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Florida Surgeon Indicted on Manslaughter Charge in Wrong-Organ Death

The case marks a rare move to treat a fatal surgical error as criminal conduct under Florida law.

3 Ex-Workers at D.C. Psychiatric Hospital Indicted in 2020 Patient Death

RG Kar Hospital Faces New Negligence Death as Lift Probe Zeroes In on Human Error

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

Peru’s Insulin Shortage Deepens as Stopgap Buys Fall Short, 20,000 With Type 1 at Risk

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

Alberta Releases 16-Point ER Plan After Edmonton Patient’s Death as Key Roles Remain Unfilled

England Expands 'Urgent' NHS Dental Appointments to Cover All Treatments

Arequipa Health System Under Strain as Maritza Campos Hospital Restarts With Year-End Target

Prosecutors Inspect Almenara Over Oncology Drug Shortages as EsSalud Cites 93% Pharmacy Stock

Supreme Court Bars Stem Cell Therapy for Autism as Routine Care, Calls It Malpractice

Trial Opens Over Pforzheim Hospital Fire That Killed Restrained Patient

Photo of Cancer Patient on ER Floor in Senigallia Prompts Internal Probe, Political Backlash

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

Edmonton Man Dies After 8-Hour ER Wait at Grey Nuns Hospital

Japan Finalizes Two-Stage Hike to High-Cost Medical Caps, Adds Annual Limit

East Kent Trust Apologizes After Patient Says She Was Left on A&E Floor for Five Hours

Wes Streeting Orders Statutory Inquiry Into TEWV Mental Health Trust