Hong Kong patient’s death sparks call for better supervision of intern doctors

The Coroner’s Court called for better supervision of intern ­doctors after recording a verdict of misadventure on a 75-year-old woman who died following a bone marrow procedure. Chan King-chun suffered from internal bleeding and ­multiple organ failure after the procedure four years ago. Coroner Ko Wai-hung said if an intern was about to perform a bone marrow aspiration, which involves taking a sample from soft tissue inside the bones, for the first time, an experienced doctor...