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The case of the "Florida Dracula Dentist" has gone down in AIDS history alongside "Patient Zero" Gaetan Dugas as legends who have been unfairly demonized. The time between Bergalis' dental procedure and the development of AIDS (24 months) [ 9 ] was short; 1% of infected homosexual / bisexual men [ 10 ] and 5% of infected transfusion recipients ...
David J. Acer (November 11, 1949 – September 3, 1990) was an American dentist who allegedly infected six of his patients, including Kimberly Bergalis, with HIV. [1] The Acer case is considered the first documented HIV transmission from a healthcare worker to a patient in the United States, [2] though the means of transmission remain unknown. [3]
However, unlike other tort cases, many states require that a plaintiff take specific steps before a medical malpractice lawsuit can be filed, such as providing the defendant with advance notice of intent to sue, obtaining and filing with the court a certificate of merit from a qualified medical expert who attests to the validity of the ...
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The cases have been named the "Janikhel incident" by media. Masten Wanjala (20) was a Kenyan fugitive and self-confessed serial killer . He escaped from police custody in October 2021 and returned to his family's hometown of Mukhweya in Bungoma County , where he was beaten and strangled to death on October 15 by a group of locals. [ 361 ]
In common law jurisdictions, medical malpractice liability is normally based on the tort of negligence. [3]Although the law of medical malpractice differs significantly between nations, as a broad general rule liability follows when a health care practitioner does not show a fair, reasonable and competent degree of skill when providing medical care to a patient. [3]
Kawaauhau v. Geiger, 523 U.S. 57 (1998), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that debt arising from a medical malpractice judgment, attributable to negligent or reckless conduct is dischargeable under the Bankruptcy Code. [1]
The Philippine Dental Association (PDA) is an association of professional dentists in the Philippines. It dates back to 1908 with the establishment of Sociedad dental de Filipinas. After World War II, on August 12, 1945, this organization merged with the National Dental Association (founded in 1924) to form the Philippine Dental Association ...