A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts
— A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts
by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today
August 6, 2026
• 2 min read
A doctor in the U.K. was banned from practicing medicine after creating a "closed loop" digestive system in a patient during emergency surgery. (People)
Manchester surgeon struck off for sewing wrong organs together
Egyptian doctor wrongly connects organ in a way that bowel waste is channeled back to stomach, UK cancels his licence
Meet a 43-year-old woman who had a hysterectomy and thought she had cancer because of a hospital lab mixup | Fortune
Woman sues Kaiser Permanente after labeling mixup led to unnecessary hysterectomy
NHS surgeon struck off after connecting wrong parts of organs together
