Steward Health Care, a company managing hospitals in the U.S. and Malta, is facing financial and legal troubles. In Malta, where it operates a handful of public hospitals under contract,…
Andrew Walsh, an acupuncturist in Clermont, Florida, was arrested and accused of sexual battery against a patient, says the Clermont Police Department. The incident allegedly occurred in the exam room where…
A nurse in Florida was recently arrested for writing phony prescriptions for over 1.5 million Adderall pills. Done during a nationwide shortage of Adderall and similar medications, this conduct exacerbates…
Walmart is closing all 51 of its “Walmart Health” locations across 5 states. Almost half the Health centers are in Florida, and the remainder are in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois and Texas.…
Virginia Redding obtained her $2.5 million malpractice verdict in federal court in Florida, against Coloplast Corporation, the manufacturer of a pelvic mesh her doctors had implanted in her in a…
Plastic Surgeon Benjamin Brown, who owns a small clinic in the Florida Panhandle, has been arrested for manslaughter following the death of his wife. She died after Dr. Brown performed…
A judge has ruled that an Orlando doctor, Dr. Christopher Arthur Roy Walker, could lose his license due to a failed liposuction procedure. The Florida Department of Health accused Dr.…
Shoulder Dystocia occurs during vaginal delivery when the baby’s shoulder gets stuck behind the mother’s pubic bone. It is considered an obstetrical emergency because when it happens, the baby is…
Several states, including Iowa, Nebraska North Dakota and New York, have sued numerous businesses and individuals for consumer scams involving the sale and administration of stems cell treatments for medical…