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 Medical 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
Men in Power Seem to Have a Serious Zipper Malfunction Problem Are hormones interfering with men's judgment? Jan 18, 2022
Nurse Gave Out Fake COVID Jabs At least 45 "patients" in Italy allegedly received no vaccine at all Jan 13, 2022
Pay-Per-View Autopsy: Sideshow or Science? Dissecting the history and ethics of public autopsy Jan 11, 2022
Ivermectin's Days in Court Courts have heard a handful of lawsuits seeking ivermectin for hospitalized COVID-19 patients Dec 31, 2021
Medical Examiners Report Demands to Remove COVID From Death Certificates In other cases, they have been asked to add it, so that families can receive FEMA money Dec 16, 2021
What Do Alec Baldwin and the Unvaccinated Have in Common? Both carry "live rounds" that put people in harm's way Dec 14, 2021
Ethics Consult: Should Doctor Inform Patient's Family of Diagnosis? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Dec 10, 2021
Tennessee Med Board Pulls COVID Misinformation Policy from Website But it's not canceling its policy for disciplining docs, despite political pressure Dec 09, 2021
Which Incentive Lottery Programs for COVID Vaccines Hit the Jackpot? Results varied by state, study finds Dec 09, 2021
Two Hospice Docs and Nurse Sentenced in $40 Million Healthcare Scam Mark Gibbs, MD, Laila Hirjee, MD, and Tammie Little, RN, sentenced to over 25 years combined Dec 07, 2021
A Medical Career Littered With Sexual Harassment My experience is not unique. We must do better Dec 05, 2021
SCOTUS Oral Arguments in Major Abortion Case Touch on Liberty, Viability Standard Contraceptive effectiveness and "safe haven" laws also discussed Dec 01, 2021
German Doc Investigated for Giving Out Home-Brewed COVID Vax Winfried Stocker claimed some 20,000 people have received his homemade vaccine Dec 01, 2021
Think TikTok Is Smarter Than Me? Then I'm Not the Right Doctor for You Modern times have fundamentally altered the landscape of healthcare Nov 30, 2021
Conflicts of Interest: A Thorny Issue for Physicians and Health Leaders Investigative report on Boston hospital CEOs puts the spotlight on this important issue Nov 30, 2021
Let Ethics Guide Aducanumab Prescribing, AAN Says Don't rely on FDA approval alone to make best choices for Alzheimer's patients Nov 18, 2021
AMA Calls for Greater Police Accountability in New Report Excludes reform on qualified immunity and demilitarization, to some delegates' disappointment Nov 17, 2021
