Lessons for Medical Practices From Hurricane Milton Emergency preparedness helps ensure patient and staff safety Oct 15, 2024
Pharmacist Gets Up to 15 Years in Prison for Meningitis Outbreak Deaths More than 700 people in 20 states were sickened and dozens died, according to the CDC Oct 14, 2024
Doctor Shot at Home; Jury Awards Doc $2M; Nurse Arrested in Alleged Bracelet Theft A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 10, 2024
U.K. Doc Admits Trying to Kill Mother's Partner With Poison Disguised as COVID Vax Victim diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis that left him in intensive care Oct 07, 2024
Therapist's Grisly Death; Surgery Center Wins $421M; Army Doc's Plea Deal A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 03, 2024
Accused Doc: 'People Are Liars'; Hospital Settles Over Leaked Nude Patient Photos A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 26, 2024
Med Student Eats 720 Eggs; More Deli Meat Deaths; Hospital CEO in Criminal Contempt Health news and commentary gathered by staff Sep 26, 2024
Healthcare Unionization Isn't the Only Option In this changing workplace, managers and leaders can do better for their staff Sep 25, 2024
Ob/Gyn Accused of Catfishing Women Ethicists weigh in on whether actions taken a decade ago are relevant today Sep 25, 2024
A Georgia Woman's Death After Delayed Abortion Care Was Preventable. Who's to Blame? Physicians need more clear guidance and protocols from their healthcare systems Sep 20, 2024
Docs Accused of Treating Fatal COVID With Peroxide; Cardiologists' Defamation Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 19, 2024
Common-Ground Healthcare Policies Both Trump and Harris Can Support Can our future leaders place public health ahead of politics? Sep 12, 2024
Cardiologist Gets 4 to 8 Years; Nurse's Accused Killer Charged; Spine Surgery Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 12, 2024
U.K. Hospital Where Nurse Was Convicted of Murdering 7 Babies Faces Investigation Inquiry will look at systemic issues and failures, but not the legal basis for the convictions Sep 10, 2024
Physician Who Punched Officer During Capitol Riot Sentenced to Prison "I accept full responsibility for my actions that day," said Massachusetts doctor Sep 06, 2024
$100M Botched Circumcision Case; Perry Trial Date Set; Euthanasia Doc Pleads Guilty A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 05, 2024
$300M Lawsuit for Hospital Where RN Is Accused of Replacing Fentanyl With Tap Water Suit says the hospital failed to monitor medication administration procedures Sep 04, 2024
Cell Phones and Brain Cancer; Bogus Doctor Faces New Charges; Cannabis Rescheduling Health news and commentary gathered by staff Sep 04, 2024
Murdered Doc Suffered Prior Beating; Fake Plastic Surgeon; Doc Drugged Nanny A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 29, 2024
Doc Charged With Recording Nude Patients; Noncompete Ban Blocked; 'Sex for Scripts' A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 22, 2024
Disney Drops Bid to Get Doc's Allergy-Death Lawsuit Tossed Because of Disney+ Plan Company originally said widower couldn't sue because he agreed to fine print in streaming service Aug 20, 2024
Doc Sentenced to 24 Years; $17M Jury Award; Ectopic Pregnancy Lawsuits A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 15, 2024
Disney Wants Lawsuit Over Doc's Allergy Death Tossed Because of Disney+ Subscription Disney claims plaintiff agreed to arbitration provision when signing up for streaming service Aug 15, 2024
CDC Action 'Likely Unlawful'; RFK Jr. Loses in Court; 24 Years for Urgent Care Doc Health news and commentary gathered by staff Aug 12, 2024
He Hadn't Had a Drop of Alcohol in Nearly a Year -- But the Test Said Otherwise Faulty testing protocols threaten the freedom of those entangled in the U.S. legal system Aug 10, 2024
Medical Malpractice Harms All Parties Involved, Documentary Reveals "A World of Hurt" illustrates the toll of the current system on both physicians and patients Aug 08, 2024
Man Charged in Doc's Murder Mystery; $45M Jury Award; Fake Nurse Skips Sentencing A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 08, 2024
What Is 'Character Assassination' in Medicine? The consequences affect not only the targeted clinician but patients and institutions too Aug 06, 2024
POCUS and Malpractice: Separating Fact From Fear The benefit to patients from point-of-care ultrasound should outweigh litigation concerns Aug 03, 2024
Hospital Sued for Overpaying Docs; Fake Doc Gets 3 Years; Vacuum Delivery Lawsuit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 01, 2024
Lessons for Healthcare From the Global IT Outage A robust and resilient infrastructure can help ensure continued access to care Jul 26, 2024
Peds Fellow Fired After Child Porn Charges; Jury Awards Doc $2M; Nurse Gets 9 Years A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jul 25, 2024
Dr. SCOTUS Will Now See Your Next Patient Ron Harman King fears our healthcare lies with those in black robes, not white coats Jul 24, 2024 video
Data Error Led to Heart Implant Mistake, Suit Claims; Doc's Defamation Suit Advances A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jul 18, 2024
The Supreme Court Did Not Deliver 'Wins' for Reproductive Rights This Term They simply evaded critical questions about access Jul 17, 2024
Doc Shot By Police; Doc Spent Embezzled Funds on Doggy Daycare; Joyner Suit Update A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jul 11, 2024
Nurse's Death Under Investigation; Acquittal for Doc Accused of Killing Patients A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jul 03, 2024
DOJ Charges Dozens of Doctors, NPs in $2.7 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown 76 medical professionals among the nearly 200 charged Jun 28, 2024
Even in the Wake of the Rahimi Case, Domestic Violence Still Threatens Our Patients We need to dispel myths about abuse and better educate physicians on this danger Jun 27, 2024
