Seventeen newborn babies died between June 2015 and June 2016 at one hospital alone, and police say a nurse may be responsible. The Guardian reports that 28-year-old Lucy Letby was arrested in 2018, in connection with the deaths numerous infants at Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester, England. Letby was accused of killing eight babies …
A Virginia woman was accused of posing as a psychologist for at least three years, treating hundreds of patients which mostly comprised of children. Sharonda L. Avery, 42, was indicted this month on 13 charges, including obtaining money by false pretenses, two counts of passing a forged document, perjury and three counts of practicing psychology …
Authorities in Florida say a woman has died in what appears to be an adverse reaction to a cosmetic surgery procedure she received at a facility in the Miami area this week. According to WTVJ, police received a report late Friday morning of an issue at Mia Aesthetics. Upon arrival, officers found 28-year-old Danea Plasencia, …
A Pennsylvania pediatrician who sexually assaulted at least 31 children—mainly at hospitals and his practice—was condemned to prison on Monday. WRAL reported Dr. Johnnie Barto, 71, will spend at least 79 years behind bars after being convicted of dozens of counts, including aggravated indecent assault and child endangerment. Barto was deemed a sexually violent predator before Monday’s …
A Dutch court ruled that the DNA of a late fertility doctor who possibly fathered up to 200 children by switching donors’ sperm with his own can be tested to confirm paternity. The Guardian reported that, in 2017, 22 children conceived at Jan Karbaat’s Blijdorp medical center went to court and sought a DNA test. Karbaat, 89, …
A New York City woman has sued a local hospital, alleging that she terminated life support for a man doctors claimed was her brother but ended up being a complete stranger. Shirell Powell, 48, told the New York Post that she sat by a brain-damaged Freddy Clarence Williams’ bedside for several days after he was …
A Florida couple has sued a Vermont-based gynecologist, alleging he used his own sperm during an insemination procedure that resulted in him fathering their child. Per the Rutland Herald, Cheryl and Peter Rousseau accused Dr. John Boyd Coates III of switching out sperm provided by an unnamed medical student resembling Peter and using his own instead. …
An 84-year-old man reportedly died at a Florida nursing home early last year after contracting gangrene in his genitals due to staff’s failure to bathe him. Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) inspection records obtained by the Naples Daily News stated that York Spratling, 84, was at housed at Consulate Health Care of Jacksonville and died …
A doctor in Tennessee has retired her medical license amid allegations that she borrowed $300,000 from a female patient then diagnosed her with dementia when she requested repayment. According to the Tennessean, Dr. Suellen Lee, 79, retired her license last month as the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners dealt with her case. Government attorneys accused …
A family is demanding answers days after New York mother who traveled to the Dominican Republic reportedly died moments before undergoing liposuction. According to the Daily Mail, Johana Gonzalez, 25, died Tuesday while being prepped for the elective surgery at the Center for Plastic Surgery and Liposculpture (El Centro de Cirucia Plastica y and Lipoescultura, CECILIP) …
Police announced they’ve arrested a Brazillian plastic surgeon who was reportedly on the run after conducting a butt enhancement procedure that led to a woman’s death. Per the BBC, an anonymous tip led police to Dr. Denis Furtado, 45, in Rio de Janiero. Dr. Furtado was wanted on murder charges after one of his patients, Lilian Calixto, 46, …
A plastic surgeon to the stars is missing after a woman reportedly received injections to enlarge her buttocks and died hours later. According to the BBC, Dr. Denis Furtado, also known as Dr. Bumbum, performed the elective procedure on Lilian Calixto, 46, at his home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Calixto reportedly suffered complications afterward, prompting …
