Probe of Pop Star's Death Points to Malpractice

       A law enforcement official speaking on the condition of anonymity to the Associated Press revealed that officials are looking into if a powerful sedative called Propofol is what led to the death of pop star Micheal Jackson in late June....

President to Doctors: ‘Don’t Get Too Excited Yet’

“Don’t get too excited yet.” Delivered to an audience of doctors and other medical professionals at the Annual Conference of the American Medical Association in Chicago this morning, those five words are...

Parents and Doctors Create Monsters Out of Autistics

i am calling for the immediate public shaming of, and lawsuits for abuse, against Ann Bauer, the mother of Andrew Bauer, a person who started life as autistic and has since been destroyed and changed into a violent...

Sex, Lies, and Asperger [Syndrome]

In 2006, Jacob Heinz, a native of Bensalem, PA, was jailed on charges of soliciting sex from a thirteen year old.In 2006, Jacob Heinz, a young man with Aspergers, was entrapped by police, locked in a cell for four...

Couple awarded $50,000 in vasectomy mishap

An Ontario Supreme Court judge has awarded $50,000 in damages after a doctor failed to properly advise his patient of the pregnancy risk after having a vasectomy.  44 year-old Gary Philion and his wife...

British Mental Health System Used To Detain Suspected Criminals

A disturbing case has recently come to my attention regarding the north east london mental health authority of Haringey. A recent muslim convert after suffering harassment at the hands of his neighbours, as a result of his new found faith, was detained under the mental...

Dyslexic doctor has overseen 40 executions

A 50 cent bullet to the back of the head is actually a more humane way to be executed, the condemed won't even feel the bullet enter, like they would various needles used in lethal injection. It's cheaper, totally painless and instant, unlike those botched executions you hear...

Malpractice Premiums, Rate of C-Sections Rise Together

A great article on why malpractice rates contribute to the rise of cesareans, and of course, we have John Edwards to thank for the massive rise of defensive practices and cesareans.

"Genital Integrity": Mom Can't Sue Over Circumcision

A new mom sued the hospital in which her son was born after expressing her displeasure with his circumcision. At issue here is informed consent: normally, prior to any surgery performed on a minor, signed consent...

Family of Indonesian bird flu victim files police complaint

""There are indications of a failure to comply with professional and procedural standards," lawyer Nober Siregar, from the Health Legal Aid Association, told AFP.Siregar, who accompanied the brother to file the complaint, said that the hospital in Tangerang had misdiagnosed...

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