A Texas doctor is demanding a trial to determine the outcome of a case brought against him by the Texas Medical Board in which patients say he conducted unnecessary stent implants. One patient, who refused bypass surgery, received 31 stents when he was the doctor’s patient. The TMB has accused him of violating standard-of-care for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A Philadelphia physician was ordered to relinquish his medical license for 60 days this week following allegations that he offered a medical board member $10,000 in exchange for favorable treatment. In addition to having his license revoked during this time, he must pay a fine of $5,000. He was trying to bribe the medical board [...]
A Brigham City orthopedic surgeon had his license to prescribe medicine revoked this week after being served with a 130-count criminal indictment. According to prosecutors, the surgeon distributed prescription drugs without conducting proper medical exams. They further accuse the doctor of writing more than 37,700 prescriptions for hydrocodone and oxycodone between 2005 and 2009, totalling [...]
An Ashland, Oregon acupuncturist was banned from practicing healthcare in the state by the Oregon Department of Justice this week. buy Oral Health Cats online The acupuncturist agreed to pay a $50,000 fine to the DOJ and to surrender his acupuncture license in response to allegations that he misrepresented his licensing status and ability to [...]
A North Carolina orthopedic surgeon has voluntarily surrendered his medical license to practice in the state following charges that he broke into his neighbor’s Porter’s Neck home. The doctor submitted the paperwork to the N.C. Medical Board November 3, one day after police charged him with breaking and entering of a home, larceny of a [...]
A Utah abortionist had her Maryland medical license suspended this week after accusations that she had botched a late-term abortion, resulting in the perforation of the patient’s uterus and other damages. The abortionist attempted to apply for a medical license in Virginia but the Maryland medical board made sure that Virginia authorities knew about her [...]