A health watchdog has highlighted more cases of patients being assaulted by staff at a troubled mental health hospital. The ...

Patients, relatives and whistleblowers have described a culture of abuse at a mental health hospital, while 15 staff members ...

Nine more women filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Dr. Mark Mulholland, an OB-GYN employed by Providence St. Joseph Health and Kadlec Regional Medical Center. The women alleged Mulholland engaged in ...

A former Yellow Springs doctor was formally sentenced to probation in Greene County Common Pleas Court on Friday, after taking a plea deal in February. Donald Gronbeck was sentenced to probation on a ...

The Pennsylvania Health Department cited Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital for failing to report and adequately investigate complaints of two patients who said a hospital employee touched them in a ...

Alaska has a 125-year history of using the lowest bid to provide care for psychiatric patients who end up in a locked facility. The well-being and safety of the patients and their recovery have always ...

Now, a new report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed that in October last year, inspectors found CCTV evidence showing two instances of patient assault by staff. The footage also showed ...

A state agency is working to improve patient safety in six psychiatric facilities in Connecticut as it faces calls for expanded oversight. An investigative report published last year alleged systemic ...

The new AI system can detect patterns of physical trauma linked to abuse and allow healthcare professionals to intervene ...

Talking with patients about their substance abuse problems can be problematic for physicians. Miriam Komaromy, MD, an internal medicine specialist, addiction consultant and the associate director of ...

Many doctors facing racism from patients stay silent, doubting they’ll be heard. Experts share strategies for handling bias when institutions fall short.