The Texas State Board of Pharmacy will be meeting here in Austin in a few days to discuss a wide variety of matters, including disciplinary orders. The Texas board and similar regulatory bodies across the nation are increasingly focused on ways to address an opioid...
Nurses in Texas can lose their nursing licenses for a multitude of reasons, one of which includes bad behavior. However, some worry about whether episodes of depression may put their license at risk. That worry may cause some to avoid seeking the treatment they...
The doctor is almost 85 years old and just now stepping into retirement. But it's not a willing step; the rural family doctor is being forced into shutting down her office by New Hampshire's Board of Medicine. The board questions decision-making and other fundamental...
The list of requirements to be licensed as a doctor of medicine in the state of New York is, at the very least, extensive. The New York State Education Department's Office of Professions goes on at length about the requirements, types of licenses, verification process...
The Texas Medical Board has scheduled to meet this Friday, October 20 here in Austin. The board says in its mission statement that its goal is always to "protect and enhance the public's health, safety and welfare by establishing and maintaining standards of...
As a physician licensed and practicing in Texas, you run the risk of having a complaint filed against you at any time. Allegations of misconduct can come from a number of different sources, and while some have merit, there may also be unwarranted ones reported to the...
If you brought the entire county to New York City, the residents of Carroll County, Tennessee, would fill slightly more than half of Yankee Stadium. But the people there aren't these days interested in trips to baseball venues. They are instead worried that one of the...
You don’t have to drive very far from Austin to get into rural parts of Texas where doctors are few and far between. The scarcity of physicians in sparsely populated areas makes the doctors who are around worth their weight in gold to the people of the...
When your nursing license is in jeopardy, many things may race through your head. All the stress and frustration can get in the way of good judgment, but one thing you should never do is defend yourself at a nursing license board hearing. Here is a look at a few...
Though the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez is competing for national media coverage with a number of other major news stories, it has brought attention to several important issues, including health care fraud. Menendez is charged with bribery in a case that revolves around...
