A 69-year-old gynecologist in Rhodes, Greece, has been sentenced to 73 years and 9 months in prison after being found guilty of multiple rapes and indecent assaults against female patients during medical examinations. The court rejected any mitigating circumstances, ordering the doctor to serve 20 years behind bars and banning him from practicing medicine for two years. The case, involving 21 victims over a span of six years, has sparked national outrage and renewed calls for stricter oversight of medical professionals.
Tag: medical ethics
Beata Halasi, a virologist at the University of Zagreb, attempted a bold and unconventional approach by using virus-based therapy on herself to treat her recurring breast cancer. With the permission of her oncologists, she injected viruses grown in her lab directly into the tumor, leading to its shrinkage and eventual surgical removal. Despite being cancer-free for 45 months following the treatment, her decision to self-experiment has sparked discussions in the medical community about the ethics and implications of such innovative approaches.