No Brain Death? No Problem. New Organ Transplant Protocol Stirs Debate. Is it ethical to pull the plug in patients who aren't brain dead, then restart their hearts? Sep 28, 2022
Insurance Status May Affect How Well Patients Are Treated, Study Finds Publicly insured and uninsured patients fare worse than those with private insurance Sep 22, 2022
Is DOJ Underusing Authority to Hold Pharma, Device Execs Accountable? Billions in fines, but only 13 corporate officials prosecuted for illegal behavior since 2000 Sep 19, 2022
The Internal Conflict of Being a Ringside Doctor The aftermath of a 2019 fight nearly broke me Sep 15, 2022
Fired NP Sues CVS; $77M Wrongful Death Award; Fertility Doc's Fraud Payout Reduced A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 08, 2022
Are Patients Safe Enough in Hospitals? Harlan Krumholz, MD, on why recent improvements in patient safety still aren't good enough Aug 12, 2022 video
Medical Debt Collectors Added to Wrongful Billing Lawsuit Accused of withholding information from patients on potential assistance Aug 11, 2022
Theranos Offers a Warning for Blood-Testing Startup Osler New companies must learn from past examples Aug 05, 2022
Meta, Hospitals Sued for Sharing Private Medical Info The analytics tool "Meta Pixel" allegedly collected and shared medical conditions to target ads Aug 03, 2022
Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction Patient claims doctor prescribed at least 7,400 oxycodone pills over 4-year period Jul 22, 2022
American Nurses Association Apologizes for Racism, Past and Present Organization extends olive branch to ethnic nurse organizations, minority nurses Jul 14, 2022
'Don't Let Me Die in Pain,' My Patient Pleaded We must better manage the suffering of patients with a history of substance use disorder Jul 09, 2022
Lubricant Shots for Knee OA: No, They Really Don't Help Meta-analysis of hyaluronic acid trials throws serious shade on common practice Jul 06, 2022
'I Wish Everyone Would Just Pay': When Med Students Flock to Pirated Study Tools Students weigh the high cost of entering medicine against support for content creators Jul 01, 2022
Report Shows Trump Administration Embraced Herd Immunity via Mass Infection The strategy likely contributed to many preventable deaths, report notes Jun 22, 2022
Renowned Doc Accused of Sexual Assault; AARP's Big Bounty; DOJ Targets Billing Fraud This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 08, 2022
Doc Says He Was Cut for Pushing Back on 10-Minute Visits Employer argues 10-minute goal is only for time spent in EMR May 19, 2022
New York Doc Tries to Take Down No Surprises Act But lawsuit to overturn the law is "really, really weak," legal expert says May 10, 2022
Biologics for JIA? Not So Fast, Say Insurers Nearly all required prior authorization in a small study, and requests often rejected at first Apr 24, 2022
Scientific-Integrity Watchdog Slaps Lawsuit on Maker of Homeopathic Pills "It's time for Boiron and all homeopathy hucksters to be held accountable," says CFI attorney Apr 18, 2022
Health System on the Hook for $22M Over Unnecessary Spine Surgeries Record-breaking healthcare fraud settlement in eastern Washington Apr 15, 2022
Industry Money for Orthopedic Journal Board Members On the Rise? Editorial board at one journal alone reaped more than $30 million Mar 24, 2022
Concussion Doc's Plagiarism Scandal; American Scientist Worked on CRISPR Babies? This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 23, 2022
Do You Know What the Hippocratic Oath Really Says? Milton Packer wonders where our guidance on medical ethics should come from Mar 23, 2022
Experts Question Whether It's Okay to Test Embryos for Common Diseases Researchers developed an algorithm to test for diseases such as diabetes, but is it ethical? Mar 21, 2022
HIPAA Protections End Where the Money Begins I'm alarmed my personal health info is being used for targeted marketing Mar 19, 2022
Why Have Pharmaceutical Giants Continued Their Operations in Russia? According to Milton Packer, the Western healthcare industry needs to find its moral compass Mar 16, 2022
Hospital Group Sued Over Charity Billing Practices Lawsuit alleges hospitals misled thousands of low-income patients eligible for financial aid Feb 28, 2022
Nurses Sue Ohio Staffing Firm Over Hefty Quitting Fees Lawsuit against Health Carousel alleges trafficking and fraud Feb 18, 2022
Ethics Consult: Force Doctors to Remove Bullet From Suspect's Leg? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Feb 18, 2022
Doc Group Pushes Ivermectin for Long COVID FLCCC promotes 20 therapies: like "throwing spaghetti against the wall," one expert says Feb 17, 2022
Racist Protest 'Threatened' Patient Care, Massachusetts ΔΎΉΟΦ±²₯ Society Says Neo-Nazis targeted doctors outside Brigham and Women's Hospital Feb 11, 2022
Despite 2 Revoked Licenses, Doc Still Prescribing Ivermectin Via Telehealth With 2 licenses remaining, Kathleen Ann Cullen writes scripts through America's Frontline Doctors Feb 10, 2022
Doc's License Revoked After Patients Say He Used His Own Sperm for Insemination Two lawsuits claim the now-retired obstetrician committed the offenses in the 1970s Feb 08, 2022
Restaurant Ensnared in Doc's Alleged Ivermectin, HCQ Prescribing Scheme Edith Behr, MD, fired over accusations of prescribing drugs via Taste of Sicily's Facebook page Feb 04, 2022
Doc Suspended After Court Finds He Poisoned His Partner and Her Parents U.K. doctor has yet to face criminal liability, despite the death of his partner's father Feb 03, 2022
Is Money Driving Those Who Spread COVID Disinformation? Milton Packer is amazed to learn what monetizing followers can do for writers Feb 02, 2022
