Malpractice
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Man, 70, dies after Florida surgeon removed liver instead of spleen: lawyerWilliam Bryan was allegedly convinced by Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky to get his spleen removed, only for the surgeon to take out the wrong organ.TrendingSep 5, 2024
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Parents accuse Bedford, N.S., dentist of malpractice, call for licence to be revoked"He does not deserve to do this to the kids. It's kids. I don't understand what is going on, why are we not protecting them?"HealthNov 13, 2020
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Family calls for more palliative care after Laval hospital sent their dying mother homeThe family of a 72-year-old woman who died just hours after being discharged from a Laval hospital is waiting for answers and hasn't ruled out taking legal action.CanadaNov 20, 2019
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Montreal medical malpractice lawyer receives justice award in Quebec CityJean-Pierre Ménard's decades of legal advocacy include fighting to protect the rights of patients against the health-care system and medical malpractice.CanadaSep 24, 2019
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Hundreds of children infected with HIV in Pakistan town, local doctor arrestedUsed needles and improper blood transfusions are being blamed for hundreds of children in a Pakistani town becoming HIV-positive.HealthMay 31, 2019
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Alberta Health suing Ontario doctor for alleged tumour mistakeAlberta's court of appeal has ruled that Alberta Health can sue a radiologist in Ontario, whose alleged misdiagnosis led to costly health care costs for a woman who moved from Ontario to Alberta.HealthJan 4, 2016
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