Doctor, Drug Rep Plead Guilty in Nuedexta Drama Fallout continues for drug pushed on elderly patients who may have been harmed Nov 03, 2022
Father Sues After Late Son's OR Photos End Up on Instagram; $75M Stroke MedMal Award A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 03, 2022
Dry Shampoo Added to List of Products Contaminated With Benzene Findings represent the highest levels found in a consumer product to date, according to Valisure Nov 02, 2022
Calif. Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Stalking Female VA Doctors During sentencing, the judge called West Los Angeles man a "menace to society" Oct 28, 2022
Texas Says DNA Kits for Schoolchildren Not Tied to Uvalde Shooting State education agency says effort was designed to help law enforcement find missing kids Oct 27, 2022
Fentanyl Hidden in Cocaine; Missed Breast Cancer Diagnoses; Calling Out Racism This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 26, 2022
Nutrition Group Has Close Ties to Food, Pharma Companies Analysis reveals a 'symbiotic relationship' between nutrition group and industry Oct 24, 2022
Former UCLA Ob/Gyn Convicted for Sexual Assault Jury found James Heaps, MD, guilty on five counts in connection with sexual assaults of patients Oct 21, 2022
Doc Sues Over Vax Mandate; $2.6M for Missed Pneumonia Dx; Fired PA Fires Back A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 20, 2022
What's With the National Adderall Shortage? Manufacturers must meet higher demands, and also face DEA and production problems Oct 19, 2022
Boston University Refutes Claims It Created Deadly New COVID Strain Media reports misrepresent animal study and misconstrue its findings, expert says Oct 18, 2022
Emergency Nurse 'Drowning' in Patients, Calls Fire Department to Assist In last-resort effort, two firefighters aid understaffed ED in Washington state Oct 14, 2022
Ex-JAMA Chief: Cut the Hype, Spin in Published Studies Howard Bauchner, MD, says researchers want to report accurately, but "they too have their biases" Oct 14, 2022
Doc Walked in on Killer? IHS Sex Abuse Victims Get Millions; Axed Doc Wins Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 13, 2022
Male Surgery Residents Get Better Evaluations Senior male trainees at one program had better scores on essential skills in the specialty Oct 12, 2022
What Does the Science Say About Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Long COVID? Evidence is exceedingly limited, and out-of-pocket costs are high Oct 12, 2022
Nurse Protests Her Firing Over Refusal to Take Implicit Bias Training "I objected to a mandatory course grounded in the idea that I'm racist because I'm white" Oct 07, 2022
UCSF Residents Avert Strike; Reach Tentative Deal With Children's Hospital Oakland Proposed contract includes better pay and benefits for housing, meals, and relocation Oct 07, 2022
'Not an Easy Villain': Documentary Tackles Healthcare's Big Hospital Problem The human cost of tax-exempt hospitals is a hard pill to swallow, says "InHospitable" director Oct 06, 2022 video
Docs Hit With Price-Fixing Charges; $4M for Missed Strep Dx; Prison for X-Ray Fraud A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 06, 2022
How a Suicide in a Clinical Trial Turned a Bioethicist Into a Whistleblower His advice for other potential whistleblowers: Don't go it alone Oct 06, 2022
Women Doctors More Likely to Be Called by First Name in Patient Portal Messages Primary care and DO physicians also more likely to be greeted informally in EMR messages Oct 05, 2022
What Killed the First Gender-Affirming Surgery Clinic in the U.S.? Powerful people, prejudice, and politics, according to a review of its history Oct 03, 2022
Can Nasal Vaccines Change the Course of the Pandemic? Blocking transmission is a noble goal, but there's not yet evidence mucosal vaccines can do that Sep 29, 2022
Aborted Fetus Brings Wrongful Death Suit; Simone Gold's 'Boyfriend' Found Guilty A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 29, 2022
Hospital Fired All Employees; Profiting Off the Poor; Long COVID and ME/CFS This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 28, 2022
JAMA Devotes Special Issue to Gun Violence "Without deliberate action, firearm-related violence will not abate," top editors write Sep 27, 2022
CIA Doc Sent to Investigate Illness Developed Havana Syndrome "The amount of ringing in my ears was just astounding," he told CNN Sep 26, 2022
Health Insurance Claims for Sex Services Leads to Conspiracy Charges Fraud scheme traded fake chiropractic claims for kickbacks, sex Sep 23, 2022
Violence in Emergency Departments on the Rise Around 85% of emergency physicians say violence has increased, poll shows Sep 22, 2022
Doctors Say Pfizer Program Discriminates Against Whites; NFL Player Sues Team Doctor A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 22, 2022
Is DOJ Underusing Authority to Hold Pharma, Device Execs Accountable? Billions in fines, but only 13 corporate officials prosecuted for illegal behavior since 2000 Sep 19, 2022
Physician Burnout Tied to Job Disengagement, Worse Care "It's really important to consider both factors in tandem," says lead author of meta-analysis Sep 15, 2022
Children's Hospital Accused of Sexual Abuse; AMA Joins Class-Action Against Cigna A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 15, 2022
Hospital Admins Knew Star Surgeon Was Dangerous; Warned Before 'Summer of Death' This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 14, 2022
Violence Against Nurses Worse Than Ever, Analysis Finds Over 3 months in 2022, two nurses were assaulted every hour, on average Sep 13, 2022
Texas Doc's License Suspended After Colleague's Death 'Compromised' IV bags tied to serious complications in another patient as well Sep 13, 2022
Health System Warns Exemptions to COVID Vaccines May Expire With New Options Holdouts who used religious exemptions to avoid vaccination can get Novavax now Sep 09, 2022
Here's How a Court Ruling in North Carolina Could Affect Liability for Nurses Nurses in the state can now be held liable for patient harm even when following doctors' orders Sep 08, 2022
Fired NP Sues CVS; $77M Wrongful Death Award; Fertility Doc's Fraud Payout Reduced A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 08, 2022
