Missing Nurse Found in River; Pharmacist Gets 17 Years; Paramedic Pleads Guilty

The body of a missing nurse from Denver was found last weekend in Montana. She had been missing for more than 2 weeks after last being seen at a dog park. (CBS News)

A British plastic surgeon stabbed another doctor he “hated” after a failed attempt at setting that doctor’s home on fire, court testimony alleged. (The Telegraph via Yahoo News)

Two emergency physicians can’t be held in contempt for refusing to perform a body cavity search, a county court in Ohio has decided. (The Chronicle)

Texas pharmacist Dehshid Nourian was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for his role in a scheme to submit fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary compounded creams prescribed to injured federal workers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

A paramedic who falsely claimed to be a doctor has pleaded guilty to making false statements relating to healthcare matters, federal prosecutors said.

The man who was accused of killing a Detroit doctor was deemed competent to stand trial in two cases: the doctor’s murder and an unrelated road rage case. (Click On Detroit)

Louisiana physician Henry Goolsby, MD, his wife, and their medical clinic will pay $450,000 to settle claims around the improper billing of “P-Stim” devices, according to federal prosecutors.

An intensive care unit nurse at HCA Florida JFK Hospital was arrested for allegedly stealing fentanyl and other controlled substances. (CBS12)

Three physicians and their medical practices, among others, will pay almost $2 million to settle allegations around their involvement in laboratory kickback schemes, according to the DOJ.

Louisiana physician Robert Tassin, MD, has been charged with healthcare fraud in connection with a scheme to bill Medicare for unnecessary cancer genetic tests, federal prosecutors said.

The Federal Trade Commission under President Trump is making its first move to challenge private equity in healthcare, suing to block the $627 million acquisition of a maker of specialized coatings for medical devices. (Axios)

Kristina Fiore leads MedPage’s enterprise & investigative reporting team. She’s been a medical journalist for more than a decade and her work has been recognized by Barlett & Steele, AHCJ, SABEW, and others. Send story tips to k.fiore@medpagetoday.com. Follow

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