A physician and former employee of Boston-based Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, who was charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, no longer works at the organization, the hospital confirmed to Becker's.

Two men have been charged in connection with schemes that allegedly defrauded investors of biotech company CytoDyn, the Justice Department said Dec. 20.

Amid the FDA's allegations that drug compounder Qualgen handled adulterated drugs with repeat violations dating back to 2015, the company said it would settle with an Oklahoma district court, according to the Justice Department. 

A federal judge declared a mistrial Dec. 19 in a $158 million Texas healthcare fraud case amid concern the jury may not be able to recall testimony after an attorney's medical emergency caused a monthlong delay, according to Law360.

Massachusetts' highest court on Dec. 19 rejected an effort to legalize medically assisted suicide. 

A man waiting in the emergency department with a family member late last week threatened to blow up Excela Health Latrobe (Pa.) Hospital, according to a CBS Pittsburgh report.

Two people were arrested in Texas for allegedly submitting fake COVID-19 testing claims to seven payers, totaling more than $7 million in fraudulent claims, the Justice Department said. 

Attorneys have filed a class-action lawsuit against Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health on behalf of several hundred former employees and job applicants, accusing the health system of systematically refusing religious accommodations to the COVID-19 vaccine requirement.

Attorneys for three executives of Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, a hospital management firm based in Tulare, Calif., are accusing Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward of biased prosecution — claims that, depending on court action, could force the recusal of Mr.…

A nurse practitioner is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs, alleging the agency's policy to offer abortion services violates her religious beliefs.