A Houston hospital has halted its liver and kidney transplant programs after it says a doctor manipulated a database for liver transplant patients, making them ineligible to receive a new organ.
State medical boards don’t make it easy for patients to learn about a doctor's past discipline. The Oregon Medical Board’s website allows patients to view some disciplinary and malpractice information ...
This article is part of an investigative podcast series by Gothamist called “Imminent Danger: One Doctor and a Trail of Injured Women.” It examines how doctors are vetted both in New York and ...
Communication is an underappreciated skill, particularly in medicine. While our world has become increasingly interconnected thanks to the ever-growing number of new devices, apps and infrastructure, ...
To get a doctor’s appointment in the U.K. these days, you have to entrust more of your data to private companies — and there’s not a great deal you can do about it. In part due to growing pressure ...
A measure that would allow attorneys for the state to have access to a prescription-drug database as they pursue a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical industry over the opioid epidemic was among 10 ...
A Commonwealth Court judge has ordered Pennsylvania’s health department to release information about medical marijuana certifications issued by individual doctors, likely bringing a conclusion to an ...
A recent investigation revealed how doctors who have been banned in one country can keep practicing in another. Newly-obtained data shows that national authorities often do not read warnings about ...