All articles tagged with #doctor misconduct
A doctor was fired after leaving surgery for an eight-minute break to have sex with a nurse, but a tribunal found he was at low risk of repeating such misconduct, citing stress and family issues as factors.
The article shares various distressing and sometimes shocking experiences patients have had with doctors, highlighting issues of poor communication, insensitivity, and neglect in healthcare settings.
Memorial Hermann-Texas medical center in Houston has suspended its liver and kidney transplant programs after uncovering irregularities in donor acceptance criteria, allegedly due to a doctor manipulating patient records to make them ineligible for transplants. The doctor in question, Dr. J Steve Bynon Jr, has not confirmed or denied altering records. The hospital has seen an increase in patient deaths while waiting for transplants and is working to ensure continuity of care for affected patients. The US Department of Health and Human Services is investigating the allegations to protect patient safety and equitable access to organ transplant services.