Medical malpractice at birth: Nord Franche-Comté hospital ordered to pay nearly 1.5 million euros
Nearly 1.5 million euros. This is the amount that the Nord Franche-Comté hospital will have to pay to a young ...
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Medical error: “The responsibility of the emergency services in the death of my wife has finally been established”
Following poor emergency care in 2016, Guillaume suddenly lost his wife, who was only 32 at the time and the ...
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She is treated with radiotherapy 8 times in a row on the healthy breast
In Montpellier, a woman with breast cancer received eight sessions of radiotherapy on the wrong breast. The appearance of side ...
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She Undergoes Aggressive Chemotherapy and Discovers She Didn’t Have Cancer
A 39-year-old American woman underwent aggressive chemotherapy after being diagnosed with a rare, terminal form of cancer... only to later ...
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Medical error: a woman with breast cancer irradiated on the wrong side
Last spring, a patient from CHRU Bretonneau (Tours) suffering from a cancerous breast tumor underwent radiotherapy on the wrong breast. ...
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Medical error: He dies after drinking bottled water on vacation
Victim of a medical error to overcome a bacterium in contaminated water, a man died at home a few days ...
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This man emerges blind from a routine check-up with his ophthalmologist
Due to a medical error, an ophthalmologist blinded his patient. THE ESSENTIAL According to the forensic experts appointed in this ...
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A hernia operation, a little boy undergoes a vasectomy
Operated for a hernia, a 4-year-old boy underwent an involuntary vasectomy. THE ESSENTIAL The vasovasostomy is the opposite operation to ...
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Doctors remove the evil eye, he goes blind
During an operation, a man suffered a serious medical error: doctors removed his evil eye. THE ESSENTIAL This is the ...
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Medical error: a cancer patient treated on the wrong side
Following a medical error in Bordeaux, a cancer patient was treated on the wrong side for 11 sessions. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Your doctor is in a bad mood: is there a risk of negligence?
Physicians' mental health and working conditions can affect their work and the risk of medical errors. THE ESSENTIAL Physician burnout, ...
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Austria: A man amputated from the wrong leg
An 82-year-old man had the wrong leg amputated. An error deemed “tragic” by the clinic, which points to a “series ...
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#MyDoctorSaid: women tell of the misdiagnoses they have suffered
On Twitter, American author Suzannah Weiss launched the hashtag #MyDoctorSaid to encourage women with chronic illnesses to share their misdiagnoses. ...
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Ablation of the bladder and the prostate following a diagnostic error: the hospital doomed
A patient victim of a medical error obtained compensation for his damage thanks to the administrative court of Nantes. THE ...
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Gynecologist sued for failing to detect trisomy 21 in unborn child
A baby's trisomy 21 was not diagnosed during the prenatal ultrasound. The mother files a complaint against her gynecologist. THE ...
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Austrian patient amputated with the wrong leg: how can ‘side errors’ still occur?
Operating on the wrong knee, testicle or kidney can happen in a rush or because of miscommunication. Although these types ...
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IVF: victim of an embryo exchange, a woman gives birth to the wrong baby
After IVF, a mom gave birth to the wrong baby. At issue: the exchange of the embryos of two couples ...
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Hip pain in a girl: doctors confuse simulation and Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Suffering from blood cancer, the 6-year-old girl complained of severe hip pain, despite normal x-rays and blood tests. For seven ...
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India: a young man declared dead wakes up before his funeral
According to the Indian press, a private hospital declared a young man dead because his family could no longer afford ...
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Multiple sclerosis: 18% of patients receive the wrong diagnosis
A study conducted in a hospital center in Los Angeles revealed that 18% of patients followed for multiple sclerosis were ...
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Lot-et-Garonne: he files a complaint against X for the death of his partner and his baby after childbirth
A resident of Lot-et-Garonne is trying to shed light on what he considers to be a "gross medical error" which ...
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Toulouse: he lived with a forgotten compress 27 years earlier in his body
Toulouse surgeons discovered that their patient had been living with a compress in his chest for 27 years, which had ...
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Reims: she dies of a nine-month pregnancy not detected by 4 different doctors
In February 2016, a 34-year-old woman from Rémoise died due to a nine-month pregnancy that was undetected by four different ...
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Diabetes after 30 years: 20% of diagnostic errors and bad treatment to the key
Many cases of diabetes that occur after the age of 30 are diagnosed as type 2 diabetes despite being insulin-dependent ...
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Drôme: a “butcher” surgeon breaks the life of a patient
Véronique, 54, almost died during a hysteroscopy, a trivial examination. The surgeon perforated her uterus and severed the femoral artery. ...
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Brazil: a cosmetic surgeon on the run after the death of a patient operated clandestinely at his home
Nicknamed "Dr Popotin", Brazilian cosmetic surgeon Denis Furtado has been on the run since the death of one of his ...
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Naomi Musenga case: the girl died of paracetamol poisoning
Naomi Musenga died of "intoxication with paracetamol absorbed by self-medication over several days," the Strasbourg public prosecutor announced on Wednesday. ...
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Val d’Oise: a woman wakes up paraplegic from an operation following an anesthesiologist’s error
A woman woke up with paraplegia following urological surgery in Ermont in the Val d'Oise last January. His handicap is ...
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United States: a surgeon used to filming herself dancing in the OR has been banned from practicing
An American cosmetic surgeon had posted several viral videos of herself dancing and singing in the operating room. She has ...
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One in 20 patients affected by a nosocomial infection during their hospitalization: what does the law provide?
One in twenty patients contracts a nosocomial infection in the establishment where they are hospitalized. Since 2002, the law has ...
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