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Gynecologists may underestimate the risk a patient has uterine cancer. That is the claim made by researchers with a recent study through Yale University. The claim is a serious one as the failure to diagnosis this disease prior to certain procedures can result in the...
A jury in New York recently found a doctor guilty for two oxycodone overdose deaths of former patients.History of the case: The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted the physician in connection to these alleged crimes in June of 2017. The indictment included two counts...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused five individuals of partaking in a multi-year scheme involving eight health insurance companies. Those charged in this case include a physician, office manager, insurance biller and former investigator for an anti-fraud unit...
New York enforcement officers arrested five doctors in March based on allegations of kickback violations and the illegal acceptance of bribes. The doctors maintained their innocence and pled not guilty before a federal court in Manhattan. The case originally involved...
The United States Attorney’s Office has accused a local physician of false cancer diagnosis of patients to “increase his income and fund his lavish lifestyle.” The agency has used this case as an example of its efforts to crackdown on cases of...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused three physicians in three different states of Stark Act violations. The violations are in connection to use of a drug testing lab in Pennsylvania.This is the second wave of accusations connected to the drug testing facility....
The state recently charged a physician with murder in connection to a tragic abortion procedure. The state charged the New York doctor, who has conducted over 40,000 abortions, with a crime in connection to the procedure.What happened during the procedure? The...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to crack down on pharmaceutical marketing practices. The most recent allegations involve an obstetrician who was accused of illegally providing patient information to a drug company.More on the charges: What did the OB do...
The Texas Medical Board (TMB) recently suspended the medical license of a family and occupational doctor. The TMB moved forward with the suspension based on allegations of improper prescriptions of drugs and sexual assault of two patients. The TMB stated at this time,...
New York state lawmakers are currently considering a new law. The law would allow terminally ill patients to request and use medication for to aid in dying.How would medical aid in dying work? The Medical Aid in Dying Act requires the patient be mentally competent and...