Doctor in Arroyo case is linked to 2d claim (Boston Globe)
The Boston fire chief who withdrew his disability pension application last week after two witnesses to his workplace injury recanted was declared disabled by the same Dorchester doctor who deemed firefighter Albert Arroyo permanently disabled, a case that made national headlines after Arroyo participated in a bodybuilding competition two weeks later.
B.C. doctor says health minister’s comments about safe-injection site repugnant’ (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
VANCOUVER - A doctor who works with addicts at North America’s only supervised injection site says Health Minister Tony Clement’s slam against physicians who support the facility is "repugnant" and "introduces an element of ugliness into the discussion."
NYC doctor accused of fake billing on nerve tests (WCAX-TV Vermont)
Associated Press - August 19, 2008 7:55 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City doctor accused of billing insurance carriers for tests he didn’t perform has pleaded not guilty to fraud and…
Doctor fined for dumping patients’ files in trash (FOX 19 Cincinnati)
BLOOMINGTON, IN (AP) - A Bloomington doctor who dumped patients’ sensitive medical records into the trash has been fined $1,250 by state officials. Dr. J.B. O’Donnell agreed to the fines and promised to post information about the possible security breach on his Web site for 30 days.
NYC doctor accused of fake billing on nerve tests (Boston Globe)
A New York City doctor accused of billing insurance carriers for tests he didn’t perform has pleaded not guilty to fraud and larceny charges.
Islanders encouraged to sign up for a doctor (CBC Prince Edward Island)
P.E.I.’s Health Department is planning a marketing campaign to get people who don’t have a family doctor on to its patient registry.
Doctor murder trial jurors retire (BBC News)
Jurors in the case of a law student charged with murdering a Kent doctor retire to consider their verdict.
Diabetes drug patients ‘must see doctor’ (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
More than 30,000 Australians taking diabetes drugs Avandia and Avandamet are being told to see their doctor, following reports of heart failure and death.
Australian police might have framed Indian doctor (Calcutta News)
Lawyers for Indian doctor,Mohamed Haneef, who was arrested in Australia on terrorism charges, which were later dropped, say he has been vindicated in a new enquiry which has criticised the methods of the Australian Federal Police.
Doctor fined for dumping patients’ files in trash (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A Bloomington doctor who dumped patients’ sensitive medical records into the trash has been fined $1,250 by state officials.