malpractice
Gym junkie's 'vain' quest for big booty backfires — Brazilian butt lift leaves woman 'rotting from the inside out'
November 1, 2024 | 12:00pmCharlotte Booth's quest for a dream derriere almost left her dead.
Florida doctor removes wrong organ from patient, resulting in 'immediate, catastrophic death'
September 4, 2024 | 1:36amWilliam Bryan was visiting the Florida panhandle when he suddenly began experiencing abdominal pain and underwent emergency surgery.
Atlanta hospital allegedly loses 28-square-inch chunk of man's skull -- and bills him $19K for replacement: lawsuit
August 18, 2024 | 5:05pmEmory University Hospital Midtown allegedly misplaced a piece of Fernando Cluster's skull among a freezer full of other unidentified patient skull fragments.
Detransitioners sue Planned Parenthood for gender malpractice— as our tax dollars fund it
August 8, 2024 | 7:00pmThe number of those being “treated” at PP for gender dysphoria in the mistaken belief a boy can become a girl or vice versa has skyrocketed, and with the increase...
Doctors told me I had anxiety and sent me home early — I had a deadly condition
June 20, 2024 | 9:50amCalifornia's Joe DuPont nearly died due to heart failure after doctors mistook his sepsis for anxiety and sent him home.
NYC immigration lawyer helped clients get legal status with phony abuse claims: feds
January 22, 2024 | 5:35pmBronx immigration lawyer Kofi Amankwaa scammed the government for years by telling clients to claim they were domestic abuse victims in a bid to expedite their applications for legal US...
Dental patient left brain-damaged after anesthesiologist allegedly suffering 'cognitive issues' overdosed her on fentanyl: lawsuit
January 16, 2024 | 1:18pmMaria Lugo Querales was administered a large dose of fentanyl by a terminally ill anesthesiologist.
Woman sues dentist who allegedly performed 8 crowns, 4 root canals, 20 fillings in one visit, leaving her disfigured
December 26, 2023 | 9:06amKathleen Wilson alleges in her civil suit filed Thursday in Hennepin County District Court that Dr. Kevin Molldrem conducted eight dental crowns, four root canals and 20 fillings in a...
Insta-famous plastic surgeon botched procedures, violated patients' privacy: report
December 17, 2023 | 10:42pmOne patient of Mowlavi even died back in 2018 days after undergoing surgery for liposuction, breast implants and other work, the LA Times reported.
Doctor gets up to 15 years for fatally poisoning wife with dietary supplements that once had her 'seeing frogs'
December 15, 2023 | 5:09pmTammy Harris' health quickly declined with her husband's treatments -- including extreme weight loss, suffering severe jaundice and eventually becoming bedridden.
Columbia-Presbyterian doctor failed to notify patient of cancerous cyst: suit
December 11, 2023 | 7:18pmA prominent Columbia-Presbyterian hospital heart doctor is being sued for negligence for allegedly failing to tell a patient she had a cancerous cyst detected in a scan in 2021 that...
'Take Care of Maya' jury awards final settlement for landmark case
November 10, 2023 | 6:26pmThe renowned medical center is now facing damages of $261 million in a case featured in the popular Netflix documentary "Take Care of Maya."
I went for surgery to remove my appendix — doctors took out the wrong organ
November 9, 2023 | 1:56pm“I’m not the same person I was when this started," George Piano lamented.
'Unethical' doctor faces 15 years after fatally poisoning his wife with unusual dietary supplement
October 26, 2023 | 6:34pmDr. Jeffrey Harris, 59, who insisted on treating his ailing wife with a cocktail of alternative medicines, was found guilty of manslaughter Thursday in her poisoning death.
Renowned doctor allegedly bullied staff to match his wife's diagnoses, improperly removed bladder: report
October 23, 2023 | 3:27pmA leading pathologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital has been placed on leave after an alleged misdiagnosis led to a patient’s bladder being removed – as well as claims he bullied...
Tearful Maya Kowalski blames herself for mom's suicide in 'Take Care of Maya' trial testimony
October 13, 2023 | 3:49pm"I feel like if I let her think that I was doing okay that maybe she wouldn't have taken the step of ending her life to get me out of...
Doctor gave wife of 11 years so many painkillers she 'started seeing frogs' before poisoning death: testimony
September 28, 2023 | 7:41pmA Washington state doctor charged in the poisoning death of his wife allegedly once gave her so many painkillers that she hallucinated frogs crawling across her bedroom walls, the woman's...
Biden NIH pick slapped with four medical malpractice claims including wrongful death: watchdog
August 29, 2023 | 2:26pmA conservative watchdog is raising concerns about four medical malpractice cases against President Biden’s nominee to?helm the National Institutes of Health.
Plastic surgeon who waited hours to call 911 as teen patient suffered cardiac arrest learns his fate
June 15, 2023 | 6:59amDr. Geoffrey Kim, 54, was also convicted of obstructing telephone services for his failure to call the police as 19-year-old Emmalyn Nguyen’s heart stopped before a breast enhancement surgery.
I was airlifted 800 miles off a cruise over a misdiagnosis — and missed my anniversary
June 5, 2023 | 1:36pmA vacationer in the UK claimed that he was unwillingly airlifted to a hospital 800 miles away after the vessel's physician mistook his "pulled muscle" for a serious infection.