Medical Crimes News Updates pg 5 of 5

Sentencing set in insulin injection deaths of 7 VA patients

Sentencing is set this week for a fired nursing assistant who admitting to killing seven elderly veterans with fatal doses of insulin. More

May 10, 2021

Doctor appears in court video call while performing surgery

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Medical Board of California said it would investigate a plastic surgeon who appeared in a videoconference for his traffic More

March 2, 2021

Ex-VA doctor who misdiagnosed patient sentenced to prison

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A former pathologist at an Arkansas veterans hospital has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading More

January 25, 2021

Authorities arrest man after body parts scattered in Arizona

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in central Arizona have made an arrest in an investigation into human body parts that were found scattered in remote More

December 30, 2020

Judge: Suit filed by 29 women can proceed against ex-doctor

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A judge has denied a request by a former suburban Portland doctor to put a two-year hold on a civil case... More

December 17, 2020

Dr. Conrad Murray reacts as the jury's verdict is read in his trial for the death of Michael Jackson

CA v. Dr. Conrad Murray: The Death of Michael Jackson

Dr. Conrad Murray is on trial for the 2009 death of beloved pop singer Michael Jackson. Prosecutors claim he administered a lethal dose of anesthetic... More

December 3, 2020

Beware of COVID-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approval

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus vaccine inching toward approval in the U.S. is desperately anticipated by weary More

November 30, 2020

Investigators search doctor’s office, probing Maradona death

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine police searched the home and office of one of Diego Maradona's doctors on Sunday, taking away medical records as More

November 30, 2020

NY doctor charged in serial sexual assaults on patients

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York gynecologist accused of sexually abusing dozens of patients, More

September 9, 2020

State doctors say Colorado stepmom competent for trial

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — State psychiatrists have found a Colorado woman accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson and later plotting to break out More

September 8, 2020

Judge: U-Mich. must tell alumni about doctor abuse lawsuits

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ordered the University of Michigan to inform alumni about a class-action lawsuit against the school over sexual... More

August 7, 2020

Family charged for selling toxic bleach as church’s fake ‘miracle cure’ for COVID-19

By: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida July 8, 2020 Miami, Fl. – Federal prosecutors in Miami have charged four Florida residents who More

July 9, 2020

California sheriff says inmates tried to infect themselves

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two groups of inmates at a Los Angeles County jail tried to infect themselves with the... More

May 14, 2020

Hospital doc’s murder trial in 25 deaths delayed until 2021

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio hospital doctor accused of ordering excessive painkiller doses for dozens of patients who died won't face trial on murder More

April 21, 2020

Authorities: Missouri man threatened to give clerks COVID-19

ASHLAND, Mo. (AP) — A mid-Missouri man who allegedly threatened to give two store clerks the COVID-19 virus was charged Monday with two counts of More

March 25, 2020

Trial opens in lawsuit over ‘Frankenstein’ use of remains

PHOENIX (AP) — A retired FBI agent described a horrific raid of now-closed body donation facility Monday, recalling a table stacked with severed human More

October 29, 2019