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…
Over Half Of America’s Top Medical Schools Now Teach Critical Race Theory
Over Half Of America’s Top Medical Schools Now Teach Critical Race Theory Reagan Reese on November 28, 2022 Many of America’s top medical schools have implemented Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a…
‘Engendered Stigma’: CNN Medical Correspondent Praises WHO’s Monkeypox Name Change
‘Engendered Stigma’: CNN Medical Correspondent Praises WHO’s Monkeypox Name Change Harold Hutchison on November 28, 2022 A CNN medical correspondent praised the World Health Organization (WHO) Monday for announcing it would change…
Medical Doctor To Pay $86,506.30 To Resolve Civil Liability For Alleged Violations Of The False Claims Act
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dr. Musaddiq Nazeeri, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay the United States $86,506.30 to resolve civil…
Medical Schools Are Offering ‘Incentives’ For Departments That Hit Diversity Targets: REPORT
Medical Schools Are Offering ‘Incentives’ For Departments That Hit Diversity Targets: REPORT Laurel Duggan on November 21, 2022 More than a third of medical schools are offering incentives to departments to hit…
Physician and Medical Office to Pay Over $2.6 Million to Settle False Claims Act and Kickback Allegations
United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today announced that FEEL WELL HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHINGTON, P.C. (formerly doing business as “Feel Well Health Center”) and KEVIN…
Doctors Sue Newsom, California Medical Board For Law Regulating COVID-19 Advice
Doctors Sue Newsom, California Medical Board For Law Regulating COVID-19 Advice Trevor Schakohl on November 4, 2022 A group of California physicians filed a lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s…
Two Lawrence Men Arrested for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl at Veterans Affairs Medical Center
BOSTON – Two Lawrence men have been arrested for allegedly distributing fentanyl and targeting veterans at the Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Deiby Bladimil Casado Ruiz and Pedro Antonio Sanchez Bernabel, both…
Texas Man Sentenced to 12 Months and 1 Day for His Role as Executive National Marketing Director in Operating Sham Medical Reimbursement Account Program
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JOSEPH ANTHONY BORINO, age 65, a resident of Spring Hill, Texas, was sentenced on November 1, 2022 to 12 months and 1…
‘Confused At Best’: Fox News Medical Expert Questions Fetterman’s Fitness
‘Confused At Best’: Fox News Medical Expert Questions Fetterman’s Fitness Harold Hutchison on November 1, 2022 A Fox News medical contributor told host Tucker Carlson Tuesday that Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman…
Texarkana Physician Found Guilty of Prescribing a Controlled Substance Without a Legitimate Medical Purpose
TEXARKANA, AR – A federal jury convicted a Texarkana Doctor yesterday on two counts of Distribution of a Schedule II Controlled Substance Without an Effective Prescription and two counts of Distribution of…
YouTube Will Now Certify Medical Experts In Bid To Crack Down On Misinformation
YouTube Will Now Certify Medical Experts In Bid To Crack Down On Misinformation Harold Hutchison on October 27, 2022 YouTube announced a new policy Thursday that will allow “healthcare information providers” to…
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…