German doctor given life in prison for 15 murders, suspected on 76 more A German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients, with prosecutors investigating 76 other cases that could make it one of the worst serial murder cases in Germany’s history.A court in Berlin found the […]
At a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Paris, therapy donkeys are playing an unusual but structured role in helping patients manage mental health conditions, as part of France’s public healthcare system.At the Ville-Evrard hospital complex in Neuilly-sur-Marne, 19th-century farm buildings and wooded surroundings provide a calm setting for animal-assisted therapy sessions. On Friday, patients […]
Five patients infected with a rare strain of Ebola have recovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday during the inauguration of a new treatment centre in the eastern city of Bunia.Speaking at the facility in Ituri province, the epicentre of the current outbreak, Tedros said four patients […]
Doctors battling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing growing challenges as attacks on health facilities and fleeing patients disrupt response efforts in the country’s northeast, Reuters reported.At least three such incidents have been reported so far in Ituri province, where the first Ebola cases were detected. Two attacks over the […]
Indian-origin Dr Sanjeev Kumar, a gynecologic oncologist of Memphis in Tennessee, has been found guilty of 18 counts of adulteration of medical devices, sixteen counts of misbranding medical devices, and six counts of health care fraud. According to court documents, Dr Kumar submitted and caused his employees to submit fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid […]
UDAIPUR, January 10: (Udaipur Kiran) . Precision radiation has emerged as a major boon for cancer patients, with advanced radiation technologies playing a crucial role in improving treatment outcomes, said renowned cancer specialist Dr S.N. Senapati from Bhubaneswar. Dr Senapati was speaking as the chief speaker at Raj AROICON-25, a cancer conference jointly organised by […]
A fresh batch of Indonesian medical experts joins the UAE’s floating hospital in Al-Arish / Image: National News In the bustling Egyptian port of Al-Arish, a repurposed vessel serves as a beacon of survival. The UAE Floating Hospital, a cornerstone of Operation Gallant Knight 3, has just received its fifth batch of medical experts from […]
It sounds like a line from a Kafka play rewritten by Kafka’s nurse. A man whose job was to ease suffering decided the easiest way to do that was to remove the sufferer entirely.According to a BBC report, a palliative care nurse in Germany has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering 10 patients […]
Jaipur, October 6 (Udaipur Kiran): A devastating fire broke out late Sunday night in the ICU of the Trauma Centre at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital, Jaipur, killing eight patients, including three women. The incident occurred around 11:20 PM in the Neuro ICU ward’s storeroom, where papers, medical equipment, and blood sampler tubes were kept. […]
Dr Neil K Anand has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for medical fraud after years-long trial that he earlier called David vs Goliath legal battle with the US government. Indian-origin doctor Neil K Anand who was convicted for US health care fraud earlier this year has been sentenced to 14 years in prison […]
