Published 13 October 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b4209
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b4209

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Italian doctor who substituted herbal remedy to treat boy with cystic fibrosis faces manslaughter charge: Antonella Scandellari, Bologna’s public prosecutor, intends to press charges against Guido Sartori, a doctor who is a prominent advocate of ayurvedic medicine, for allegedly substituting an ayurvedic preparation for antibiotics and cortisone in the treatment of a 6 year old boy with cystic fibrosis. The boy later died. Dr Sartori claims that the boy’s parents sought the alternative remedy because the orthodox drugs were failing.

Whistleblower nurse can return to work after winning appeal: Margaret Haywood, who was struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council after exposing poor standards of care at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, has had her punishment changed to a one year caution, after appealing to the High Court, and can return to work. The council and the Royal College of Nursing said they were pleased with the . . . [Full text of this article]


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