Liverpool, UK – 29th April, 2019: Stephen Smith, 64, died in an emaciated state on April 15. The last years of his life were marred by serious ill health, made worse by the punitive actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) who denied him Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and declared him “fit for work.”

London, UK – 29th April, 2019: A fungal superbug called Candida auris has been preying on hundreds of people since it was discovered in 2009 in Japan. Hospitals; however, are reluctant to inform the public about having it in their ICUs for fear of losing their reputations.

Alexandria, US – 26th April, 2019: A doctor with a history of misconduct who lost his medical license three times was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday for running a clinic that prescribed opioids with little evaluation or oversight.

Alexandria, US – 26th April, 2019: A doctor with a history of misconduct who lost his medical license three times was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday for running a clinic that prescribed opioids with little evaluation or oversight.

Islamabad, Pakistan – 23rd April, 2019: In a long-awaited crackdown on medical negligence, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has cancelled the licences of two medical doctors for preparing false postmortem reports and ordered the start of criminal proceedings against them.

Karachi, Pakistan – 23rd April, 2019: A nine-month-old girl—who suffered brain damage after allegedly being administered an excessive quantity of an injection at a private hospital in Karachi—passed away on Monday.

Delaware, US – 19th April, 2019: The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that negligence claims against employees tossed out as filed too late do not automatically absolve their employers of all liability, in a decision overturning its own 26-year-old precedent.

Singapore – 17th April, 2019: A neurosurgeon from the National University Hospital was sued after his patient fell into a vegatative state five years ago in 2014, after a brain operation.

New Hampshire, US – 17th April, 2019: A Moultonborough man has filed a medical malpractice suit claiming his 45-year-old wife died because health care providers allegedly failed to recognize that her complaints of a persistent cough and shortness of breath were symptoms of a blood clot in her lung.

Nairobi, Kenya – 15th April, 2019: Early this year, the High Court ordered two hospitals in Nairobi to compensate two patients for negligence on brain surgery and a perforated uterus.