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Death After Brazilian Butt Lift; Wrong-Organ Surgery Suit; Holistic Doc Investigated

— A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, 51˶

MedpageToday
INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

A new lawsuit claims a 33-year-old mother of five performed by a Miami doctor who allegedly wasn't allowed to operate on patients. (NBC News)

A Kansas patient can move forward with a against a hospital and a doctor who allegedly removed part of her pancreas instead of her adrenal gland. (Topeka Capital-Journal)

Stephanie Russell, MD, the Kentucky doctor accused in a murder-for-hire plot to kill her ex-husband, allegedly wanted to put a "" on him, according to newly released documents. Russell reportedly messaged a spiritual healer on WhatsApp, asking for help to kill her ex using supernatural means. (WHAS)

John Magaldi, MD, chief of rheumatology at Hartford Healthcare in Connecticut, was among three men arrested for their alleged roles in a . He was later . (FOX 61)

Missouri pediatrician Craig Spiegel, MD, is accused of for a decade, allegedly doling out more than 73,000 pills to at least 25 people. (Riverfront Times)

Vermont physician Christopher Manfred, MD, to one count of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child. Police allege Manfred touched a young girl inappropriately multiple times, and that the behavior went on for more than a year. (WCAX)

Washington nurse Donald Russell Gifford was sentenced to for assaulting two elderly women at a memory care center. (The Olympian)

Indiana's attorney general and medical board are , alleging he misleadingly advertised alternative treatments for several diseases, including cancer. (FOX 59)

Pennsylvania doctor Nishi Patel, MD, will pay $95,000 to resolve claims that he ordered medically unnecessary genetic tests for Medicare beneficiaries, .

NewYork-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital has agreed to pay more than $17 million to to doctors at the hospital's chemotherapy infusion center, according to federal prosecutors. The payments were made as part of a contract that linked doctors' compensation to the number of referrals they made to the center.

A New York jury has convicted the former CEO of Stimwave on two counts of , federal prosecutors announced. The company had been accused of selling nerve stimulation devices with non-functioning plastic parts. Former CEO Laura Perryman faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for each count.

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    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.