Patient’s death could have been prevented if doctor used pneumonia risk tool: coroner
A woman with community-acquired pneumonia may not have died if a GP locum had calculated her risk of ICU admission or death when she presented…
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Doctors among creditors owed $7.2 million after medical company collapses
More than 200 doctors and other practitioners are owed a collective $7.2 million after a company that contracted them to write expert medical reports went…
GP beats major negligence claim after lawyer rescues her lost medical notes
From early in their careers, it is drilled into all doctors that the chances of successfully defending a negligence claim dwindle dramatically without good medical…
Death from heat exhaustion after ‘inappropriate’ training session triggers NRL review
The NRL will review its policy on heat exhaustion after a coroner found that a Manly player died following an “inappropriate” preseason training session. Keith…
Meet the GP registrar who led junior doctors to victory in $230 million class action
“I didn’t know much about class actions; all I knew was it was a big deal.” Dr Amireh Fakhouri did not expect to lead a…
Junior doctors win $230 million settlement after wage-theft class action
More than 25,000 junior doctors can apply for a share of $230 million after NSW Health agreed to Australia’s largest payout in a wage-theft class…
Man accused of threats to ‘kill doctor, his family and his staff’ over elderly mother’s care: court
A man accused of threatening to kill a doctor, his family and medical staff over the treatment of his elderly mother was “likely to attempt…
Doctors demand damages for Google reviews: Japan
A group of Japanese doctors has filed a civil lawsuit against US search giant Google, demanding damages for what they claim are unpoliced derogatory and…
Harvard morgue ex-manager’s wife pleads guilty to selling stolen body parts
The wife of a former Harvard Medical School morgue manager has pleaded guilty to shipping stolen human body parts — including hands, feet, heads and…
Doctor says he’s thought about a meningitis misdiagnosis ‘every day since’ the toddler’s death: inquest
A doctor who misdiagnosed a 19-month-old with gastroenteritis, days before the toddler died of meningitis, says it was a “huge error” he has thought about…
