On the conviction of Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba and Isabel Amaro over the death of Jack Adcock

Andrew McDonald's oped was the first I had heard of this case and so I might be biased by his framing of it: Death of British boy has worried junior doctors all over the world - with good reason

Report in Fairfax: Australian doctors 'disturbed' by manslaughter conviction against Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba

This is how the UK tabloid press seem to be reporting the case: What about my son? Mother's fury as doctor who let boy die goes free after pleading she has to care for her own disabled child

By contrast, Saurabh Jha MD: To Err is Homicide in Britain – The Case of Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba

In the ward, Jack received enalapril. Dr. Bawa-Garba had not prescribed enalapril, and she clearly stated in her plan that enalapril must be stopped – the drug lowers blood pressure and is absolutely contraindicated in shock. Nor was enalapril given by the nursing staff – they stick to the doctor’s orders.

So who gave the enalapril?

And the BMA's statement: The Bawa-Garba ruling: our response

"Secret Barrister" has written about the case, pondering "Trial by a jury of one’s peers" and the similarities between the situation that Dr Bawa-Garba found herself in, and that of barristers involved in criminal trials in the UK: Bawa-Garba: Is it right to let lay juries rule on matters of professional competence?

RAJ AC Explains has a two parter on the case: Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba – Part 1: what does this case look like to medics? Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba – part 2: what the courts said and why it matters

Michael Skapinker from the Financial Times makes some good points about the impact of the Dr Bawa-Garba decision on public safety: We should learn from doctors’ mistakes, not fire them

Peacock Johnston Solicitors discuss Scottish law and courts: “Doctors in the Dock: Are the Courts moving towards assigning criminal liability to Health Professionals?”

Belfer Center releasese playbook on cybersecurity for election campaigns

The Belfer Center has released The Cybersecurity Campaign Playbook, a bipartisan guide for political campaigns on improving their cybersecurity.

The information assembled here is for any campaign in any party. It was designed to give you simple, actionable information that will make your campaign’s information more secure from adversaries trying to attack your organization - and our democracy.