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Boy to be awarded £5m damages over alleged medical negligence
January - 2019, Posted ON January 16, 2019
New Hampshire, UK – 16th January, 2019: A six-year-old boy from county Londonderry who suffered devastating injuries at birth is set to be awarded nearly £5 million in damages.
Court rules surgeon was not negligent despite man's claim he developed paralysis after procedure
Ireland – 18th January, 2019: A High Court judge has found there was no negligence by a surgeon in his care and treatment of a man who claimed he developed paralysis in his right leg and severe pain after undergoing a spinal fusion procedure in March 2010.
Doctor accused of gross negligence, lying on job applications
Schenectady, US – 5th January, 2019: A doctor accused of gross negligence and fraud allegedly lied on his job application while trying to get hospital privileges at Ellis Medicine in 2016.
Doctors pushing to enact law to prevent attacks in hospitals
Seoul, South Kore – 2nd January, 2019: Doctors are pushing to enact a law to prevent the recurrence of a recent attack against a renowned psychiatrist by his patient, a medical association said Wednesday.
Dutch surgeon wins landmark 'right to be forgotten' case
Brussels – 21st January, 2019: A Dutch surgeon formally disciplined for her medical negligence has won a legal action to remove Google search results about her case in a landmark "right to be forgotten" ruling.
Erectile Dysfunction Cream Given Instead of Eye Drops to UK Woman Who Ends Up With Eye Injury
Glasgow, UK – 9th January, 2019: Reading let alone understanding, a doctor's prescription is a task. However, one can get into trouble if the pharmacists are unable to read the prescription right. A recent incident is a sad example of something similar.
Family's fight after boy, 2, dies during root canal treatment
Arizona, US – 9th January, 2019: The mother of a two-year-old boy who died while undergoing a root canal is suing the dentist over what the family described as "gross medical negligence".
Fermoy man, 33, settles action over hospital's alleged failure to pick up pancreatic tumour during CT scan
Fermoy, Ireland – 18th January, 2019: A 33-year old man with cancer who had sued claiming there was an alleged failure at Cork University Hospital to pick up on a pancreatic tumour during a CT scan fourteen months ago has settled his High Court action.
Former Vassar Brothers doctor accused of negligence, may lose license
New York, US – 8th January, 2019: A doctor who formerly worked at Vassar Brothers Medical Center could lose his license amid allegations of negligence and incompetence involving the death of a Poughkeepsie man and the treatment of four other patients.
Grieving first-time mum's baby would have survived if he'd been born an hour sooner
UK – 20th January, 2019: Nervous first-time mum Kelly Angelo thought she was in good hands when she arrived at a birthing centre run by ­midwives – rather than a hospital.
Heart patients suffer amid stents shortage at govt hospitals
Lahore, Pakistan – 8th January, 2019: Amid lack of proper planning on the Punjab Health Department's (PHD) part, hospitals across the province have run out of stents; putting thousands of cardiac patients in a pickle, Pakistan Today has learnt.
Mother accuses Pinellas County health care providers of medical negligence
Florida, US – 11th January, 2019: A mother is suing Pinellas County health care providers, alleging negligence.
Parents sue Troy center for negligence, mishandling son's body
Albany, US – 10th January, 2019: The parents of a man whose body had been decomposing for 38 days inside a Troy supportive living facility are suing the non-profit owner, its former director and several employees for negligence and improper handling of a body.
Police to patrol at hospitals to protect staff
Vietnam – 24th January, 2019: The moves comes after an agreement was reached yesterday by the health ministry's Medical Examination and Treatment Department and the public security ministry's Police Department of Administration and Social Security.
Woman left interfile at 36 after doctors removed her womb in cancer blunder
UK – 26th January, 2019: A woman who will never become a mum is suing the NHS after doctors removed her womb following a cancer blunder.
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