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Doc’s misdiagnosis causes former firefighter to lose leg from flesh-eating bacterial infection
At the urgent care center, he was examined by a primary care physician who diagnosed him with an ankle sprain.
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Anti-vaccine physician sentenced to prison for role in Capitol riot
The former emergency room physician pleaded guilty to unlawfully and knowingly entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds.
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Biden boosts LGBTQIA+ protections, bans conversion therapy
The executive order also addresses efforts to strengthen federal data collection in this population to counter homelessness, housing insecurity,...
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New law aims to meet crushing need for mental health care professionals
The law temporarily ends relicensing requirements, including the need for continuing education credit completion, passing new exams, and fee...
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About one in five U.S. pregnancies ended in abortion in 2020: Report
"Because there were many more births (3.6 million) than abortions (930,000) in 2020, these patterns mean that fewer people were getting pregnant...
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Top children’s hospitals report includes rankings by region to aid families
This year’s U.S. News & World Report ranking factors in aspects of diversity and inclusion.
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Physician convicted in $10M veteran insurance fraud scheme
One recruiter hosted a meeting at the Fisher Armory in North Little Rock, Ark., where he signed up patients for the drugs and offered to pay them...
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California doctor to pay $9.5 million in Medicare, Medi-Cal fraud scheme
The procedures he falsely billed for included injecting a medication for treating osteoarthritis and osteoporosis, draining tailbone cysts, and...
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‘My malpractice insurance doubled!’ Why, when fewer patients are suing?
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Insurer told to pay $5.2 million to woman who caught STD in a car
GEICO filed for the award to be overturned, alleging it had been denied due process and that the arbitration deal was unenforceable.
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Substance use the main cause of physician license actions
“What appears to account for the difference is physician distress, and in the case of drug abuse, plentiful access.”