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Medical doctors, a disappearing profession in Iraq
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.
Hamilton doctor accused of overprescribing pain pills and led to deaths of two patients
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.
New Jersey jury finds J&J not liable in talc cancer trial; company settles 3 other cases
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.
Woman sues Toronto doctors for allegedly ignoring father’s wishes to stay alive
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.
Partner of seriously ill elderly woman who died after being discharged from Royal Infirmary awarded £187,000 damages for junior doctor’s negligence
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.
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 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.
TC surgeon loses malpractice suit
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.
Woman suffered ruptured fallopian tube due to delays in receiving vital surgery
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.
Fury as French gynaecologists’ union threatens to stop carrying out abortions over fears government insurers won’t pay out for medical negligence
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.
California jury awards $29 mn to woman with cancer who used J&J talc
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.
