Inquest hears nurse covered 'dying' patient's face just before death
By Andrew Mangelsdorf

The Coroner's Court of Victoria is investigating whether a Royal Melbourne Hospital nurse contributed to the death of a "dying" patient in 2021.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-16/matthew-hamill-death-royal-melb-hospital-nurse-coroner-/106568306

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Inquest hears nurse covered 'dying' patient's face just before death

The Coroner's Court of Victoria is investigating whether a Royal Melbourne Hospital nurse contributed to the death of a "dying" patient in 2021.

AI in radiology is transforming diagnostics with higher accuracy and efficiency, but challenges around bias, transparency, and equity remain. Ensuring AI benefits everyone requires deliberate effort to address systemic inequalities and build trust.
Discover more at https://dev.to/rawveg/medical-ai-fails-minorities-4g75
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Medical AI Fails Minorities

Picture a busy Tuesday in 2024 at an NHS hospital in Manchester. The radiology department is...

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The warning signs a health practitioner wants to exploit your superannuation
By Stephanie Dalzell and Paige Cockburn

The healthcare regulator and tax office are cracking down on health practitioners who help patients access their superannuation early after one Perth doctor signed off on a $20,000 withdrawal for liposuction.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-14/doctor-suspended-superannuation-release-for-lipsuction/106562598

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GP suspended for helping patient use almost $20K in super to fund cosmetic lipo

The healthcare regulator and tax office are cracking down on health practitioners who help patients access their superannuation early after one Perth doctor signed off on a $20,000 withdrawal for liposuction.

Sexual misconduct now publicly listed on 100 health practitioners' records
By Paige Cockburn

More than 100 past and current practitioners have had findings of sexual misconduct added to their public-facing records under new reforms to promote transparency.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-10/srt-medical-record-changes-practitioners-sexual-misconduct/106544998

#MedicalEthics #SexualMisconduct #Health #PaigeCockburn

Sexual misconduct now publicly listed on 100 health practitioners' records

More than 100 past and current practitioners have had findings of sexual misconduct added to their public-facing records under new reforms to promote transparency.

AI scribes in health care raise risks for patients and privacy | The-14

AI scribes in health care promise efficiency but raise serious risks to patient privacy, data accuracy, and safety, highlighting urgent gaps in regulation.

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For decades, men in Alabama were told they were receiving treatment for syphilis. They weren’t.

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study withheld care even after penicillin became the cure.

The scandal exposed deep ethical failures in American medicine and led to modern standards for informed consent and research oversight. 🧬📜

Some chapters of history are difficult—but necessary to confront.

#History #MedicalEthics #PublicHealth #Brewminate

https://brewminate.com/tuskegee-syphilis-study-medical-deception-public-health/

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How the Tuskegee Syphilis Study suppressed medical truth, withheld treatment, and reshaped research ethics in American public health.

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❓💬 Ethik-Forum ‘Blame yourself?’
The #CostCausationPrinciple in #Medicine

📌 Monday, 9 March 2026
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Universitätsclub Bonn

Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, Monika Hartmann, Wolfram Henn, Stefan Huster, and Sabine Salloch will discuss – with each other and with the audience – the cost causation principle in medicine.
Introduction: Dirk Lanzerath
Moderation: Denis Nasser

➡️ https://www.drze.de/ethics-forum

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