Doctor terminated for refusing COVID-19 vaccine ordered to pay $30K in costs to hospital after failed court challengeThe court and the appeal board ruled it was reasonable for the Middlesex Hospital Alliance to follow the prevailing health advice on vaccine mandates. Doctors win more than $1 million in costs from patient who unsuccessfully sued for malpracticeThe judge ruled that one of the doctors had endured an “aggressive assault” on his reputation during the course of the seven-week trial. Ontario doctor suspended four months after inappropriately accessing health records of 700 patients Dr. Kate Peiyin Zhang was found to have engaged in ‘disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct.’ Carer says rules deterred her from getting help for B.C. woman who starved to death The carer told the coroner’s inquest the woman would have a ‘meltdown’ every time she was supposed to go to the doctor or receive medical care. Manitoba man sues health authorities for failing to provide timely care: lawsuit Justin Flett spent days in multiple hospitals and travelled more than 600 kilometres to get treated for acute appendicitis in January 2023. Edmonton fertility doctor fined and suspended after accepting kickbacks from drugmakers Dr. Tarek Motan admitted to receiving more than $1.2 million in rebates from manufacturers of fertility drugs that he was prescribing to patients. ‘I will destroy you financially and emotionally’: New documents show abusive messages from doctor who rented apartment to patient Dr. Jeffrey Martin Steinberg was fined $6,000 and handed an eight-month suspension in September. Dallas doctor convicted of tampering with IV bags linked to coworker’s death and other emergencies Prosecutors said that evidence presented at trial showed that numerous patients at Surgicare North Dallas suffered cardiac emergencies during routine medical procedures. ‘One spoon or no spoon’: Doctor loses appeal after objecting to her church’s COVID precautions for communion The physician argued her statements were about theology, not medicine. But the college said her comments were ‘open to misinterpretation.’ Legal column: Attacking the standard of care It only works when the standard is fraught with risks so obvious a layperson can see them. First Previous 2 3 4 5 6 Next Last
