TAMPA, Florida. You have probably already heard of the drug Ozempic, used to treat diabetes. But along the way, doctors discovered that it also helped patients lose weight by reducing their cravings. This drug, in high demand, is causing supply shortages around the world. Now, there’s a new warning from the FDA regarding the popular …
Florida pain doctor to pay $1.5 million to settle US government’s lawsuit accusing him of accepting thousands of dollars to unnecessarily prescribe fentanyl product to patients , federal prosecutors announced. In exchange for $159,580 in bribes, Dr. Edward Lubin prescribed a company’s fentanyl spray to dozens of people without a valid medical reason between 2014 …
A Florida doctor accepted bribes from a company to prescribe its fentanyl spray to his patients, the federal government alleges. Hush Naidoo Jade Photography via Unsplash A Florida pain management doctor will pay $1.5 million to settle the U.S. governments lawsuit filed against him accusing him of accepting thousands of dollars to unnecessarily prescribe a …
Newly revealed writings by Maya Kowalski’s mother indicate she suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy and put her daughter’s life in danger, lawyers said this week. In a draft of a 2015 blog post, Beata Kowalski written in her daughter’s voice, she wrote that her ketamine-induced coma could lead to “total body failure/death.” Elsewhere, still …
TALLAHASSEE Amid intense scrutiny, state officials Wednesday defended a process to determine whether millions of people remain eligible for Medicaid coverage and said they were trying to help children find another health insurance if they left the program. Our main priorities here are we want to make sure that if you’re eligible, you maintain your …