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Parents Sue OHSU After Teen Nearly Dies When Replacement Heart Valve Was Allegedly Installed Upside Down

Plaintiffs say delayed diagnosis at OHSU forced a risky transfer that saved the girl's life, with state law capping recoverable damages.

Augsburg Dentist Fined €7,000 for Negligent Homicide in Sedation Death

Florida Surgeon Indicted on Manslaughter Charge in Wrong-Organ Death

Royal Gwent Hospital Apologizes After 21 Patients Operated on With Unsterilised Instruments

Japan Suspends Ginza Stem-Cell Clinic After Patient Dies in Adipose-Cell Treatment

Florence Appeals Court Raises Payout to €470,000 in Chemo Misdiagnosis Case

Florence Appeals Court Orders €470,000 Payout in Italian Cancer Misdiagnosis Case

Court-Ordered FIR Names Six in Greater Noida C-Section Gauze Case

Probe Into Valencia Anesthetist Flags Possible Third Child Victim

IVF 'Boot Camp' Clinic Faces Negligence Suit Over Patient's Post-Treatment Stroke

Prosecutor Seeks To Question Aníbal Lotocki as Criminally Responsible in Silvina Luna’s Death

Salus Review Finds No New Link to Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack

Brazil’s Health Ministry Prioritizes Patients After Wrong Kidney Transplant in Natal

Trainee Doctor Arrested in Alleged Sexual Assault of Moroccan Patient in Goa ICU

BGH Overturns Hamburg Verdicts in Teen’s Fatal Dental Anesthesia Case

FIR Lodged After Two Doctors Suspended for Sleeping on Duty in Meerut Hospital

Osteopath Admonished for ‘Nora Batty’ Slur and Injury-Causing Treatment

Odisha Health Minister Visits Koraput Hospital After Six Patient Deaths

Augsburg Doctor Sentenced to Probation for Fatal Gastric Balloon Mishap

Augsburg Doctor Faces Trial Over Two Patient Deaths During Outpatient Procedures