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Most Doctors Face Malpractice Claims
Three in four US doctors face at least one malpractice claim during their career and only about 20 percent of cases result in cash payments, reveals study.
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Man With 'Locked in Syndrome' Seeks Legal Recourse to End Life
A 46 year-old-man, who is suffering from "locked-in syndrome" is seeking legal recourse from the High Court to ask his doctors to help him die. The man,
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Finland Offers Compensation for Pandemrix Narcolepsy Victims
Finland government has promised to pay for lifetime medical care for children who developed narcolepsy after receiving Pandemrix pandemic flu vaccine against the swine flu.
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Donor Scandal May Have Tarnished Taiwan's Global Image
Taiwan's health ministry expressed concern over the recent serious medical negligence saying that it may have tarnished the global reputation of the country's medical profession.
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Doctors Disciplined and the Reasons Listed: Report
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital found a total of 606 Canadian physicians were disciplined by their provincial medical licensing authorities between 2000 and 2009 for various reasons.
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Brazilian Docs Convicted of Killing Patients for Harvesting Organs
A Brazilian court has convicted three doctors from a private clinic in the country of killing four patients in order to harvest the organs to be used in transplantation.
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In California, Marijuana Users Sue Over Pot Crackdown
A crackdown on pot outlets in California has prompted medical marijuana advocates to ask a federal court to halt the process. They say the crackdown penalizes
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Medical Workers in China Hospital Dispose Live Baby
Four medical workers of a hospital in south China were suspended for disposing a live baby after mistakenly diagnosing it to be a stillbirth. Health
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UK's 1st Gay Couple Cleared of Fabricating Test Results
UK's first gay couple Barrie and Tony Drewitt-Barlow have been cleared of all the charges related to their company Euroderm Research that conducted tests for dermatological and cosmetic products.
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Tanning Salons in Australia Flout Laws
Several tanning salons across Melbourne are flouting laws and are allowing teenagers under 18-years to use sunbeds. Research by Cancer Council Victoria
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Cancer Misdiagnosis Leads to 80% Stomach Removal
A cancer misdiagnosis lead to 80% removal of a man's stomach and 7 sessions of chemotherapy. Graham Lord, 59, from New South Wales (NSW) is suing the
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Delta Air Lines Under Fire for In-flight Flu Vaccine Advertisement
The Delta Air Lines has been asked to change its approval process for in-flight programming after a video advertisement that names influenza vaccine alternatives
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Blood Transfusion Delay Kills New Mother
A series of mistakes in Darlington Memorial Hospital's maternity unit led to the death of a mother days after she delivered twin sons, an inquest has heard.
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Fake Doctors Scandal: Finland Runs Checks on 750 Doctors
Finland authorities will review the credentials of up to 750 doctors trained outside the EU after a recent scandal over bogus medics, the health watchdog said Wednesday.
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Couple Wins Claim of Clinical Negligence Against Hospital
Kev and Clare Thomas have won a five-figure payout from the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust after doctors failed to remove the 6-inch endotracheal tube inserted to help their newborn breathe.
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Hospital Criticized for Death of Nosebleed Patient
Coroner Andrew Walker has recorded a verdict of unlawful killing at an inquest into the death of Julian Hunter, 44, who suffered a massive nosebleed more than a week after an assault.
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HIV Positive Boy Sues Hershey School for Denying Admission
A 13-year-old Pennsylvania boy is suing a private residential school in Hershey for discrimination after it refused to admit him because he is HIV positive.
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Family of Passenger Who Died on American Airlines Flight Says Airline was...
The death of a passenger on one of its flights continues to haunt American Airlines after the family of the passenger accused the airlines of causing
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Indian Yoga Guru Sues Student for Copyright Infringement
Kolkata born 65-year old Indian yoga guru, Bikram Choudhury in the US is suing his former student, Greg Gumucio for over a million dollars for copying
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China Court Sentenced Woman To Death Over Milk Scandal
A woman in China was sentenced to death and her husband was jailed for life by the court after they were convicted of deliberately poisoning milk which claimed lives of three children.
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