Tag: Patient Safety
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British Mother’s Mounjaro Journey: A Glimmer of Weight Loss Amid Gallbladder Nightmares
Introduction: A Weight-Loss Tale Intersected by Serious Medical Complications Emma McDonald, a 38-year-old British mother, sought a path to sustainable weight loss after pregnancy-related weight gain. Turning to Mounjaro, a GLP-1 receptor agonist known for its appetite-suppressing effects, she hoped to regain control of her health and PCOS symptoms. What began as a life-changing weight-loss…
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Jess’s Rule: How a delayed brain-tumour diagnosis sparked a push for safer GP care
Overview: A life changed by a delayed diagnosis In Derby, 28-year-old Jessie Lambert’s journey from puzzling seizures to a life-saving discovery highlights a growing concern in primary care: when symptoms persist, could a second look prevent serious outcomes? Jessie’s experiences, which began with unexplained seizures in October 2023, show how misinterpretation of symptoms as mental…
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Jess’s Rule: Could earlier GP checks have saved her brain tumour?
Introduction: A case that highlights diagnostic delays A Derby woman diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour says her GP dismissed her symptoms, and that earlier intervention could have changed her outcome. Jessie Mae Lambert, aged 28, began experiencing unexplained seizures in October 2023. What started as a puzzling health concern rapidly escalated into a serious…
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Medical Misadventure Verdict: Husband Pays Tribute to Wife Who Died at St Vincent’s Hospital
Overview of the Inquest Verdict In an inquest held in Dublin, a coroner concluded that the death of Marie O’Mahony, a 65-year-old woman from Rathfarnham, was due to medical misadventure. The finding does not attribute fault, but it acknowledges that an intended medical action led to an outcome that was not anticipated. The Timeline of…
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Veteran Singapore Doctor Suspended for Prescribing Hormones to Patients Without Need
New findings condemn decades of medical conduct A veteran Singapore physician, Dr Wong Yoke Meng, has been suspended for 36 months after a disciplinary tribunal found him guilty of professional misconduct related to inappropriately prescribing hormone replacement therapies (HRT) to patients who had normal hormone levels and showed no symptoms warranting such treatment. The decision…
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Veteran Singapore Doctor Suspended for Inappropriate Hormone Therapy Prescriptions
Overview: A Long-Standing Medical Practice Questioned A veteran doctor in Singapore, Dr Wong Yoke Meng, with more than four decades in medicine, has been suspended for 36 months following a disciplinary tribunal ruling that found him guilty of professional misconduct related to hormone replacement therapies (HRT). The case, which involved 18 patients and spanned 2013…
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Veteran Singapore Doctor Suspended for Inappropriate Hormone Prescriptions
Overview: A Veteran Doctor’s Suspension for Inappropriate Hormone Treatments A veteran physician in Singapore, Dr Wong Yoke Meng, has been suspended from practice for 36 months after being found guilty of professional misconduct by a disciplinary tribunal of the Singapore Medical Council (SMC). The case centers on the inappropriate prescription of hormone replacement therapies (HRT)…
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Improving Hand Hygiene Skills Using Virtual Reality: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Overview Hand hygiene remains one of the most effective defenses against health care–associated infections (HAIs). This quasi-experimental study investigates whether a brief virtual reality (VR) training program can rapidly improve correct hand hygiene execution among two key groups in Colombia: health care assistants (HCAs) and informal caregivers (ICs) of dependent patients. The goal was to…
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Improving Hand Hygiene Skills with Virtual Reality: A Colombian Quasi-Experimental Study
Overview and Purpose Hand hygiene is a cornerstone of infection prevention, yet adherence remains uneven across settings. This quasi-experimental study in Colombia evaluated whether a brief, virtual reality (VR) training program could rapidly improve correct hand hygiene execution among two key groups: health care assistants (HCAs) and informal caregivers (ICs) of dependent patients. The goal…
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Delayed Diagnosis Leads to Eye Loss: A Hospital Review of Ian Phillips’s Case
The high price of a delayed diagnosis The case of Ian Phillips, a family man from Victoria, has spotlighted how quickly an eye infection can escalate into life‑threatening damage when early recognition and treatment are missed. What began as swelling and discomfort after a minor injury at home evolved into a medical emergency that would…