in the chest. (Fox 32)
British doctor faces second hearing allegations of sexual harassment that he spoke to patients in a “hypnotic manner.” (BBC News)
A Florida nurse may lose her sight after being attacked by a patient. broke almost every bone in my face. The 33-year-old man was arrested in attack. (VFLA, NBC Miami)
Nebraska family physician Jacob Smith, MD, charged with distribution of child pornography. (COLOGNE)
Missouri physician Sonny Saggar, MD, was sentenced to nearly prison time. 3 years in prison for health care fraud after billing federal payers for doctor visits that were actually performed by physician assistants. (KSDK)
The mother of five-year-old Thomas Cooper watched in horror as he burned alive in a pressure chamber that caught fire. Family plans to sue in the coming weeks. (Detroit Free Press)
Erin Strotman, a former Virginia neonatal intensive care nurse accused of harming infants in her care, was released on $25,000 bail. (ABC 7)
Washington State Jury awarded the patient $856,000 in a medical malpractice lawsuit in which he alleged he did not receive timely care after a stroke. (CBS News)
Jury selection began at manslaughter trial Nebraska surgeon Mark Carlson, MD, who was involved in a fatal accident that killed a 22-year-old woman. (WOUT)
After being sued at least five times for medical malpractice, Iowa physician Michael Page, MD, now faces medical board charges. incompetence and unprofessional behavior. (Iowa Capital Dispatcher)
St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers in New York will pay $29 million to settle claims it overcharged payments it received from the Department of Defense for health care services provided to retired military personnel and their families. according to the Ministry of Justice.
