All articles tagged with #medical misconduct
The owner of a Staunton clinic, Amy Kubler, had her nursing license suspended by the Virginia Board of Nursing due to allegations of improper opioid prescribing, poor record-keeping, and concerns over her health and substance abuse issues, following multiple patient safety violations and a previous reprimand for inappropriate conduct.
The article reviews various true crime stories across media that highlight institutional failures in healthcare, including the Netflix series 'The Pharmacist' about a pharmacist's quest for justice and exposing the opioid epidemic, the podcast 'Dr. Death' about a doctor’s deadly fraud, the 'Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders' series on a 1982 cyanide poisoning case, and the documentary 'Capturing the Killer Nurse' about a nurse who murdered patients, revealing systemic issues and legal reforms in healthcare.
A French anesthetist, Frederic Pechier, is on trial for allegedly poisoning 30 patients, causing 12 deaths, with accusations that he did so to impress colleagues and discredit others. The case, which has been under investigation since 2017, involves suspicions of tampering with medical supplies and intentionally inducing cardiac arrests. Pechier denies the charges, claiming medical errors by colleagues are to blame, and faces life imprisonment if convicted.
A retired French surgeon, Joel Le Scouarnec, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing 299 young patients over 25 years, including some under anesthesia, in France's worst child abuse case. Despite previous convictions and ongoing jail time, he continued working in healthcare, raising questions about systemic failures. The case has sparked calls for legal reforms to prevent repeat offenders from walking free.
A lawsuit filed in Massachusetts accuses renowned IVF doctor Merle Berger of secretly inseminating a patient with his own sperm in 1980. The patient's daughter discovered the truth after taking at-home DNA tests and connecting with relatives related to Berger. The lawsuit alleges that Berger violated the patient's consent and seeks damages for the emotional harm caused. Berger's attorney denies the claims, stating they have no legal or factual merit. This case is part of a series of legal actions involving fertility doctors secretly inseminating patients, often discovered through DNA testing.
A lawsuit has been filed against a retired Boston fertility doctor, Dr. Merle Berger, by a woman who claims he secretly used his own sperm to impregnate her over 40 years ago. Sarah Depoian visited Dr. Berger's fertility clinic and was promised an anonymous donor's sperm for artificial insemination. However, her daughter, Carolyn Bester, discovered through a DNA test that Dr. Berger is her biological father. The lawsuit alleges deliberate misconduct and seeks damages for the harm caused. Dr. Berger denies the accusations, stating they have no legal or factual merit.
A lawsuit has been filed against a former Harvard Medical School professor and founder of a prominent fertility clinic, Dr. Merle Berger, alleging that he secretly impregnated a patient in 1980 using his own sperm instead of an anonymous donor as promised. The patient's daughter discovered the truth after conducting a DNA test earlier this year. The lawsuit seeks damages for the alleged misconduct. Similar cases involving fertility doctors using their own sperm have been reported in the past.
A former professor at Harvard Medical School and founder of a prominent fertility clinic is facing a lawsuit alleging that he secretly impregnated a patient in 1980 using his own sperm instead of an anonymous donor as promised. The patient's daughter discovered the truth after conducting a DNA test earlier this year. The lawsuit seeks damages for the alleged misconduct. The accused professor's lawyer denies the allegations, stating that they have no legal or factual merit. Similar cases of fertility doctors using their own sperm have been reported in the past.
A lawsuit has been filed against Dr. Merle Berger, a prominent Boston fertility doctor, accusing him of secretly impregnating a patient with his own sperm instead of an anonymous donor's as promised. The patient's daughter discovered the truth through at-home DNA tests and found out that Berger was her biological father. The lawsuit alleges that the doctor intentionally violated the patient's consent and wishes. This case is part of a growing trend of fertility fraud lawsuits in the US. Berger's attorneys deny the allegations, but the claimant fears that other patients may have been similarly violated.
Dr. James Heaps, a former obstetrician-gynecologist at UCLA, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexually abusing female patients over the course of a 35-year career. He was convicted of three counts of sexual battery by fraud and two counts of sexual penetration of an unconscious person. Heaps, who denied the charges, will appeal the sentence. The case has cost UCLA about $700 million in settlements to over 200 women who alleged sexual misconduct.