Medical negligence

Video of dead Diego Maradona rocks trial of medical team

Diego Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time, died in November 2020 at age 60, while recovering at home from surgery for a brain clot.

US surgeon who removed patient’s liver instead of spleen charged with his death

The procedure, which was not regularly performed at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital, could have serious complications, the Health Department statement said.

New trial over Maradona’s death begins in Argentina

Diego Maradona at a football match in Buenos Aires on March 7, 2020. The second trial for his death is scheduled to start on April 14.

Forum: Clarity over doctor’s criminal prosecution would be useful

Outrage in Italy as toddler dies after transplant with damaged heart

A woman leaves flowers to pay tribute to a toddler who died after a heart transplant, outside Monaldi Hospital in Naples, Italy, February 21, 2026. REUTERS/Salvatore La Porta

Surgical error led to patient’s death in 2022: Medical expert in Coroner’s inquiry

Dr Fong had severed off the arteries supplying blood to the woman's abdominal organs by mistake.

Woman ordered to pay $975k in costs to 2 hospitals after losing suit over amputation of mum’s leg

The lawsuit was dismissed on Aug 28, 2025, after a 15-day trial, and the costs orders were made on Oct 15.

Russia opens negligence probe after nine babies die in same Siberian hospital

An investigator inspects a delivery room in a maternity hospital where nine newborn babies died this month, in Novokuzhetsk, Russia, in this still image taken from a video released on January 13, 2026. Russian Investigative Committee/Handout via REUTERS

Breast cancer patients in Britain harmed by state-run surgery unit: Report

A BBC investigation said a number of women had been left “traumatised” by their breast cancer treatment at the facility (posed photo).

Doctor charged after allegedly supplying over 2,000 litres of cough syrup without licence

Goh Sze Yi was handed one charge under the Health Products Act.

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