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CTV News
10 hours ago
- Health
- CTV News
Quebec doctor takes his own life after accusations of sexual assault
Stephan Probst, a former Quebec medical specialist who was convicted of sexual assault in 2024, has taken his own life, Noovo Info has learned. The former doctor was facing new charges of sexual assault against seven women. Probst was accused of assault and administering or attempting to administer narcotics to the alleged victims. READ MORE: Former Montreal doctor released on bail after second arrest for sexual assault He appeared at the Montreal courthouse last March, and his case was due to return to court this week. According to official documents, the numerous alleged sexual assaults took place over a period of almost 20 years between 2003 and 2020. Many of the details of the case have been subjected to a publication ban. Probst was released with various conditions pending his trial. Guilty of assault In summer 2024, Probst and his partner, Wendy Devera, were both found guilty of sexually assaulting a young artist, resulting in potential prison sentences in addition to being registered as sex offenders. The events date back to the summer of 2020. At the time, the victim was apparently looking to have a sexual experience with a woman. She met Devera on a dating app, who invited her to a friend's apartment in Old Montreal. READ MORE: Former Montreal Jewish General Hospital doctor seeking bail on sexual assault charges The friend in question, Probst, was at the home when they arrived. The victim claims she was drugged without her knowledge and, at one point, felt strange, had hot flushes, lost her balance and realized her legs were no longer responsive. According to Judge Suzanne Costom, who presided over the case, the 46-year-old man and 30-year-old woman showed 'willful blindness' or 'recklessness' regarding the victim's lack of consent at the time of the events.
Daily Mail
15 hours ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE The terrifying truth about CT scans: Doctors say they are necessary to diagnose illness - yet studies prove they cause cancer... and there is one time you should absolutely say NO
A knock to the head during a football match, a lingering cough that won't quit, or a strange set of symptoms for which you need an answer. For these and any number of other reasons, you may find yourself inside a CT scanner.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE 'My doctor couldn't believe it... I'd reversed my biological age by 20 years': How ordinary people are healing liver damage with FOOD - and the telltale signs your 'silent organ' is in trouble
When it comes to bits of our bodies we think about regularly, the humble liver doesn't immediately spring to mind. Jiggly bum? Yes. Tummy rolls? Tick. But the wedge-shaped piece of us that's called the 'silent organ' doesn't usually get a look-in.
Malay Mail
7 days ago
- Business
- Malay Mail
Four senior doctors said to be frontrunners for Health DG post
PETALING JAYA, May 28 — Four senior medical professionals are reportedly in the running for the post of Health director-general. According to a report in Free Malaysia Today (FMT), the post has been vacant since the retirement of Datuk Dr Radzi Abu Hassan earlier this month, after he reached the mandatory retirement age of 60. FMT reported that sources identified the list of candidates as including Deputy Health Director-General (Research and Technical Support) Datuk Dr Nor Fariza Ngah and Deputy Health Director (Medicine) Datuk Dr Nor Azimi Yunus. Also reportedly in consideration are the Health Ministry's Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Datuk Dr Basheer Ahamed Abdul Kareem, and Kuala Lumpur Hospital Director, Dr R Harikrishna Nair. Dr Basheer and Dr Harikrishna are said to have about five years remaining in service, while Drs Nor Fariza and Nor Azimi are reportedly expected to retire next year. All four candidates have held senior leadership roles and are recognised for their contributions to the public healthcare sector. According to the report, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad is expected to present the proposed appointment to the Cabinet for approval soon.
Free Malaysia Today
28-05-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
4 medical experts in the running for health DG post
Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad will seek Cabinet approval for the appointment of a new director-general for his ministry in the near future. PETALING JAYA : Four medical professionals are being considered for the position of health director-general, which has been vacant since Dr Radzi Abu Hassan retired. Radzi, who held the post from April 2023, reached the mandatory retirement age of 60 earlier this month. Sources told FMT that four medical professionals are being considered for the post; deputy director general Dr Nor Fariza Ngah (research and technical support), deputy health director (medicine) Dr Nor Azimi Yunus, head of cardiothoracic surgery Dr Basheer Ahamed Abdul Kareem and Kuala Lumpur Hospital director Dr R Harikrishna Nair. Drs Fariza and Nor Azimi are both expected to retire next year, while Dr Basheer and Dr Harikrishna have about five years of their tenure remaining. Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad is expected to seek Cabinet approval for the appointment soon. Nor Farizah is a senior consultant ophthalmologist and currently chairs the National Specialist Registrar's (NSR) ophthalmology sub-committee. Basheer is currently the health ministry's head of cardiothoracic surgery and heads the department at the Penang Hospital. He is also the current serving president of the Malaysian Association for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons. Harikrishna has been instrumental in the successful implementation of the KL Hospital's 365-day transformation plan and has been a pioneer in the area of wound care. Nor Azimi gained widespread recognition for her impactful policies when serving as Terengganu's health director. She is known to be a firm, decisive and effective leader. The incoming director-general will need to tackle a number of longstanding challenges in the public health sector. These include issues surrounding recognition of parallel pathway specialists, contract doctors, ward nurses' 45-hour workweek, and the exodus of doctors and nurses from government service.
