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Jennifer Henderson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today
April 24, 2025 • 2 min read
Sven Knudsen Ljaamo, MD, a Veterans Affairs’ physician in Massachusetts, was charged with possessing child sexual abuse material, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.
Walgreens will pay $300 million to resolve allegations it illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances and then billed federal healthcare programs, according to the DOJ.
Pennsylvania physician Charles Chandler, MD, is facing felony charges over allegations he used confidential patient information to write prescriptions for controlled substances intended for himself. (CBS News Pittsburgh)
Erin Strotman, RN, who allegedly harmed several babies at a neonatal intensive care unit in Virginia from 2022 to 2024, is facing additional charges. (WRIC)
A Florida jury decided Orlando Health must pay $45 million to the family of a 55-year-old father who died of a heart attack after the health system delayed moving him from one of its smaller hospitals to a larger regional center. (Orlando Sentinel)
An Alabama man whose foot was amputated after a diabetic ulcer became septic received a tentative jury award of about $2.7 million after he sued the Philadelphia-based medical helpline that for months told him to treat the wound with first aid. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Eli Lilly filed a lawsuit against four telemedicine companies for selling compounded versions of the diabetes and obesity drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound). (The Hill)
California physician Rajeev Manu, MD, was placed on 5 years’ probation by the state’s medical board after he administered treatment to a patient, who later died, meant for another patient in the same hospital room. (KGET)
Florida doctor Stephen Feig, DO, was charged with sexual battery for the alleged inappropriate touching of a patient seeking treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. (ABC7)
Police arrested a med spa owner in Texas for allegedly practicing without a license after a patient claimed botulinum toxin injections she received at the spa left her disfigured. (ABC 13 Houston)
Vault Medical Services agreed to pay $8 million to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to a federal COVID-19 program that provided testing, treatment, and vaccines for uninsured patients, the DOJ said.
Jennifer Henderson joined MedPage Today as an enterprise and investigative writer in Jan. 2021. She has covered the healthcare industry in NYC, life sciences and the business of law, among other areas.
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