In October nine Texas abortion doctors will go before a Texas Medical Board review panel after allegations of illegal disposal of patient records and other violations were reported. The reports come from the anti-abortion, Christian activist group, “Operation Rescue,” which is based in Kansas. The organization claims that the Texas abortionists also improperly disposed of [...]
Nadya Suleman, known in the media as the Octomom, recently announced she was drugged when she signed papers her doctor gave her that allowed him to implant 12 embryos inside of her. She claims she was not lucid and on Valium and other drugs when her fertility doctor, Michael Kamarava, gave her the consent forms. [...]
A Florida cardiologist recently had his medical license suspended because members of the Board of Medicine wanted to prevent him from performing stem cell transplants that have not been approved and have not been shown to work in the treatment of diseases. The cardiologist began holding educational seminars to teach people about the usefulness of [...]
A 72 year-old doctor in Niagara Falls lost his medical license after being arrested on charges of felony drug distribution. Some of the doctor’s former and current employees have also been arrested for allegedly dispensing drugs illegally. The doctor is being accused of prescribing painkillers in large doses to patients that were not shown to actually need the drugs. He had already had [...]
Michael Jackson’s physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, had his medical license revoked on January 11 for his alleged involvement in the star’s death. Murray is facing criminal charges for manslaughter after administering a sedative to Michael Jackson that is believed to have been fatal to Jackson. Propofol, the drug in question, can be addictive. Jackson had [...]
Several months ago, the city of Grand Rapids passed a statute to require medical marijuana growers to procure licenses as home-based businesses. However, since that time, the city has not issued a single license. The new ordinance requires that the businesses obtain a $224 license and undergo regular inspections. The lone applicant was denied by [...]
The doctor who was criminally charged after Michael Jackson’s death will keep his Nevada medical license after a case involving child support payments was closed last week. He had been under recent investigation by a medical board in Nevada over allegations that he had provided falsified information about child support payments. The doctor’s spokeswoman says that [...]