Category Archives: serial killers

Brazilian Authorities Arrest Doctor and Seven Other Health Care Professionals on Charges of Killing Patients

Thanks to Joe Stramondo, who found this article and alerted me to it.  (Joe is a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University where he is specializing in bioethics, disability studies, and moral psychology. He has presented at meetings of the Society for Disability Studies, the American Society for Bioethics and … Continue reading Brazilian Authorities Arrest Doctor and Seven Other Health Care Professionals on Charges of Killing Patients

Update on Woodstock Nursing Home Deaths – IL DPH Issues Report

Back in April, this blog featured two posts analyzing the disturbing and distorted coverage of an investigation of suspicious deaths at a nursing home in Woodstock, IL. The analysis can be accessed here (part 1) and here (part 2). The story in brief: After a long investigation into suspicious deaths at a nursing home in … Continue reading Update on Woodstock Nursing Home Deaths – IL DPH Issues Report

New Research on Nurses Who Kill Repeatedly: They’re Serial Killers, Not Agents of Mercy

Coincidentally, I tripped across a news report from PM – a program of Australian public broadcasting. The report aired April 21st and consists of an interview with John Field, who has completed a study about nurses who kill patients: PM – Study investigates serial killer nurses PM – Monday, 21 April , 2008 18:36:00 Reporter: … Continue reading New Research on Nurses Who Kill Repeatedly: They’re Serial Killers, Not Agents of Mercy