Medical Negligence In The News

Six cancer sufferers who had their sperm frozen in case treatment made them infertile are appealing a court ruling that a hospital that destroyed the samples is not liable for damages.

The NHS has lost the confidential medical records and personal details of thousands of patients in a “catalogue of errors” uncovered by an investigation into how the health service handles data.

Staff Reporter LAPLACE – An investigation into the death of a LaPlace woman who was in the custody of the St. John Sheriff�s Office determined that there was no negligence on the part of Sheriff�s Office employees, said a spokesman for the department.

EVERETT -- The Lynnwood woman charged in the methadone overdose death of her 17-month-old granddaughter made her first court appearance Monday. Robin Gail Reed, 54, wrung her hands as she stood before a judge in Snohomish County Superior Court. She is charged with second-degree manslaughter.

State health inspectors will increase their oversight and the governor has ordered an independent review of the state-run Glenwood home for the disabled in the wake of 11 deaths since January.

MORRIS - A seven-person jury in Stevens County on Thursday issued a unanimous verdict of medical negligence against Dr. Allan Ross, his Northside Medical Clinic of Ortonville and the Ortonville Hospital. Advertisement: Proehl Computer Consulting $15 off First Service or Repair! Call for a appointment.

Confidential patient information has been lost in scores of cases, according to a catalogue of NHS data losses released last night.

HEALTH officials launched a PR drive yesterday to reassure patients worried about levels of care at the country's main hospital.

BLOOMINGTON -- The executor of a deceased woman’s estate and her son were awarded $704,000 by a McLean jury in a civil lawsuit against BroMenn Healthcare and BroMenn Physicians Management Corp.

Exxon is accused of negligence in an ex-yard worker's cancer death. Stanley Morton was long retired from the Newport News shipyard when he was diagnosed with asbestos-related cancer in April 2006.