Couple sues Royal Children's Hospital and VCGS over missed Fragile X diagnosis
A Melbourne couple is suing the Royal Children's Hospital for failing to diagnose a genetic disorder in their first child – an error they allege caused them to have another child with severe...
View ArticleComplaints made against almost 200 Canberra health care workers: report
There were 194 complaints made against Canberra health workers in the 2014-2015 financial year, a new report has revealed. Notifications were made against a range of workers including doctors, nurses,...
View ArticleAustralia accused of denying detainees medical care
Asylum seekers detained offshore are being denied access to urgent medical care in Australia because immigration officials fear they will access legal assistance otherwise unavailable to them, an...
View ArticleNearly 500 Hospitals Pay United States more than $250 Million to Resolve...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio) WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice has reached 70 settlements involving 457 hospitals in 43 states for more than $250...
View ArticleMedical device critics prevail in clash with renowned hospital
A renowned Boston medical center was ordered by a judge on Tuesday to stop imposing extraordinary security measures on a Bucks County cancer patient and her husband who have been sharply critical of...
View ArticleCan the Government Put a Price Tag On Your Right to Choose Your Lawyer?
When, if ever, can the government effectively prevent a criminal defendant from using their legitimate assets to hire a lawyer? That's the fundamental question that the Supreme Court confronts in Luis...
View ArticleEducation department illegally charges teachers for laptops
Victoria's education department looks set to repay millions of dollars to teachers and principals who had their salaries deducted to pay for laptops, under a controversial government program. On Friday...
View ArticleNurse raped in moving bus near Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Nov 6 (IANS) A 19-year-old nurse was allegedly raped in a moving bus by its driver at Hoskote on the city's eastern outskirts, police said on Friday. "We...
View ArticleFBI says 'Australian IS jihadist' is actually a Jewish American troll named...
A young Jewish American man has been charged with pretending to be an Australian-based Islamic State jihadist after a FBI joint investigation with the Australian Federal Police based on information...
View ArticleMan lodges complaint against medical personnel of GH
A 54-year-old man on Sunday lodged a complaint with the Cheyyar police alleging that his newborn had died due to lack of proper medical treatment at the Government Hospital, Cheyyar. However, health...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Nursing Home Named in Lawsuit over Resident's Strangulation...
(Source: Parker Waichman LLP) Oct 30, 2015 The daughter of a woman who died 18 days after being strangled at a North Carolina nursing home has filed a lawsuit seeking relief on numerous charges. Mary...
View ArticleBacchus Marsh Hospital faces multimillion-dollar claim for 'botched birth'
The first Victorian family to sue Bacchus Marsh Hospital since the government announced an inquiry into its maternity service are alleging negligence caused their baby severe brain damage that will...
View ArticleFTC Challenges Proposed Merger of Two West Virginia Hospitals (Federal Trade...
(Source: Federal Trade Commission) The Federal Trade Commission today authorized action to block Cabell Huntington Hospital's proposed acquisition of St. Mary's Medical Center - two hospitals located...
View ArticleTallaght Hospital senior executive threatens legal action over A&E inquiry
A senior executive at Tallaght Hospital has warned he will take High Court action if the hospital goes ahead with an investigation into complaints made by doctors in the emergency department. Lawyers...
View ArticleNurses happier with ED triage streaming process at Canberra Hospital
The nurses' union says pressure on its members to prioritise waiting times as well as patients' clinical need has reduced since problems were raised earlier this year. Fears Canberra Hospital emergency...
View ArticleTallaght Hospital boss threatens legal action over A&E inquiry
A senior executive at Tallaght Hospital has warned he will take High Court action if the hospital goes ahead with an investigation into complaints made by doctors in the emergency department. Lawyers...
View ArticleGovt transfers Tihar's 26 women nurses after molestation complaint
Delhi government has transferred 26 women nurses posted at Tihar prisons hospital following a complaint by a doctor that she was molested by an inmate, a move that has not gone down well with the...
View ArticleFour Home Health Care Workers Charged with Defrauding Medicaid (Federal...
(Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - St Louis Field Office) ST. LOUIS, MO-Two area home health care worker entered guilty pleas this week for billing Medicaid for home healthcare services that...
View ArticleFour Home Healthcare Workers Charges with Defrauding Medicaid (United States...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District Of Missouri) St. Louis, MO - Two area home health care workers entered guilty pleas this week for billing Medicaid for home healthcare...
View ArticleDriver in deadly fire truck theft files complaint against Beaufort hospital...
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (Tribune News Service) — A Marine veteran who ran naked from a hospital in 2012, stole an idling fire truck and killed a pedestrian with it has filed a complaint in federal court...
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