via NBC An Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive and potentially fatal doses of opioids to dozens of near-death patients is facing multiple counts of murder, prosecutors announced Wednesday. William Husel voluntarily surrendered to authorities in Columbus and was charged in 25 deaths following a six-month investigation by the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office. The patient […]
“Mix-up” is a word best left out of sentences involving another word: pregnancy. But the two are making headlines together following yesterday’s report that a woman in Rome became pregnant with twins after undergoing fertility treatment—except the embryos she was implanted with weren’t those of her and her partner. The woman wasn’t alerted […]
A 27-year-old medical student may have the prescription for instant Internet notoriety by auctioning her virginity. The woman is using the name “Elizabeth Raine,” and claims to be a student at one of America’s top medical schools. Raine hopes to net at least $400,000 from the bidding and is using an Australian agent to avoid breaking […]
Terry Ragland, a woman in Tennessee, was incensed after her doctor, Timothy Sweo, diagnosed the source of her severe lower back pain as “ghetto booty.” “I think I blacked out after he said ghetto booty. I think my mind was just stuck on the phrase because I couldn’t believe he said that,” said Ragland, 55, in […]
You would think that if you were living with HIV, you would certainly want to know that very important health news. But for a 31 year old Harlem woman, this was not the case. When it came to her HIV status, home girl was like Mario Winans, she didn’t want to know and is suing […]
Roscoe Dash came onto the scene with summer banger “All the Way Turnt Up” that had just about everyone bumpin’ with the windows down. But few know that before the Atlanta native Roscoe Dash was urging you to drop it to the ground with no hands, he had all hands on deck to become a […]
An 81-year-old Florida man, who police say posed as a door-to-door physician and duped at least two women into having their breasts examined, has struck a plea deal with prosecutors.
Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, 41, sat down with CNN chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, for an in-depth interview last night. T-Boz discussed her sickle cell anemia and brain tumor. “Doctors, they didn’t give me a happy ending,” said T-Boz, who added that doctors told her she wouldn’t live past 30 or have kids because of […]
According to Dr. Drew Ordon, Kardashian may have had a butt job but no plastic surgery. “With our dear friend Kim and her x-ray, clearly there was no prosthesis, there is not a butt implant, but with the classical Brazilian butt lift, yes, you’re using your own fat which you’re taking from one part of the body […]
The singer is Rollin’ in the Deep with a bad case of laryngitis and had to cancel the rest of her U.S. tour dates, the singer confirmed on her website. “I’m really frustrated. I was hoping with a weeks rest I’d be better to sing again straight away. However there is absolutely nothing I can […]
Two UC Davis professors are the driving force behind Halent Laboratories’ new medical marijuana testing facility in West Sacramento. “Knowing a medicine’s potency is fundamental,” said Land, president and chief scientist at Halent. “Without that information, patients are left to trial and error. With the information we provide, that’s no longer necessary.” It’s believed that […]
“There are no no NO consumer products and dietary supplements to treat STDs that are available over the counter,” emphasized Howard Sklamberg, director of FDA’s Office of Enforcement and Regulatory affairs, explaining that the only way to treat an STD is by using an FDA-approved prescription drug obtained from a licensed health care provider. The […]
