Category Archives: medical killings

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

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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 →

Katrina again – Black Agenda Report on “Euthanasia” Charges and Racism

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A lot of things called themselves to my attention during my daily news search today, but one particular item demanded attention. In spite of what you may have heard, not everyone (besides us) is thrilled with the failure to bring charges against anyone in relation to the alleged murders of patients in the days after … Continue reading Katrina again – Black Agenda Report on “Euthanasia” Charges and Racism →

Did Katrina Prosecutor Mean to Lose All Along?

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(Note – I’ve made slight edits from yesterday’s original version of this entry to eliminate some ambiguity in places. Hopefully, these minor edits fix that ambiguity.) During the last week of July, the news broke that a grand jury refused to indict Dr. Anna Pou on charges related to the deaths of four patients in … Continue reading Did Katrina Prosecutor Mean to Lose All Along? →