A man who pleaded guilty in April in a patient abuse case was sentenced Thursday to nine months in prison.

Three-quarters of Canadian family doctors say they suffered at least one incident of major abuse at the hands of a patient, according to a new study. The study, the first national look at violence in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doctors’ offices and clinics affiliated with hospitals would have to report allegations of patient abuse to the state health ...

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Editor’s note: This story includes descriptions of sexual abuse and assault. When a woman came to the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute complaining of hip and groin pain, X-ray technician Karol Ruszczyk ...

Patients said a Pennsylvania foot doctor got handys with them during appointments while keeping them dependent on opioids. Now, he's been sentenced. Women who accused a western Pennsylvania podiatrist ...

State investigations at two Prospect-owned hospitals in Connecticut unearthed a pattern of alleged patient abuse and a failure by hospital staff to conduct timely investigations in accordance with ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A New York-based urologist was convicted Wednesday in the years-long sexual abuse of multiple patients, including four children. Darius Paduch was a urologist, treating men and boys ...

RELEASED THE IDENTITY OF THAT PERSON. WELL, IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, MORE THAN 1700 CASES OF PHYSICAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND DISABLED ADULTS HAVE BEEN RECORDED BY THE AGING AND DISABILITY COMMISSION ...

Health care providers have a sacrosanct relationship with patients. That unique position of trust also puts them in a position of power over their patients. Far too often — as exemplified by the ...

Robert C. Burley, Personal Representative for the Estate of Anthony Burley v. The Village South, Inc., 407 So.3d 572 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025) The Third District Court of Appeal reversed an order granting ...