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Nov 14, 2024
Bogus doctor found treating patients in Ireland following Medical Council investigation
By Eilish O'Regan - Irish Independent - 14.11.2024 [Medical Council] - [Prevention] A bogus doctor was found to be treating patients and...


Sep 22, 2024
Bill protecting victims of abuse at the hands of doctors
By Amanda Keane - Spectrum News - 23.09.2024 - [USA] - [Prevention] After years of being lost in committee, a bill aimed at protecting...


Sep 4, 2024
Paedophile and trainee doctor jailed for online sexual abuse
By John Elworthy - CAMBS News - 05.09.2024 - [ENGLAND] - [Lorcan Elliot] Twenty six victims – mostly boys and all aged between 13 and 16...


Aug 22, 2024
Doctor saw under-18s alone while facing child abuse image charges
By BBC Reporter - BBC News - 23.08.2024 - [ENGLAND] - [ Carey Girling] A doctor who was facing charges over child abuse images in England...


Aug 12, 2024
Doctors and nurses accused of rape left free to work in NHS
By Rebecca Thomas & Tara Cobham - The Independent - 13.08.2024 - [UK] - [Prevention] Almost 250 medics facing sexual assault or rape...


Jul 22, 2024
Book shines light on sexual assault and harassment in medicine
By Amanda Sheppeard - Medical Republic - 18.07.2024 - [International] - [Prevention] Professor Louise Stone’s mission to keep the...


Jul 9, 2024
Board reinstates doctor’s license after conviction for assaulting patient
By Clark Kauffman - Capital Dispatch - 10.07.2024 - [USD] - [ Venkateswara Karuparthy] The Iowa Board of Medicine has agreed to reinstate...


Jul 8, 2024
Nurses accused of rape and child abuse free to practise as ‘toxic’ watchdog turned blind eye
By Rebecca Thomas The Independent - 09.07.2024 - [UK] - [Prevention] An explosive review of the nursing watchdog has found a toxic and...


Jun 25, 2024
Medics who withhold information 'should face court'
By Marie-Louise Connolly, BBC News 26/06/2024 [UK] - [Prevention] Healthcare staff who deliberately withhold information should face...


Jun 22, 2024
Survivor’s story of overcoming doctor’s abuse
By Amy Dickinson - Syracuse News - 23.06.2024 - [USA] - [Prevention] Dear Amy: About 20 years ago, I was at a dental appointment in a...


Jun 13, 2024
Vulnerability of the patient should not be used as a weapon
By Swasti Chaturvedi - Verdictum - [INDIA] - [Prevention] Dr. Chethan Kumar S. v. State of Karnataka (Neutral Citation: 2024:KHC:19526)...


Jun 6, 2024
Irish Medical Council publishes new sanctions guidance
By IMC Editorial Staff - Irish Medical Council - 31/05/2024 - [PREVENTION] New guidance to assist the Medical Council in making decisions...


May 15, 2024
Health care facilities would have to report patient abuse under new bill
By Emily Hoerner - Chicago Tribune 16/05/2024 - [USA] - [PREVENTION] Doctors’ offices and clinics affiliated with hospitals would have...


May 7, 2024
Calgary doctor facing new sexual assault charge
By Meghan Grant - CBC News - 08/05/2024 - [Ali Ayyaz Chatha] - [CANADA] A Calgary family doctor has been charged with sexual assault — the...


Apr 16, 2024
New rules would strengthen protections against sexual misconduct by doctors. Here's how
By Scott Fallon - North Jersey News - 16/04/2024 - [USA] - [Prevention] Routine physician examinations in New Jersey may change under new...


Mar 27, 2024
Physician accused of sexual misconduct, enters medical commission agreement
By Washington Medical Commission - 27.03.2024 [USA] - [Michael C. Ferries] A Spokane doctor was accused of sexual misconduct and abuse by...


Mar 26, 2024
Hospitals accused of ignoring sexual abuse allegations against gynaecologist for decades
By PJ Randhawa - NBC Chicago - 26.03.2024 - [USA] - [Fabio Ortega] Three hundred former patients of a Chicago gynaecologist said they...


Mar 20, 2024
Doctor stripped of medical licence after sexual abuse ruling
By Mike Arsalides - CTV News - [CANADA] - [James McInnis After being found guilty of sexual abuse involving patients and a nurse, the...


Mar 12, 2024
Hartford HealthCare doctor on leave after charged in FBI child sex sting
By Alex Wood - CT Insider - 12.03.2024 - [USA] - [John Magaldi] Hartford HealthCare has placed the chief of rheumatology at its Bone and...


Mar 10, 2024
Chaperones may offer one solution to sexual abuse of patients by medical providers
By Lisa Schencker - Chicago Tribine - 10.03.2024 - [PREVENTION] Tearha Hill typically stands to one side of the room, with her eyes...
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