medical malpractice

Surgeon Pays Price for Fatal Breast Augmentation

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A California-based plastic surgeon and his nurse have been handed prison sentences for their involvement in a fatal plastic surgery procedure. Dr. Carlos Chacon received a three-year prison term on Friday after accepting a plea deal for manslaughter in the death of 36-year-old Megan Espinoza, a mother of two. Espinoza died from an overdose of drugs, including ketamine and fentanyl. Chacon has also been permanently barred from practicing medicine in California. Heather Alice Lang Vass, …

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Man Dies After Surgeon Mistakenly Removes Wrong Organ

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A tragic incident unfolded in Florida when a 70-year-old Alabama man, William Bryan, died on the operating table after a surgeon mistakenly removed his liver instead of his spleen. Bryan, who was visiting a rental property in Okaloosa County, Florida, with his wife Beverly, was admitted to Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Walton County due to lower left abdominal pain. The pain was suspected to be caused by a spleen abnormality. On August …

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Infant’s Decapitation During Birth Ruled Homicide

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The Clayton County Medical Examiner’s office has declared the death of a newborn, Treveon Taylor, a homicide. The baby was decapitated during a complicated birth at Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, Atlanta, on July 9. The medical examiner’s office stated that the infant’s death resulted from the actions of another person during the birth process. Jessica Ross, the baby’s 20-year-old mother, experienced complications during labor. The lawsuit filed by Ross and the baby’s father …

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Nurse Who Murdered 7 Infants, Experimented With Ways to Harm Infants

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Lucy Letby, a British nurse, was found guilty last month of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder six others during her five-year tenure at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit in 2015 and 2016. According to Dr. Dewi Evans, the chief medical expert at her trial, Letby employed a variety of medical techniques to harm the infants, including displacing tubes and injecting air into her victims, making her actions difficult to detect. Letby, …

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Decapitation of Newborn During Delivery Leads Couple to Sue Hospital and Doctor

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A Georgia couple, Jessica Ross and Treveon Isaiah Taylor Sr., have filed a lawsuit against Prime Healthcare Services, operating as Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, along with the attending physician and nursing staff. The couple alleges that their newborn son was decapitated during a botched delivery, and that the medical team attempted to conceal the tragic incident. The police have confirmed that they are investigating the case. Ross and Taylor were eagerly anticipating the …

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