Dog Attacks Patient inside Houston Alzheimer Care Facility Twice in One Month
A Houston-area family has filed a lawsuit against a Tomball Alzheimer’s care home, claiming their elderly mother was mauled by the facility’s dog twice in one month.
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Florida Man Sets Hospital Bed on Fire to Get Nurse’s Attention, Police Say
A man who felt like he was being ignored set his hospital bed on fire while another patient was in the room in an attempt to get a nurse’s attention,…
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Former Michigan Healthcare Consultant Who Used Faked Credentials to Obtain More than $1.4 Million Pleads Guilty
A former healthcare consultant pleaded guilty to mail fraud and tax evasion relating to her scheme to be employed under false pretenses as a highly paid healthcare consultant. According to…
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Smash-And-Grab Thefts from Vehicles Plaguing Wisconsin Nursing Home
A Southwest Side nursing home has been hits by a series of smash-and-grab thefts from vehicles, Madison police reported.
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Two PA Group Home Workers Accused of Filming Disabled Woman Made to Chase after Food
Two workers at a Pennsylvania group home are accused of recording video of a developmentally disabled woman as they made her chase after chicken they threw in a yard and…
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Nursing Home Worker Jailed for Three Years over False Tax Claim That Netted Him $980,000 Refund
A nursing home worker who made a false claim to get a $980,000 tax refund despite earning less than $19,000 has been jailed for 34 months.
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Delaware Corporation’s Attempt to Dodge Wrongful Death Suit Thwarted by Own Press Release
A Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas judge has denied a health company’s attempt to escape a wrongful death lawsuit against one of its hospitals, rejecting its argument that it…
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Dog Sniffs out Dangerous Bacteria at North Carolina Hospital
Detecting dangerous bacteria can be difficult, but a beagle named Harley is sniffing around Vidant Medical Center in Greenville to help patients. Image credit: Content Providers(s): CDC/Dr. Holdeman – This…
Read More »Woman to Sue Florida Nursing Home, Says Staff Put Coffee Grounds under Dad’s Bed to Hide Smell from Wound
One nursing home in Orange Park faces multiple complaints of malpractice as the daughter of one of its patients plans to file a lawsuit against the facility in the coming…
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TX Doctor Found Guilty for Role in $325M Healthcare Fraud Scheme Involving False Diagnoses of Lifelong Diseases
A federal jury found Jorge Zamora-Quezada, M.D., 63, a Texas rheumatologist, guilty for his role in a $325 million healthcare fraud scheme in which he falsely diagnosed patients with life-long…
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