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Mother stabbed 3 HCA Florida hospital workers, took baby: Sheriff
A woman was arrested July 14 after the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said she stabbed three workers at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee. -
J&J sues 4 physicians over cancer research
Johnson & Johnson is suing four physicians over published research linking its talc-based baby powder products to mesothelioma, according to court documents. -
Ex-hospital pharmacist found with 25 guns, homemade bombs incompetent to stand trial, court rules
A Florida court ruled July 11 that a former hospital pharmacist is incompetent to stand trial for a case involving homemade bombs, two bulletproof vests, 25 guns and hundreds of ammunition rounds. -
Connecticut AG sues nursing school after abrupt closure
Stone Academy, a for-profit nursing program in West Haven, Conn., which shut down in February, is now facing a lawsuit from the state's Attorney General William Tong alleging violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act. -
Tennessee dermatologist pays $6.6M to settle Medicaid, Medicare fraud allegations
A Tennessee dermatologist and his practice will pay $6.6 million to settle allegations the practice improperly billed procedures to Medicare and Medicaid. -
Texas pharmacy owner sentenced to 5 years in prison for $5M scheme to defraud private payers
A Texas man was sentenced to 54 months in prison for operating a fraudulent pharmacy to bill private payers. -
Whistleblower accuses Medtronic of bribery scheme at Kansas hospital
A whistleblower case filed in 2017 against Medtronic recently became unsealed, CNBC reported July 12. The lawsuit accuses the medical device company of bribing employees at a Kansas VA hospital to buy "grossly excessive inventory." -
Arizona woman gets 5 years in prison for pretending to be nurse practitioner
An Arizona woman who pretended to be a nurse practitioner was sentenced after pleading guilty to fraud, forgery and identity theft, according to a July 12 report from AZCentral. -
Ohio medical board pulls physician's license after TikTok livestreams
An Ohio plastic surgeon who livestreamed procedures on TikTok has lost her medical license following an investigation by the state's medical board. -
UCHealth, Parkview combination delayed due to 'regulatory matters'
Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth and Pueblo, Colo.-based Parkview Health System were expecting to close their combination by the middle of 2023, but the proposed move has been delayed due to "regulatory matters," according to a July 12 filing. -
Revenue cycle company faces proposed class-action lawsuit over breach
Healthcare revenue cycle company Imagine360 is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit that alleges the company failed to protect private health information and personal data in the wake of a data breach. -
MetroHealth police prevent group from reaching mass shooting victim
A group of people rushed Cleveland-based MetroHealth Hospital on July 9 and tried to get to a gunshot victim before police stopped them, ABC affiliate WEWS reported July 11. -
Patient sues Kansas Ascension hospital after alleged rape
A patient filed a lawsuit against Wichita, Kan.-based Ascension Via Christi St. Francis for negligence after she was allegedly raped by a man who sneaked into the hospital and posed as a nurse tech, The Wichita Eagle reported July 11. -
Man charged in fatal shooting of Tennessee surgeon
A man has been charged in connection with the shooting and death of an orthopedic surgeon at Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics in Collierville, Tenn. -
California physician, pain clinic chain to pay $11M million to settle fraud allegations
A California physician and the pain clinic chain he owned agreed to pay more than $11.3 million to settle allegations they submitted millions of dollars of false claims to Medicare, Medi-Cal and Oregon Medicaid for medically unnecessary services. -
2 recent fraud self-disclosure settlements of $1M+
Two fraud self-disclosure cases were settled for more than $1 million in June, according to the HHS Office of Inspector General: -
EU hits Illumina with $476M fine for Grail acquisition
Biotech company Illumina was fined $476 million by the European Union for acquiring cancer test company Grail without vetting from the EU, Bloomberg reported July 12. -
Idaho becomes 1st state without formal maternal death review process
The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal deaths in high-income countries and Idaho is above the national average. Despite this, Idaho legislators have rejected the formation of a permanent committee to formally review such deaths, KFF Health News reported July 7. -
Florida woman charged with practicing without license after performing 'live blood analysis'
A Florida woman was arrested and charged for practicing medicine without a license, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said. -
Tennessee orthopedic surgeon killed by patient: Police
An orthopedic surgeon was shot and killed by a patient at Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics in Collierville, Tenn., on July 11, the clinic confirmed, according to WMC-TV.
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