west after two young doctors were brutally assaulted in the space of a week after finishing work.
Glaucoma Patient Who Went Blind Receives £3.2m Compensation
November 17, 2019
Southampton, UK – 11th November, 2019: A patient who went blind as a result of delayed appointments for glaucoma treatment has received £3.2m in compensation from the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
Woman’s Midtown death jump ‘could have been avoided,’ family says
November 16, 2019
Brooklyn, US – 16th November, 2019: She didn’t have to die.
A young Brooklyn woman jumped to her death from a Midtown hotel because a city hospital failed to give her the care she needed, her parents charged in a lawsuit.
Appeals court upholds $29 million medical negligence verdict for Illinois man
November 13, 2019
Illinois, US – 13th November, 2019: A federal appeals court upheld a nearly $30 million verdict for an Illinois man who was forced to undergo a kidney transplant after being cared for by an East St. Louis health clinic.
71.5% of doctors experience verbal, physical attack from patients
November 11, 2019
Korea – 11th November, 2019: Seven out of 10 physicians said they have been attacked verbally or physically by patients or guardians in the past three years, a survey showed.
Breast milk equipment linked to 3 premie deaths in Pennsylvania
November 9, 2019
Pennsylvania, US – 9th November, 2019: A lawsuit filed this week accused a Pennsylvania hospital of negligence in failing to let families know about a bacterial contamination in donor breast milk that killed three babies and sickened eight.
Former Idaho Falls doctor admits to using his own sperm to impregnate patients
November 7, 2019
Idaho, US – 7th November, 2019: A former Idaho Falls gynecologist who is being sued for using his own sperm to impregnate patients receiving fertility treatments has admitted to the accusation in a December deposition.
County hospital ordered to pay $1.2M in negligence suit
November 7, 2019
Maine, US – 7th November, 2019: A Perham woman was awarded $1.2 million in damages in a medical negligence lawsuit against Cary Medical Center, according to an official at the Aroostook County Superior Court in Caribou.
Suspected fake doctor arrested after four deaths in Germany
November 6, 2019
Germany – 6th November, 2019: A 48-year-old woman, accused of causing four deaths after faking her medical qualifications, has been arrested in Germany.
