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Teen fake doctor behind bars

Teen fake doctor behind bars

medicalstaffverification June 19, 2013 0

A 17-year-old who posed as a doctor has been remanded in custody because he could not stop pretending to be a health worker. The teenager had previously pleaded guilty to offences related to his

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Butt Implant Gone Wrong: Suyima Torres, 28-Year-Old Mother Of Two, Dies After Receiving Butt Injections From Fake Doctor In Venezuela

Butt Implant Gone Wrong: Suyima Torres, 28-Year-Old Mother Of Two, Dies After Receiving Butt Injections From Fake Doctor In Venezuela

medicalstaffverification June 17, 2013 0

Suyima Torres' death after an alleged botched butt implant has caused the South Florida police department to open up a formal manslaughter investigation. An autopsy giving a definitive cause of death has not been

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Fake Doctor: ‘Vulnerable’ Oz Teen Behind Bars

Fake Doctor: ‘Vulnerable’ Oz Teen Behind Bars

medicalstaffverification June 14, 2013 0

An Australian teenager who pleaded guilty to impersonating doctors and was caught 'treating' a 12-year-old girl in an emergency ward has been remanded in custody for breaching bail conditions

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Woman Charged With Phoning in Fake Hydrocodone Prescription

Woman Charged With Phoning in Fake Hydrocodone Prescription

medicalstaffverification June 13, 2013 0

Barbara Jean Wagner, 47, of Wildwood, is accused of phoning in a fake hydrocodone prescription to a Chesterfield pharmacy

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Preliminary hearing for alleged fake doctor

Preliminary hearing for alleged fake doctor

medicalstaffverification June 12, 2013 0

A preliminary hearing is scheduled Tuesday for a La Mesa man accused of posing as a doctor and promising patients he could could cure cancer and

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Herron off Democrats’ payroll while handling malpractice case

Herron off Democrats’ payroll while handling malpractice case

medicalstaffverification June 11, 2013 0

State Democratic Chairman Roy Herron of Dresden has been “off the payroll” since May 15 and will remain an unpaid chair until the conclusion of an ongoing medical malpractice trial in which he is

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Fake Wellsville, Dansville doctor pleads guilty

Fake Wellsville, Dansville doctor pleads guilty

medicalstaffverification June 5, 2013 0

A fake doctor at the center of wrongful death lawsuit involving a child in Wellsville has pleaded guilty to health care fraud, which could land him in prison for 10 years

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Mercy Clinic in Springfield, Mo., accused of medical negligence

Mercy Clinic in Springfield, Mo., accused of medical negligence

medicalstaffverification June 4, 2013 0

A businessman has accused Mercy Clinic in Springfield, Mo., and two of its physicians of failing to provide emergency treatment to prevent the spread of flesh-eating bacteria. In the medical malpractice case, Adam Maier

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