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Marquet Johnson, 44, raped two women and forced another to perform oral sex on him from July to November 2019, according to the Justice Department.

What the 'Take Care of Maya' ruling could mean for abuse accusations

"We've heard everything. It won't shock us (unless maybe it's someone new to the field). Even if it's a unique circumstance, we'll get the underlying feeling behind it."

Violence against health care workers is surging, leading to their increasing departure and potentially jeopardizing access to clinical care.

The world of medical malpractice law is vast and varied, and the factors that go into settling each case are just as unique as the cases themselves.

Tyndall was found dead at his home in October while criminal charges were still pending and an exam now confirms he died from cardiovascular disease.

The sheriff's office is asking anyone with information about Dr. Paul Giacopelli to contact them at (845) 808-4377.

A Hudson Valley physician is accused of sexually assaulting many sleeping patients. More victims are possible.

The doctor is accused of placing a rag containing a drug used to put people to sleep before surgery over the woman’s face and abusing her, reports say.

Sexual contact took place in examination rooms and at the home of the accuser, identified only as M. Parker of Lake County, according to the complaints.

A Grande Prairie, Alta., family doctor will not be allowed to practise after she was found to have committed sexual abuse by entering into a relationship with a vulnerable patient. Dr. Brianne Hudson is the first doctor to have her practice permit cancelled by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta under the provincial Act to Protect Patients. The act outlines mandatory penalties for medical professionals found to have committed sexual abuse or misconduct. The decision was announced b

A Grande Prairie, Alta., family doctor will not be allowed to practise after she was found to have committed sexual abuse by entering into a relationship with a vulnerable patient. Dr. Brianne Hudson is the first doctor to have her practice permit cancelled by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta under the provincial Act to Protect Patients.

Disgraced neurologist Keith Hoyte handed a second, three-year prison term for sexually assaulting a second group of female patients.

Upper Allen police said there was no legitimate medical reason for the employee to examine the patient's genitals.

The 49-year-old physician is being held in federal custody as the FBI says secretly-filmed videos of at least 10 minors were found on his devices.

A former pediatrician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was sentenced Friday to 7 1/2 years in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material on dozens of DVDs as well as possessing hundreds of such images on his personal computing devices. Gary Goulin, 62, of Los Angeles, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, […]

A bill proposed in the wake of the Dr. Richard Strauss scandal at Ohio State is likely to become law, state leaders say.

Lauren Book describes key physical and behavioral clues. This is incredibly important as children are often ashamed and find it difficult to open up.

Warning: Graphic descriptions.

Here is a look at what ketamine is and how it is used in medical treatment.

Patients rarely report misconduct, often doubting their own concerns or fearing consequences.

Vladimir Iakomi was charged by Pennsylvania State Police for an incident troopers say occurred Sept. 30.

State police say victim was assaulted during doctor's office visit

A Lancaster County doctor was charged with indecent assault Saturday after state police say he inappropriately touched a patient, and it’s the second time this year the doctor has been

Brian Aalbers, Johnson County pediatric neurologist with ties to an Overland Park hospital, is accused of trying to produce child sex abuse material.

The Adult Survivors Act, a bill that I introduced, has rightfully shifted the paradigm of how society views sexual violence in New York state.

Studies are showing that more Americans are struggling with dependency on multiple substances.

A local doctor is facing charges accused of sexual abuse involving two patients.

A Lancaster County judge on Tuesday revoked bail and issued an arrest warrant for a doctor charged Saturday with sexually assaulting a female patient.

A Lancaster County doctor charged with assaulting two women in his care remained at large Wednesday a day after a judge revoked bail in the case and issued an arrest

Dr. Vladimir Iakomi was charged with two different cases of indecent assault.

Nine days after a judge revoked his bail, state police are still searching for a doctor that is accused of assaulting two women in his Bart Township clinic over the

The doctor massaged the woman’s back — an act she understood to be part of treatment when he had done it before — but made sexual contact with her.

A Manheim Township doctor charged with sexually assaulting two female patients earlier this year has fled the country, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams said.

A former La Crosse pediatrician was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for sexually assaulting children under the age of 13. A few dozen attended the sentencing wearing matching blue t-shirts and sexual assault awareness ribbons in support of the victims. The former chief of pediatrics at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse […]

Dr. Martin Seth Forman was previously accused by two female patients in civil lawsuits of sexual abuse, and he was hit with a $1.3 million civil verdict in one of the cases.

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Varsha M. Puri, DO, shares her latest research on how childhood sexual abuse and incest affect experiences and behaviors in adulthood, which was presented in a poster session at the 2023 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.

This is the first detransitioner lawsuit in America to name the AAP as a defendant. Seven doctors and a physician group also are listed in the suit.

A new lawsuit accuses disgraced urologist Dr. Darius Paduch, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center of covering up years of sexual abuse.

A former gynecologist at the University of Southern California accused of sexually abusing hundreds of women was found dead in his home Wednesday.

The Utah Supreme Court this week is hearing arguments in the case, which will determine if what 94 women say they experienced was sexual assault or medical malpractice.

Despite efforts to raise awareness and make change, #metoo has not yet disrupted the doctor’s office

Dr. Javad Peirovy has been suspended three times by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario — including for sexually abusing female patients.

A doctor who treated some of the 110 hostages Hamas has released says at least 10 men and women among them were sexually assaulted or abused.

Medical mistrust in the Black community has been stoked by historical abuse and sustained by continuing perceived mistreatment during current interactions with the medical community. Some in Connec…

Aja Evans, an Olympic bobsled medalist from Chicago, filed a lawsuit against the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, alleging nearly a decade of “sexual abuse and harassment” by the team’s osteopathic medical provider while Evans trained and competed for the USA Bobsled team, her attorneys said Thursday.

The grueling profession has long kept silent about mental distress. After losing a friend, Carrie Cunningham began telling her own story

This guide provides an overview of U.S. mental health statistics by demographic.

Why doctors are so stressed out, depressed, and suicidal — and what can be done about it.

California briefly became the only state to include delivering COVID misinformation in...

Doctors often included even if they didn't see or hear about the patient involved, study finds

Allegations against Dr Derrick Todd in Boston adds to spate of cases involving US physicians reported to have violated patients

This page is about Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawsuits. We discuss the law governing these suits, and the settlement amounts and jury payouts victim see. Pennsylvania is one of the biggest ...

The Indiana Supreme Court has determined the state's attorney general engaged in attorney misconduct in statements he made about a doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim.

Sample settlements and verdicts are useful tools in conjunction with other tools to help victims better understand at least the range of values in a medical malpractice case.  Clearly, no two ...

George Piano filed the lawsuit against the University of Washington Medicine Center and two doctors in Seattle after they removed the wrong organ.

A federal judge has rejected a $110 million jury award in a Minnesota medical malpractice case, calling it “shockingly excessive” and reducing it to $10 million.