<ѻýҕl>Death After Brazilian Butt Lift; Wrong-Organ Surgery Suit; Holistic Doc Investigatedѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Mar 14, 2024
<ѻýҕl>How to Prevent and Respond to a Cyberattack: From a Health System That Lived Itѻýҕl> The surge in health system breaches should prompt action Mar 13, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Probe Into Private Equity in Healthcare Launchedѻýҕl> Federal agencies invite public comments Mar 06, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Flawed Medical Malpractice Legislation Can Have Deadly Consequencesѻýҕl> A current lawsuit in Florida offers an alarming case study Mar 01, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Hospital CEO Died After Surgery, Lawsuit Follows; Doc Sues Over Noncompeteѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 22, 2024
<ѻýҕl>California Nurse Acquitted of Involuntary Manslaughterѻýҕl> But jurors deadlocked 9-3 on charges against a jail doctor Feb 12, 2024
<ѻýҕl>After State Lawsuit, Health System Erases or Refunds $158M in Medical Billsѻýҕl> Announcement by Providence health system comes weeks before trial Feb 02, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Hacking of Docs' Rx Accounts Led to Bonanza of Illegal Pills, Prosecutors Sayѻýҕl> Drugs allegedly picked up in multiple states and resold online Jan 27, 2024
<ѻýҕl>$300K Fine for Midwife Who Gave Kids Homeopathic Pellets Instead of Vaccinesѻýҕl> In 2019, New York ended a religious exemption for school vaccination requirements Jan 18, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Medicare Cuts Beg the Question: Do Doctors Know How to Make 'Good Trouble'?ѻýҕl> The health of American healthcare may depend on physicians taking it to the streets Dec 27, 2023 video
<ѻýҕl>AI Transparency Rule Has Benefits, but Is Limited, Experts Suggestѻýҕl> Rule aims to make algorithms more fair Dec 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Three Convicted in Fake Nursing Diploma Schemeѻýҕl> Defendants snagged by "Operation Nightingale" could face up to 20 years in prison Dec 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Nurse Wins $41M Retaliation Suit; Patients Worry About AI Use; Who Should Get CPR?ѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Dec 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Opioid Doc Sentenced; World's First Sickle Cell Gene Tx; FTC Warns Diet Influencersѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Nov 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Calls to Support Stark Law Reforms Blocked by AMA Delegatesѻýҕl> "My future is in literal jeopardy," one family physician resident says Nov 16, 2023
<ѻýҕl>AMA Declines to Debate Resolution on Israel-Hamas Conflictѻýҕl> "This issue is too vital for us to evade discussion," one delegate argued unsuccessfully Nov 12, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Death After IV Vitamins; 4-Day Work Week Healthier; Blast at Gaza Hospital Kills 500ѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Oct 18, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Malpractice Suits Involving NPs and PAs Can Spell Trouble for Supervising Docs Tooѻýҕl> Doctors often included even if they didn't see or hear about the patient involved, study finds Oct 10, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Who Should Report Serious Medical Errors? And to Whom?ѻýҕl> A startling study reports that many state medical boards are doing a "dangerously lax job" Oct 05, 2023 video
<ѻýҕl>Mandatory Retirement Age for Physicians: Yea or Nay?ѻýҕl> Ron Harman King says age alone is arguably a poor indicator of skill Sep 03, 2023 video
<ѻýҕl>Wrong-Eye Surgery Suit; Baby-Killer Nurse's Life Sentence; $1.4B COVID Relief Fraudѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 24, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Doc Suspended for COVID Misinfo Sues, Cites Freedom of Speechѻýҕl> Meryl Nass, MD, of Maine, filed a legal complaint against the state's medical board Aug 18, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Former Chief of Surgery Sues Ohio Hospital for Defamationѻýҕl> Doctor accuses Adena Health of defamation for claiming he lied to local media Aug 07, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Malpractice Lawsuits Over Denied Abortion Care May Be on the Horizonѻýҕl> But many hurdles await Jun 25, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Texas Law Aims to Prevent Another 'Dr. Death'ѻýҕl> New law gives medical board more teeth to protect patients from potentially dangerous doctors Jun 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Mental Health Provider Disclosed Personal Patient Info in Google Reviewsѻýҕl> New Jersey health center must pay HHS $30K, but HIPAA violations online are preventable Jun 08, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Doc Accused of 'Fertility Fraud' Dies After Handmade Plane Crashesѻýҕl> Patient sued after discovering her ob/gyn, Morris Wortman, MD, was her father May 31, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Why Are Female Doctors Sued Far Less Often Than Male Doctors?ѻýҕl> Studies on differences in style of practice yield strong clues May 28, 2023 video
<ѻýҕl>Lose Weight, Gain Huge Debt: 300 Bariatric Surgery Patients Sued by Providerѻýҕl> A closer look at the rising number of lawsuits in New York Apr 22, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Respiratory Therapist Charged With Murder; Clinic Implanted Embryo With Cancer Gene?ѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Mar 02, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Are AI Chatbots in Healthcare Ethical?ѻýҕl> Their use must require informed consent and independent review Feb 07, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Healthcare Closely Watching FTC's Proposed Ban on Non-Competesѻýҕl> A newly proposed rule would impact healthcare staffing woes, physician employment contracts Jan 12, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Healthcare-Related Injury Found in Nearly One-Fourth of Hospitalizationsѻýҕl> Study suggests "disturbing" rate of potentially preventable errors Jan 11, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Vein Doc Accused of Illegal Billing Pays $2M; Practice Settles Discrimination Claimѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 29, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Nurse Accused of Sexually Assaulting Unconscious Patients; Doc's Trip-and-Fall Plotѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 22, 2022
<ѻýҕl>PA Gets 25 Years for Luring Girls on Snapchat; Doctor Arrested for Alleged Rapesѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 25, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Norovirus Triples; Cashing in on Death; Phlebotomist Arrested for Sexual Assaultѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Sep 23, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Children's Hospital Accused of Sexual Abuse; AMA Joins Class-Action Against Cignaѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 15, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Fired NP Sues CVS; $77M Wrongful Death Award; Fertility Doc's Fraud Payout Reducedѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 08, 2022