Ambulance Hit Cyclist, Then Billed $2K; Doc Accused of Stealing From Helene Victims A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 07, 2024
100 Days Trapped in Inpatient Legal Limbo Awaiting guardianship in the hospital long-term should not be the norm Nov 06, 2024
How Physicians Can Unionize and Strike With Compassion It's important to consider the impact on patient care Nov 02, 2024
Doc Harbored Undocumented Workers; Doc Gets Life in Prison for Sexual Assault A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 31, 2024
Doc's COVID Spending Bust; Plastic Surgeon Faces $10M Suit; Letby Loses Appeal A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 24, 2024
Want Electronic Reimbursement? That Will Cost You a 5% Fee. Predatory insurance fees underscore need for physician payment reform Oct 16, 2024
State to Pay $13M After Shooter Drill Terrified Kids' Psych Hospital Fifty children at the hospital will each receive about $60,000 Oct 15, 2024
Lessons for Medical Practices From Hurricane Milton Emergency preparedness helps ensure patient and staff safety Oct 15, 2024
Pharmacist Gets Up to 15 Years in Prison for Meningitis Outbreak Deaths More than 700 people in 20 states were sickened and dozens died, according to the CDC Oct 14, 2024
Doctor Shot at Home; Jury Awards Doc $2M; Nurse Arrested in Alleged Bracelet Theft A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 10, 2024
U.K. Doc Admits Trying to Kill Mother's Partner With Poison Disguised as COVID Vax Victim diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis that left him in intensive care Oct 07, 2024
Therapist's Grisly Death; Surgery Center Wins $421M; Army Doc's Plea Deal A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 03, 2024
Accused Doc: 'People Are Liars'; Hospital Settles Over Leaked Nude Patient Photos A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 26, 2024
Med Student Eats 720 Eggs; More Deli Meat Deaths; Hospital CEO in Criminal Contempt Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区app staff Sep 26, 2024
Healthcare Unionization Isn't the Only Option In this changing workplace, managers and leaders can do better for their staff Sep 25, 2024
Ob/Gyn Accused of Catfishing Women Ethicists weigh in on whether actions taken a decade ago are relevant today Sep 25, 2024
A Georgia Woman's Death After Delayed Abortion Care Was Preventable. Who's to Blame? Physicians need more clear guidance and protocols from their healthcare systems Sep 20, 2024
Docs Accused of Treating Fatal COVID With Peroxide; Cardiologists' Defamation Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 19, 2024
Common-Ground Healthcare Policies Both Trump and Harris Can Support Can our future leaders place public health ahead of politics? Sep 12, 2024
Cardiologist Gets 4 to 8 Years; Nurse's Accused Killer Charged; Spine Surgery Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 12, 2024
U.K. Hospital Where Nurse Was Convicted of Murdering 7 Babies Faces Investigation Inquiry will look at systemic issues and failures, but not the legal basis for the convictions Sep 10, 2024
Physician Who Punched Officer During Capitol Riot Sentenced to Prison "I accept full responsibility for my actions that day," said Massachusetts doctor Sep 06, 2024
$100M Botched Circumcision Case; Perry Trial Date Set; Euthanasia Doc Pleads Guilty A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 05, 2024
$300M Lawsuit for Hospital Where RN Is Accused of Replacing Fentanyl With Tap Water Suit says the hospital failed to monitor medication administration procedures Sep 04, 2024
Cell Phones and Brain Cancer; Bogus Doctor Faces New Charges; Cannabis Rescheduling Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区app staff Sep 04, 2024
Murdered Doc Suffered Prior Beating; Fake Plastic Surgeon; Doc Drugged Nanny A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 29, 2024
Doc Charged With Recording Nude Patients; Noncompete Ban Blocked; 'Sex for Scripts' A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 22, 2024
Disney Drops Bid to Get Doc's Allergy-Death Lawsuit Tossed Because of Disney+ Plan Company originally said widower couldn't sue because he agreed to fine print in streaming service Aug 20, 2024
Doc Sentenced to 24 Years; $17M Jury Award; Ectopic Pregnancy Lawsuits A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 15, 2024
Disney Wants Lawsuit Over Doc's Allergy Death Tossed Because of Disney+ Subscription Disney claims plaintiff agreed to arbitration provision when signing up for streaming service Aug 15, 2024
CDC Action 'Likely Unlawful'; RFK Jr. Loses in Court; 24 Years for Urgent Care Doc Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区app staff Aug 12, 2024
He Hadn't Had a Drop of Alcohol in Nearly a Year -- But the Test Said Otherwise Faulty testing protocols threaten the freedom of those entangled in the U.S. legal system Aug 10, 2024
Medical Malpractice Harms All Parties Involved, Documentary Reveals "A World of Hurt" illustrates the toll of the current system on both physicians and patients Aug 08, 2024
Man Charged in Doc's Murder Mystery; $45M Jury Award; Fake Nurse Skips Sentencing A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 08, 2024
What Is 'Character Assassination' in Medicine? The consequences affect not only the targeted clinician but patients and institutions too Aug 06, 2024
POCUS and Malpractice: Separating Fact From Fear The benefit to patients from point-of-care ultrasound should outweigh litigation concerns Aug 03, 2024
Hospital Sued for Overpaying Docs; Fake Doc Gets 3 Years; Vacuum Delivery Lawsuit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 01, 2024
Lessons for Healthcare From the Global IT Outage A robust and resilient infrastructure can help ensure continued access to care Jul 26, 2024
