Texas doctor who poisoned patients with tainted medical IV bags sentenced to 190 years
A Texas anesthesiologist convicted of injecting a heart-stopping poison into a patient's IV bag has been sentenced to 190 years in prison. Reynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr., 60, once dubbed a “medical terrorist,” was charged with four counts of tampering with a consumer product causing serious injury, one count of tampering with a consumer product, and […]
Disgraced NYC urologist Darius Paduch sentenced to life in prison for ‘perverse and pervasive’ sexual abuse of male patients — including minors
Serial sexual abuser and disgraced urologist Darius Paducci on Wednesday sexually assaulted male patients, including six minors, over a period of more than a decade at some of the city's most prestigious hospitals. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for his crimes. Paducci, 57, was charged with six counts of inducing a minor to engage […]
At Least Ten Killed in Fire at Spanish Nursing Home For Dementia Patients
MADRID (AP) – A fire at a nursing home near Zaragoza in northeastern Spain killed at least 10 people and injured several others before firefighters could extinguish it, local authorities said Friday. The warning occurred just before 5 a.m. Friday in Villafranca de Ebro, about 28 kilometers from Zaragoza. Two people remain in critical condition, […]
Fake nurse Amanda Leeann Porter worked at multiple hospitals while caring for some 60 patients across California for a month: cops
A Virginia woman was arrested after impersonating a certified nurse for a month, allegedly working at multiple hospitals in California and overseeing the care of about 60 patients. Amanda LeeAnn Porter, 44, was arrested Tuesday by the Burbank Police Department on suspicion of posing as a nurse at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Los […]
Ransomware attack’s devastating toll on hospital patients’ health
Data theft and ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations and critical third-party providers will still occur at alarmingly high rates in 2024, making them as serious as last year, the worst healthcare breach on record. It is becoming. you may remember Ascension ransomware attack The incident, which began in May, was one of the most devastating […]
Insurance dispute in Massachusetts may force thousands of patients to find new doctors – CBS Boston
BOSTON – Thousands of patients at Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts Memorial Hospital and Tenet Hospital will have to find new doctors after the hospitals failed to reach an agreement with Point32 Health, Massachusetts' second-largest health insurer. Maybe. Who is affected by this change? The change primarily affects those using Tufts Health Direct, a subsidy program […]
Harris says gender-affirming care decisions should be left to doctors and patients
Vice President Harris said in an interview with NBC News on Tuesday that decisions about gender-affirming care should be left up to doctors and patients. When asked by NBC's Harry Jackson if he believed gender-affirming care was available, the vice president said, “We should follow the law.” Harris pointed out that former President Donald Trump's […]
Patients and experts share hope during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast cancer patients and survivors are speaking out about how the treatment environment is setting them up to not just survive, but thrive. A recent report from the American Cancer Society (ACS) found that while the number of infections is still rising, particularly among groups such as young women and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, […]
Mayo Clinic tells hundreds of Medicare Advantage patients to obtain new insurance to keep getting care – Star Tribune
Mayo Clinic is sending letters to hundreds of patients enrolled in certain Medicare Advantage plans urging them to find alternative health insurance if they want to continue receiving care at Rochester's renowned medical center. Mayo said the changes, which will take effect in 2025, are due to limited capacity to treat patients. Fewer than 2,000 […]
Lawsuit against Cuomo over state order requiring COVID patients into nursing homes tossed
A wrongful death lawsuit against Andrew Cuomo over state directives that forced nursing homes to admit coronavirus patients was rejected by a judge on Monday, with the former governor's campaign claiming that “justice has prevailed.” Judge Rashan Deacy Hall of the Eastern District of New York moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed in 2022 against […]