Woman Sues Nurse, California Hospital over Alleged Sexual Assault
A former patient is suing a nurse and a Mission Viejo hospital over an alleged sexual assault that occurred at the facility earlier this year,…
Avanos Medical Inc. to Pay $22M to Resolve Criminal Charge Related to Fraudulent Misbranding
Avanos Medical Inc., a US-based multinational medical device corporation, has agreed to pay more than $22 million to resolve a criminal charge relating to the…
Former Owner of Defunct New England Compounding Center Resentenced to 14 Years in Prison
The former owner of the now-defunct New England Compounding Center (NECC) was resentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with the 2012 nationwide fungal…
Massachusetts Nursing Home to Require Vaccinations for All Staff
In an effort to ensure the health and safety of all residents, Sherrill House, a non-profit skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in Jamaica Plain is…
Nursing Assistant Jailed in Ohio Sexual Assault Case
A 59-year-old nursing assistant was arraigned Tuesday for gross sexual imposition following an investigation at a Warren County nursing facility, with bond set at $150,000.
$6M Judgment against Iowa Nursing Home over Woman’s 2017 Death May Be State’s Largest Yet
In what may be largest ever sum awarded in an Iowa nursing home negligence case, a northern Iowa facility has been ordered to pay $6…
Patient Badly Burned in Fire Involving Defibrillator at Texas Hospital
Houston police are investigating the death of a patient at a Kingwood hospital after she was badly burned in a fire as medical staff used…
Nurse sues Houston hospital that fired her after she refused COVID-19 vaccination
More than 100 staff members at Houston Methodist Hospital who were fired after they refused to be vaccinated for COVID-19 appealed a judge’s ruling upholding…
Former MA Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Hydromorphone and Meperidine
A former nurse was sentenced on Tuesday, June 29 in federal court in Boston for tampering with opioids intended for emergency department patients at a…
Alabama nurse stabbed by patient who says, “You’re going to die anyway.”
An East Alabama Medical Center nurse is recovering after investigators say she was attacked and stabbed in the chest by a knife-wielding patient trying to…