A Houston oncologist who came under fire in the 1990s for his controversial cancer treatments is facing new accusations of fraud.

A 61 year-old patient of his claims that his clinic charged her credit card $60,000 without her permission, failed to tell her she was purchasing her prescriptions from a pharmacy the doctor owned, and that she was treated with medicine only available in clinical trials.

The oncologist strongly refutes her accusations, stating that she signed several consent forms that explicitly said that the pharmacy was owned by the doctor and that she never was given medicine that was a part of any clinical trials.

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Earlier this month, Dr. Andrew Wakefield filed a defamation lawsuit in Travis County against the British Medical Journal BMJ, the editor, and the investigative journalist.

Wakefield’s research sparked fear in the parents of young children after his findings suggested that childhood vaccinations for measles, the mumps, and rubella could cause autism. In a 1998 paper he published in the Lancet, Wakefield said he found autism-like symptoms in 12 patients after getting their vaccinations.

The investigative journalist and editor for BMJ uncovered several discrepancies in Wakefield’s research, which they published in the journal. Wakefield claims that their comments negatively affected his reputation and caused him to lose money. His British medical license was also revoked as a result.

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Last week, a hospital psychiatrist was fired from Terrell State Hospital for violating a settlement agreement he signed in 1998.

The doctor was fired from a mental health clinic near Fort Worth in the late 1990s for undisclosed reasons. A lawsuit settlement he signed with the clinic stated he would never seek employment at a state mental health/mental retardation clinic or center in Texas. Records show the doctor was hired at three different mental health facilities since then.

In 2004 he was fired from West Texas Centers for Mental Health Mental Retardation after he had an inappropriate relationship with a 23 year-old patient who suffered from bipolar disorder and depression- a second-degree felony. State health officials fired the psychiatrist due to his failure to disclose his ban.

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The Texas Medical Board has set additional hearings for two abortionists after a formal complaint was filed by a pro-life advocacy group.

An undercover investigation by the pro-life organization found a total of ten doctors who allegedly attempted to avoid parental consent laws and failed to report child sexual abuse. The organization conducted the investigation over three months and indiscriminately chose abortion clinics to investigate.

Two clinics and disposal companies have received $83,000 in fines for the illegal disposal of fetus remains due to complaints filed by the group.

The two abortion doctors’ hearings are scheduled for May. They are accused of convincing women to cross state lines to bypass Texas parental consent laws and illegally disposing the aborted remains.

If you are in danger of losing your physician license, contact the Texas physician license defense attorneys of the Leichter Law Firm by calling 512-495-9995.