Hacker News with Generative AI: Medical Malpractice

Montana Renews Accused Cancer Doctor's License Despite Criminal, Civil Inquiries (propublica.org)
In late 2020, St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena, Montana, fired its oncologist, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner, and took the extraordinary step of publicly accusing him of hurting patients.

Medical Malpractice, Healthcare, Montana, Law, Ethics

8 points by hn_acker 35 days ago | 0 comments

'No medical evidence' to support Lucy Letby's conviction, expert panel finds (theguardian.com)
Babies the former nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering were in fact the victims of “bad medical care” or deteriorated as a result of natural causes, an expert panel has concluded.

Medical Malpractice, Healthcare, Law, Criminal Justice

33 points by mellosouls 59 days ago | 15 comments

Swedish man dies in South Korea after being denied treatment at 21 hospitals (euronews.com)
A Swedish national suffering from necrosis died in South Korea due to sepsis after being denied urgent medical treatment by 21 hospitals.

Health, International News, Korea, Sweden, Medical Malpractice

25 points by eagleislandsong 75 days ago | 6 comments

"Eat What You Kill" (propublica.org)
Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did the trail of patient harm and suspicious deaths.

Healthcare, Medical Malpractice, Investigative Journalism

140 points by ivanech 117 days ago | 24 comments

A Hospital Kept a Brain-Damaged Patient on Life Support to Boost Statistics (propublica.org)
On a Thursday morning this past April, 61-year-old Darryl Young was lying unconscious in the eighth-floor intensive care unit of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

Healthcare, Ethics, Hospitals, Medical Malpractice, Statistics

9 points by impish9208 183 days ago | 0 comments

NHS trust admits contaminated feed caused baby's death after decade of denial (theguardian.com)
An NHS trust has admitted that a highly vulnerable baby died because of contaminated feed that it gave her, after denying that for more than a decade.

Healthcare, Medical Malpractice, Public Health, Negligence

8 points by isomorph 205 days ago | 0 comments