University of California pays out $73m to 6600 patients of gynaecologist charged with sexual assaults
The University of California has agreed to pay $73m (£55.2m; €61.7m) to settle allegations that…
Category: Obstetrics and gynaecology
Woman whose endometriosis went undiagnosed for 15 years wins {pound}0.5m pay-out
A woman whose endometriosis was undiagnosed for nearly 15 years has won £500 000 (€553…
Breaking the menopause taboo: more must be done to support doctors, says BMA
Employers should take a proactive approach to normalising the topic of menopause and should spread…
Unwanted pregnancies fall worldwide but women in poorer countries remain disadvantaged, study finds
Women in the world’s poorest regions face persistent and major inequalities in access to sexual…
Shropshire trust is under threat of special administration as CQC reports “escalating concerns”
A hospital trust embroiled in a police investigation of its maternity services is facing the…
Maternity unit under investigation for baby deaths was often operating without senior doctor
A hospital trust under the spotlight over avoidable baby deaths provided inadequate antenatal care, with…
Agency is criticised over its investigation into baby’s death from hypoxia
The coroner investigating the botched birth of a baby boy who died from hypoxia has…
Maternity care inquiry expands to almost 1200 cases
An inquiry into childbirth cases of “serious and potentially serious concern” at Shrewsbury and Telford…
Obstetrician who was suspended for 21 months is allowed back to work under supervision
An NHS locum registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology who internally examined a patient so roughly…
East Kent trust failed to act on risks in maternity care raised by investigators
A hospital trust was “inappropriately slow” to act after a series of investigations into poor…
Abortion: US appeal court upholds Trump’s “gag rule” that stops doctors from facilitating provision
A US federal appeal court has upheld a Trump administration rule that forbids doctors who…
US doctors are testing teenage girls needlessly
Most teenage girls do not need pelvic examinations or cervical cancer screening tests, but many…