Brooklyn man pleads guilty to secretly recording patients in Nassau County sleep center bathrooms
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Brooklyn man has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges after secretly recording patients — including a child — in bathrooms at a Nassau County sleep center where he…
Brooklyn man indicted for secretly filming patients at Nassau sleep center
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Brooklyn man has been indicted for allegedly using hidden cameras disguised as smoke detectors to record patients in bathrooms at a Nassau County sleep center, including at least…
Jackson Scout launches Eagle project to help child patients at Philadelphia Children’s Hospital
JACKSON, N.J. — Shane Werosta, a Life Scout from Troop 204, is leading an Eagle Scout project to provide comfort to patients at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) who are battling…
New Jersey Seeks to Advance Childhood to 26 for Long Term Care Patients
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee has advanced a bill that would expand the age limit for residents of pediatric long-term care facilities. Under Assembly…
New Jersey nurse charged after inappropriately touching multiple patients
PLAINSBORO, N.J. – A nurse employed at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center has been charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual contact following allegations of inappropriate behavior toward patients, Middlesex County Prosecutor…
New Jersey OB-GYN’s license suspended over alleged sexual misconduct with patients
TRENTON, N.J. — The State Board of Medical Examiners has temporarily suspended the license of a Mercer County obstetrician and gynecologist accused of sexually exploiting two longtime patients during medical exams, officials…
Pennsylvania Chiropractor accused of misleading patients on insurance, lawsuit claims
Mechanicsburg — Attorney General Michelle Henry has filed a lawsuit against a chiropractor in Mechanicsburg, alleging he misled patients about their insurance coverage, leading many to make out-of-pocket payments. The lawsuit names…
Two Pennsylvania hospital employees charged with taking inappropriate pictures of patients
GREENSBURG, Pa. — Greensburg City Police, working with the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office, have charged two former hospital employees with taking and sharing inappropriate images and recordings of patients at Independence…
New Jersey Chiropractor Secretly Recorded Patients in Bathroom, Including Children
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Local chiropractor Gary Hecht, 55, of Livingston, has been arrested on charges of invasion of privacy and child endangerment, as announced by Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and…
Orange County Sober Living Homes Owner Indicted for Allegedly Paying Nearly $175,000 in Kickbacks to ‘Body Brokers’ for Referring Patients
Scott Raffa, 57, of Newport Beach, was arrested Saturday at Los Angeles International Airport. He is scheduled for arraignment this afternoon in United States District Court in Santa Ana. Raffa is charged…
New Jersey Doctor’s Medical License Permanently Revoked After Patient’s Death
TRENTON, NJ—The New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners has permanently revoked the medical license of Dr. Shar Kennett, an emergency room doctor based in Wayne, following allegations of gross negligence leading…
New Jersey Doc Who Prescribed Opioids to His Addiction Patients Stripped of Medical License
TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, alongside the Division of Consumer Affairs, announced that Essex County vascular surgeon Marc Watson, MD, will permanently stop practicing medicine in New Jersey. This…
Doctors in Gaza hospital “have to prioritise” patients most likely to survive
By Arafat Barbakh KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza (Reuters) – Staff and equipment are in such short supply in Gaza’s European Hospital that medical teams are having to make agonising decisions about whom to…
Rochester Mayor Calls for Investigation into Patient’s Death After Police Removal from Ambulance
ROCHESTER, NY — A disturbing incident involving a patient’s death in Rochester has led Mayor Malik Evans to call for an official investigation. Video footage released by the City of Rochester shows…
We All Knew This, But Patients Like Nurses Better Than Their Doctors
TRENTON, NJ – Most people in New Jersey, and in the country for that matter, like their nurses better than their doctors. In a recent Gallup survey, Americans expressed their confidence in…
Naughty Nurse Arrested for Charging Disabled Patients for Sex
LAFAYETTE, GA — Jessica Camp, a 39-year-old registered nursing assistant, was arrested following allegations of engaging in inappropriate sexual relationships with disabled patients at a rehabilitation facility in Georgia. The Walker County…
Two people, including shooter, killed in gun violence at New Hampshire psychiatric hospital
(Reuters) -An armed person walked into the lobby of a state psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire on Friday and shot dead a guard before a state police officer shot and killed the…
No Charges Against Husband in Doylestown Hospice Patient’s Assisted Suicide Case
DOYLESTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA – The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced no charges will be filed regarding the suicide of an 83-year-old woman who was under hospice care for terminal cancer. The…
Pennsylvania Nurse Poisoned 22 Patients, Killing 17
CHICORA, PA – Nurse Heather Pressdee, 41, has been hit with a wave of new criminal charges over allegations of poisoning patients with insulin at a healthcare facility. The Pennsylvania Office of…
New York-Area Urologist Faces Federal Charges for Sexual Abuse of Young Patients
NEW YORK, NY — A Manhattan federal court grand jury has returned a Superseding Indictment against Darius A. Paduch, charging the New York-area urologist with a total of 13 counts related to…
Caretaker Pleads Guilty 329 Counts of Assaulting Involving Patients
WEST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA – On Monday, James Zook, 69, a former caretaker at Faith Friendship Villa, pleaded guilty to sexually abusing 14 residents. Zook accepted guilt on 329 counts of institutional…
Illegal Acupuncturist Charged After Puncturing Patient’s Lung
QUEENS, NY – Yong De Lin, 66, was arraigned today on multiple counts, including causing a patient’s lungs to collapse due to unauthorized acupuncture treatments. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the…
Bucks County Dental Group Faces Lawsuit for Misleading Patients
HARRISBURG, PA – Attorney General Michelle Henry has filed a lawsuit against Bucks County-based Infinity Dental Management, LLC, also known as Alpha Dental Excellence. The lawsuit alleges that the dental group misled…
Shore Woman Posed as Doctor, Treated Patients but Was Not Licensed
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Maria F. Macburnie, 62, of Toms River, was arrested and charged with Practicing Medicine by an Unlicensed Person, Forgery, Health Care Claims Fraud, and three counts of Distribution…
South Korea to drop mandatory 7-day quarantine for COVID patients from June
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea on Thursday lowered its crisis level for COVID-19 and will from June no longer require infected people to quarantine for seven days, dropping one…
New Jersey Urologist Charged with Sexually Abusing Patients
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Darius A. Paduch, a New York-area urologist, has been charged with inducing a person to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity and inducing a minor to…
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