Doctors, surgeons, and healthcare professionals are meant to be some of the most trusted members of society. We count on them to keep us and our families healthy, and for most of us who missed out on medical school, we have to take them at their word pretty much all the time. The vast majority of doctors in the world are competent, responsible, and trustworthy individuals, but that doesn't mean mistakes aren't made in their difficult profession.
The Hippocratic Oath taken by all doctors proclaims that, above all else, medical professionals shall not cause harm, but harm is unfortunately caused quite regularly. Sometimes it's an innocent mistake, sometimes it's malicious malpractice, but it always makes our skin crawl.
Read on to hear some of the worst stories of medical malpractice.