Driver dies after suffering medical emergency in crash on Oxford Avenue
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A fatal crash occurred Saturday evening in the city’s 2nd District after a driver suffered a suspected medical emergency and collided with another vehicle, police said. The incident happened…
Tigard Woman Sentenced for Failing to Register as a Distributor of Foreign-Sourced Medical Devices
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Tigard, Oregon woman pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for failing to register with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a distributor of hyaluronic acid injectables she…
Owner of Toledo Area Medical Transportation Service Found Guilty of Healthcare Fraud
TOLEDO – A federal jury on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, convicted the founder and owner of Blue Line Express Taxi & Medical Transport, a Toledo-area ambulette transportation business, of three counts of…
‘Discredited’: Hundreds Of Health Workers, Parents Sign Declaration Condemning Leading Trans Medical Group
‘Discredited’: Hundreds Of Health Workers, Parents Sign Declaration Condemning Leading Trans Medical Group Laurel Duggan on October 19, 2022 Hundreds of medical professionals and concerned parents signed a declaration condemning the…
Massive Florida Medical Center Boasted Of Helping Minor Get ‘Gender-Affirming’ Hormones, Surgery
Massive Florida Medical Center Boasted Of Helping Minor Get ‘Gender-Affirming’ Hormones, Surgery Laurel Duggan on October 15, 2022 UF Health’s Youth Gender Program offers medical treatments to minors to help them…
Butte nurse sentenced to prison for stealing opiates from area medical centers
MISSOULA — A Butte nurse who admitted to stealing opiates while working at area medical centers was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison, to be followed by one…
Former Medical Assistant at Desoto Regional Health System Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Debra Bossier a/k/a Debra Palmer, 48, of Mansfield, Louisiana, entered a guilty plea today to one count of acquiring or obtaining…
Major Medical Orgs Demand That The DOJ Prosecute People Who Share ‘Misleading’ Information Online
Major Medical Orgs Demand That The DOJ Prosecute People Who Share ‘Misleading’ Information Online Harold Hutchison on October 3, 2022 The American Medical Association (AMA) sent Attorney General Merrick Garland a…
Florida Medical Practice Agrees to Pay $130,000 to Resolve Allegations That it Received Kickbacks from Pharmaceutical Distributor
BOSTON – Southeast Florida Hematology and Oncology Group (SEFHOG), a now-defunct specialty medical practice in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has agreed to pay $130,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims…
Medical Sales Representative Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Role in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud, Wire Fraud, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Travel Act Conspiracies
CAMDEN, N.J. – A medical sales representative was sentenced today to 168 months in prison for defrauding federal, state, and private health insurance plans out of more than $4.6 million, Attorney for…
MARIK: Newsom’s California Is On The Verge Of Taking Medical Insanity To A Whole New Level
MARIK: Newsom’s California Is On The Verge Of Taking Medical Insanity To A Whole New Level Paul E. Marik on September 30, 2022 More than a week has passed since President…
First Openly Trans Army Officer Charged After Alleged Attempt To Leak Soldiers’ Medical Info To Russia
First Openly Trans Army Officer Charged After Alleged Attempt To Leak Soldiers’ Medical Info To Russia Arjun Singh on September 29, 2022 A pair of married physicians, one being a former…
Top Trans Medical Org Recommends Castration For Those With ‘Eunuch’ Identity
Top Trans Medical Org Recommends Castration For Those With ‘Eunuch’ Identity Laurel Duggan on September 25, 2022 The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), which sets medical standards for transgender-related…
Driver Suffering Medical Episode Killed in Lakewood Crash
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A 60-year-old man was found unresponsive after crashing through a fence and into another vehicle in the area of County Line Road and Poplar Street Thursday night. Neighbors heard…
Medical device makers see little impact from Fiona on Puerto Rico operations
By Leroy Leo and Khushi Mandowara (Reuters) – Medical device companies and some drugmakers with manufacturing operations in Puerto Rico said they do not expect meaningful disruption from Hurricane Fiona, which knocked…
Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib needs “proper” medical care, says daughter
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The daughter of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Monday called for “proper” medical care for her jailed father, three weeks into a 12-year sentence he is…
Miami Man Who Used Durable Medical Equipment Company as Front for Health Care Fraud Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison
Miami, Florida – Yesterday, a federal district judge in Miami sentenced 42-year-old Daniel Pintado Cazola to 87 months in prison for his role in using a durable medical equipment company to commit…
The FBI Seized Medical Documents From Mar-A-Lago
The FBI Seized Medical Documents From Mar-A-Lago Trevor Schakohl on September 6, 2022 The FBI seized medical documents in its August raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago home, U.S. District Judge…
Philips Subsidiary to Pay Over $24 Million for Alleged False Claims Caused by Respironics for Respiratory-Related Medical Equipment
WASHINGTON – Philips RS North America LLC, formerly known as Respironics Inc., a manufacturer of durable medical equipment (DME) based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay over $24 million to resolve…
Major Medical Org Distances Itself From Child Sex Change Treatments
Major Medical Org Distances Itself From Child Sex Change Treatments Laurel Duggan on August 22, 2022 The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a letter in The Wall Street Journal Sunday disputing…
Manchester Police Searching for Missing Man Last Seen at Community Medical Center
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Manchester man has gone missing and police, in a missing person report issued last night said he was last seen nearby in Toms River. According to the…
Pope Francis, slowing down as he ages, appoints personal medical assistant
By Philip Pullella (Reuters) – Pope Francis has appointed a nurse from the Vatican’s health services to be his “personal medical assistant”, the Vatican said on Thursday, in an indication that the…
Florida Businessman Charged with Conspiracy Involving Approximately $25 Million in Fraudulent Medicare Claims for Genetic Testing Submitted by Lawrence County Medical Facility
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was charged in federal court with one count of conspiracy related to the submission of fraudulent Medicare claims, United States Attorney Cindy K.…
KC Medical Spa Owner Pleads Guilty to Illegal Treatments
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The former owner of a Kansas City, Mo., medical spa pleaded guilty in federal court today to providing illegal treatments to his patients, several of whom suffered adverse…
Man Charged With Multi-Million Dollar Medicare Fraud In Connection With False Claims For Durable Medical Equipment
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of…
Clifton Police Say Arsonist Wearing Spiderman Mask Set Fire at Medical Building
CLIFTON, NJ – Police now suspect arson as the cause of a June 30th fire at a medical building on Clifton Avenue. At this time, police did not say if there any…
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