Deaths due to medical errors

Diego Maradona (centre during the 1986 World Cup) is widely considered one of the greatest footballers in history. BUENOS AIRES: Eight medical personnel will stand trial for alleged criminal negligence in the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, according to a court ruling made public on Wednesday. No date has been set for the trial of the staff over Maradona's death in 2020, which prosecutors say was due to "omissions" by his caregivers who abandoned him "to his fate" during home hospitalization. Maradona died aged 60 while recovering from brain surgery for a blood clot, and after decades of battles with cocaine and alcohol addictions. He was found dead in bed two weeks after going under the knife, in a rented house in an exclusive Buenos Aires neighborhood to where he was brought after being discharged from hospital. He was found to have died of a heart attack. A panel of 20 medical experts convened by Argentina's public prosecutor concluded last year that … [Read more...] about Medical staff to be tried for Maradona death

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 21 ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani military cargo plane carrying relief goods for Afghanistan’s earthquake-affected people landed at the Khost airport on Saturday, officials said, as tents, food and medical supplies rolled into the mountainous region. Thousands were left homeless or injured by this week’s powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, which state media said killed 1,150 people. An aftershock Friday took five more lives. Among the dead from Wednesday’s magnitude 6 quake are 121 children and that figure is expected to climb, said the U.N. children's agency representative in Afghanistan. He said close to 70 children were injured. Survivor Dawlat Khan in the district of Gayan in Paktika province said five members of his family were injured and his house destroyed by … [Read more...] about Pakistan plane carrying aid joins Afghan quake relief effort

(BPT) - Sponsored by Pfizer Living with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) – also known as eczema – can be challenging. [1] In addition to having the physical burden that includes flare-ups of red, itchy, painful skin, there is also the emotional and social impact. [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] Those living with eczema aren’t alone – in fact AD is one of the most common chronic inflammatory skin diseases, impacting people of all genders, races, ethnicities and ages. 2 , [6] , [7] , [8] If you’re living with eczema, a proactive approach and self-advocacy can make a big difference in feeling empowered versus overpowered by your moderate-to-severe AD. Here are six ways to help you feel more confident and in control: 1. Take charge of living with eczema You know your body best – if you think you have eczema or it may be worsening, speak up and consult with your doctor. Talk with your health care team about steps you can take to try to identify or … [Read more...] about Being your own best advocate while living with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis

Medical professionals of all stripes do incredible work every day — often saving people's lives, alleviating pain or offering comfort. But sometimes, even following the many years of training required to become a licensed caregiver, one might wish to leave the profession behind and try something entirely different. Exchanging the scrubs for a briefcase There are a number of reasons that someone in the medical field might be drawn to entrepreneurship. One of the most obvious is that caregivers like nurses and doctors who are accustomed to using traditional interventions to help patients may be inspired to develop their own market solution for a medical problem or shortcoming they've discovered. This could be an idea for a new medical device or treatment, a mobile app cloud service or a groundbreaking approach to a standard procedure. Take Justin Barad, co-founder and CEO of Osso VR, who has an M.D. from UCLA. Inspiration came to him during his residency when he saw the … [Read more...] about Making the Move from Medicine to Entrepreneurship

Collision over cannabis Anutin: 'Don't politicise ganja' Two of the brightest stars in politics were on a collision course last week, which had observers speculating on the possibility of one plotting to upstage or even undermine the other. The delisting of cannabis as a narcotic has catapulted Anutin Charnvirakul to stardom, not only as public health minister but as leader of second-biggest coalition partner, the Bhumjaithai Party. As public health minister, he has pushed for cannabis to be decriminalised to allow people to capitalise on its medicinal properties and for research purposes. Also, he prides himself as being a leader of a political party able to overcome the unthinkable -- removing cannabis from the narcotics list -- which was adopted as Bhumjaithai's flagship campaign promise and dismissed by most people from the outset as wishful thinking. However, decriminalisation has come with a chorus of warnings from medical professionals about the dangers of … [Read more...] about Collision over cannabis

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 8 WASHINGTON - The objects in the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamen - or, as a new exhibition at the National Geographic Museum spells it, Tutankhamun - were meant to commemorate the Egyptian ruler's life and guide him to the next one. Since they were first unearthed almost exactly 100 years ago, such exquisite artifacts as the golden funerary mask of Tut, as he is more commonly known today, have attracted widespread interest and admiration. But "Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience" emphasizes nonmaterial aspects of the boy king's significance. Its centerpiece is an animation of the dead king's journey to the afterlife, as imagined from the text known as the Egyptian Book of the Dead. The organizers of this almost entirely virtual-reality exhibition didn't have much choice but to take this approach, since the relics from Tut's tomb are no longer available … [Read more...] about Immersive King Tut exhibit looks beyond the gold mask