A court in Turin has approved a U.S. extradition request for a fugitive American doctor accused of fraud and malpractice who was found in a tent near Mont Blanc, a prosecutor said Thursday.
When Michael Jackson's embattled personal physician returned to work last month, cameras were rolling.
Tiger Woods is in no way linked to the drug-related criminal charges brought against a Canadian sports doctor who treated the superstar golfer, the doctor's lawyer said Friday.
Doctors in Italy gave permission Monday for police to question a fugitive American doctor who was found in a tent at the snowy foot of Mont Blanc last week, a hospital spokesman said.
Has anyone seen Tiger Woods’ birth certificate? From what I hear, rumors are flying it’s possible Woods wasn’t born in this country.
A doctor who has treated golfer Tiger Woods and many other pro athletes was charged by Canadian authorities on Wednesday with selling an unapproved drug known as Actovegin.
Dr. Malcolm Oliver Perry II, who attended to President John F. Kennedy at Parkland Memorial Hospital after he was shot in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, has died. He was 80.
A 26-year-old doctor who exposed the torture of jailed protesters in Iran died of poisoning from a delivery salad laced with an overdose of blood pressure medication, prosecutors say. The findings fueled opposition fears that he was killed because of what he knew.
A former California plastic surgeon was sentenced Monday to three years and eight months in state prison for groping female patients.
Michael Jackson's doctor returned to work at his Houston medical clinic on Monday for the first time since the pop star's death and his patients welcomed him back without reservation.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - When Bob Goodrich’s longtime doctor started providing premium care only to patients who paid a $1,600 annual fee, the 63-year-old felt he had no choice but to write a check.
A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the North Carolina Medical Board will decide if Dr. Earl Sunderhaus of Asheville overstepped the bounds of professional decency.
An Iranian doctor who went public with reports of tortured protesters he treated at Tehran's most feared detention facility dies, amid conflicting reports of a heart attack, a car accident or suicide — raising opposition accusations that the 26-year-old was killed.
Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to return to work at his Houston medical clinic for the first time since before the pop star's death.
A Virginia doctor who wrote tens of thousands of prescriptions for muscle relaxants and other drugs over the Internet without meeting or examining the patients has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison.
A Texas health clinic operator said it regrets telling a Muslim doctor applying for a job that she couldn't wear her traditional headscarf and will clarify its policy regarding religious accommodations for employees.
A Muslim doctor interviewing for a job at a suburban Dallas medical clinic says officials there told her she couldn't wear her headscarf in the workplace.
A lawyer says the physician being investigated in Michael Jackson's death will appear for a Nov. 16 child support hearing in Las Vegas.
A Nevada judge is considering whether to unseal warrant documents in the Michael Jackson investigation, following a closed-door meeting with a Los Angeles police detective and prosecutor.
The doctor being investigated in Michael Jackson's death told a court he can't afford to pay $13,000 in child support and other debts because he was forced to close his medical practice after physical threats against him and his staff, according to court documents obtained Friday.
Maneuvering to boost prospects for sweeping health care legislation, Senate Democrats hope first to win quick approval for a bill that grants doctors a $247 billion increase in Medicare fees over a decade but raises federal deficits in the process, officials said Wednesday.
Dr. Frederick "Fred" Wirth Jr., the physician to America's first test-tube baby, has died, his family said Friday. He was 68.
Dr. Christine Daniel promised to her patients what many considered the improbable — the chance to cure cancer through an herbal treatment.
The doctor at the center of an investigation into Michael Jackson's death may face arrest and could lose his medical license after missing a hearing to explain late child support payments, the Las Vegas district attorney said Thursday.
A Kansas doctor who worked for a physician accused of causing dozens of patient deaths from prescription drugs has pleaded guilty to illegally prescribing a painkiller for a women he never met.
On 21 September 2004, Michelle Weinberger woke up on the 79ft powerboat that she and her husband, Mark, owned as it rocked gently in the waters of a marina on the Greek island of Mykonos.
For those supporters of Obamacare who feel that this new program will be a boon for US health care workers, I would like to share what I learned from an experience in the UK.
The United States Senate is on the verge of passing historic health reform legislation. Taken together, the provisions of this bill represent the most significant health reform since the creation of Medicare. The Senate health reform bill will:
A DOCTOR whose patient claimed he gave her two "leg buckling" orgasms yesterday spoke of his private torment as she dropped her legal case against him.
When people are arrested for theft at Mayfair Mall, police often hear suspects complain of being out of work or having an addiction to drugs as reasons for their crimes.
In a bit over a week a new Sherlock Holmes movie will debut, starring Robert Downey Jr as Holmes and Jude Law as Doctor Watson. Over the years there have been many great actors who have portrayed Holmes.
"Dr. Dennis Sandlin died after being shot by a patient at" a medical clinic in Kentucky on December 8, 2009.
A doctor who botched the circumcision of a wriggling four-year-old, severing an artery in the boy's penis, may face further disciplinary action, after a report by the Health and Disability Commissioner was released today.
A thief who stole a flowerpot containing the ashes of an African witch doctor grandmother is risking an involuntary sex change, her grandson warned in a letter published Thursday in a New Zealand newspaper.
A medical expert today threatened to continue to "break the law" in his legal battle with a London council which has repeatedly fined him for parking on his own land.
The role of the pharmacist has often been overlooked, or at least paled in comparison to that of the doctor. Seemingly less glamorous, their job description has been reduced to counting pills and filling bottles.
News Event that is listed as coming from the "NuttyNewswire.com" entitiled, "Where is Michael Jackson's Doctor?".
A British doctor was caught in a sting operation attempting to fly to Alaska to have sex with a six-year-old boy, prosecutors allege.
A respected Back Bay research physician will be arraigned in Alaska today on charges he journeyed to the frontier state to join a sex ring with a demented dad and the father's two tots.
Dr. Earl Sunderhaus, of Asheville Eye Center on Tunnel Road, is awaiting word from the board about any actions it may take against him for making cutting criticisms of a female patient, including telling her she was fat and poking her thigh.
The list of things to avoid during flu season includes crowded buses, hospitals and handshakes. Consider adding this: your doctor's necktie.
Iran's police chief says a doctor who died at a detention centre shut in July after the deaths of several opposition supporters committed suicide.
Dr. Roby Mitchell, M.D. (www.drfitt.com) issues a retraction to nurses he originally advised to get the H1N1 flu vaccination. After reading the insert of the vaccine, he retracted his advice.
Success to many of us can mean anything. For the dynamic and ambitious executive it could mean climbing the greasy pole of corporate achievement and finally sitting pretty at the top.
The other day I went to my primary care MD because of numbness in my left hand.
BEIJING -- A 5-month-old baby died in a hospital amid pleas for help from his parents while his doctor played video games online in eastern China, health authorities said Friday.
Army major and doctor Nidal Malik Hassan murdered 13 people and wounded over 30 at Fort Hood Texas last week.. He was shot and stopped by two civilian Fort Hood policemen. He is now in a hospital being treated for his injuries and under heavy guard.
BEIJING - A FIVE-MONTH-OLD baby boy suffering from an eye infection died in hospital in eastern China as the attending doctor was playing a game online, state media reported on Friday, citing health officials.
The murderer was an army major, a psychiatrist, a Muslim, born in Virginia. At this time 13 people are dead, 31, including the shooter,, are wounded. The investigation is ongoing. Who or what is at fault? How could it have been prevented? Can future events be prevented.
The reports out on the dummy box, which sometimes sounds like the town crier on steroids after a night of heavy drinking, are saying that the bill is 2000 pages long.