Health Workers Once Saluted as Heroes Now Get Threats October 1, 2021 By Heather Hollingsworth and Grant Schulte OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — More than a year after U.S. health care workers on the front lines against COVID-19 were...
Doctors Who Say No to Opioid Use Face Threats From Patients February 16, 2021 By Tammy Webber One patient threatened to shoot Dr. Terry Hunt if physical therapy didn’t relieve his pain as effectively as opioids did....
Swiss Drugmaker Novartis Must Face Doctor Kickback Suit April 2, 2019 By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK — Novartis AG must face a U.S. government lawsuit accusing it of paying millions of dollars in kickbacks...
All Hospitals Should Require Drug, Alcohol Tests for Physicians May 14, 2013 To improve patient safety, hospitals should randomly test physicians for drug and alcohol use in much the same way other...
Oregon Doctors, Lawyers Support Medical Errors Bill February 19, 2013 By JONATHAN J. COOPER Usually staunch adversaries, doctors and trial lawyers have both gotten behind an Oregon bill creating a new mediation process for...
Arizona Bill Would Prevent ‘Wrongful Birth’ Lawsuits February 10, 2012 By MICHELLE L. PRICE An Arizona legislator wants to shield doctors from so-called “wrongful birth” lawsuits, which can arise if physicians don’t inform pregnant...
UK Doctors Call for Ban on Smoking in Cars November 17, 2011 The British Medical Association is calling on the government to ban smoking at all times in cars, a step that...
Allstate Files $4.5 Million Insurance Fraud Claim October 14, 2011 Seeking to recover $4.5 million from medical providers in a scheme to allegedly bill insurance companies for procedures that were...
Pair of Doctors Plead Guilty to Work Comp Fraud in Ohio June 24, 2011 A pair of Illinois brothers who traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to practice psychiatry were sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud after...