A nurse is accused of killing a patient with insulin.Naturopathic doctor settles false claims lawsuit

Former nurse Heather Presdy is accused of giving patients excessive amounts of insulin, causing two deaths and a third being hospitalized. Presdy reportedly told another nurse at the facility that one of the patients who died would be better off dead. (people)

Dr. Joseph Andrew Mollick, a California doctor, was sentenced to two years in prison for possessing child pornography. Molik admitted to using the social media app Kik in 2019 to upload images of minors engaged in sex acts, and that his laptop contained images of minors engaged in sex acts, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. It is said that at least 2,000 images of minors were stored. California area.

Missing Missouri doctor Dr. John Forsyth was found dead in Arkansas on Tuesday with an apparent gunshot wound. (USA Today)

An Indiana woman has been charged with fraudulently receiving approximately $55,000 in disability benefits by posing as a nurse, despite not having a nursing license in the state, authorities said. (indystar)

Marcos de Escobar, a naturopathic doctor in Connecticut, and his company, Corebella Health, have filed a lawsuit over allegations that they billed doctors for allergy immunotherapy services provided by nurses when they were actually performed by nurses. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut announced it will pay nearly $400,000 to settle the case.

Dr. Vasso Godiari, a Michigan vascular surgeon, was sentenced to 80 months in prison after filing charges alleging he placed a vascular stent and performed a blood clot removal procedure that was not performed. The U.S. Department of Justice says it will have to pay about $43 million to the United States to settle related civil claims and repay $19.5 million to Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

A Michigan jury has awarded a $31.6 million verdict to the family of a daughter who suffered permanent brain damage at birth at MyMichigan Medical Center Midland. Lawyers for the family of 4-year-old Kendall Bertiome, who has been diagnosed with spastic quadriplegia, cerebral palsy and a seizure disorder, argued that a Caesarean section was not performed early enough. (ABC12)

A Rhode Island jury has awarded a $4 million verdict to a woman who suffered severe injuries to her right ureter during a botched laparoscopic hysterectomy. (providence journal)

New York physician Dr. Frank Parasmo was sentenced to 36 months in prison and three years of supervised release for illegally distributing oxycodone to 18 patients without a legitimate medical purpose. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, Parasmo issued prescriptions to patients who had just completed detox treatment at a rehab facility and to patients who had just been discharged from the hospital after overdosing.

Former Connecticut Congressman Michael DiMassa was sentenced to 27 months in prison for stealing more than $1.2 million, much of it in coronavirus relief supplies, from a local city primarily to fuel his gambling addiction. received. (AP)